Louis Vuitton’s Famous Red Shipping Containers Are Finally In Singapore For Swaggy Photo Ops

By Rachel Yohannan on 29 Jan 2021

Senior Digital Editor

Crazy cat lady who loves afternoon tea, kawaii Japanese fashion, and all things Sanrio.

After going on a “world tour” of sorts to fashion capitals like Paris, Tokyo, and Shanghai, Louis Vuitton’s famous red shipping containers have finally made their way to Singapore and are now parked at Orchard Road, specifically outside ION Orchard, for swaggy photo opportunities.

Read on to find out about Louis Vuitton’s shipping containers in Singapore!

Photo from @__aattttaa__ via Instagram

This Louis Vuitton travelling exhibition was conceptualised by Virgil Abloh, the brand’s Creative Director. Since the pandemic put things to a standstill, he came up with the idea of having LV’s Men’s Spring Summer 2021 (SS21) collection as a roving one.

Photo from @rae.ng via Instagram

For this campaign, he also came up with a bunch of quirky-looking cartoon characters which journey the world together in these very containers. You’ll find one of them as an inflatable figure lying atop the installation.

Photo from @marxmae via Instagram

There are plenty of ways you can take advantage of these striking containers at ION Orchard for your Instagram #OOTDS - here are some photos by influencers and Instagram users for inspiration.

Photo from @speishi via Instagram

To get most colour in your frame, take a close-up half-body shot, with the red backdrop entirely filling up the rest of your picture - rather than taking a wide-angle shot of the whole set-up.

Photo from @danny.hayyan via Instagram

You can also search around for wordings, such as this “DO NOT OPEN” label, to add an edgier feel to your photos.

Photo from @javtbk via Instagram

If all else fails, leaning against or sitting on the barrier will give you that effortlessly cool look. You could even get your photographer aka “IG boyfriend” to tilt the camera a little for a stylishly skewed shot.

Photo from @culturecartelcon via Instagram

The containers look especially futuristic under the glow of ION’s flights, and the mirrored surface of the building just adds to that whole cosmic vibe.

Photo from @sherylbiangco via Instagram

It is not clear as to when these LV shipping containers will be in Singapore until, so hop on down before they get sent off to their next pit stop.