LVMH: The Civil Savage

The luxury conglomerate needs to secure its future.

The tumble of voices falls silent. 

The lights come up.  

Bulbs illume a long, gleaming catwalk as a bubbly song fills the air. It takes a moment to place it despite the familiarity of the melody. A cover of Don McLean’s “American Pie,” stripped of its sorrow, sugared into an electronic confection. 

A lank, miserable figure saunters down the stage, hands i…