Romanian minister asks Louis Vuitton to acknowledge blouse inspired garments

Women wearing Romanian traditional blouses (Vadim Ghirda/AP)

Romania’s minister of culture says she will ask French luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton to acknowledge that a traditional Romanian blouse directly inspired items in one of its 2024 collections.

“We will request that Louis Vuitton recognise the heritage and cultural value of the traditional blouse model with ribbons,” Raluca Turcan wrote on Facebook, adding that it is an opportunity for international recognition of the “inestimable value” of Romanian tradition.