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Louis Vuitton's next major model is a 'Final Fantasy' character

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Few people associate video games with high fashion, but Louis Vuitton and Square Enix are teaming up to alter perceptions. 

Behold, the Spring-Summer 2016 Louis Vuitton fashion line, modeled by the character Lightning from the "Final Fantasy" series:

Lightning for @louisvuitton #lvss16

A photo posted by 🆖 (@nicolasghesquiere) on Dec 28, 2015 at 5:19am PST on

Louis Vuitton creative director Nicolas Ghesquiere posted the first images of Lightning, clad in LV's Spring-Summer 2016 line, to his Instagram account.

Lightning by tetsuya nomura and visual works of square enix for the new @louisvuitton ad campaign #LVSS16

A photo posted by 🆖 (@nicolasghesquiere) on Dec 26, 2015 at 10:47am PST on

Lightning is the star of the "Final Fantasy XIII" trilogy, and the second female lead in a "Final Fantasy" game. Ghesquiere and co. are working with longtime "Final Fantasy" designer Tetsuya Nomura.

There are only two images of Lightning as a LV model thus far, but we'd expect many more as we progress toward the spring season. By comparison, here's a shot of South Korean actress Doona Bae taking a more human approach to modeling:

Striking @doonabae is starring in the new @louisvuitton Series 4 ad campaign SS16 pic by Juergen Teller

A photo posted by 🆖 (@nicolasghesquiere) on Dec 29, 2015 at 5:53am PST on

"Final Fantasy" is a solid choice for fashion models — the game is full of highly-detailed, unrealistically portioned characters. "Final Fantasy" characters are such a solid choice, in fact, that Prada employed "Final Fantasy" models for its Spring 2012 menswear line:

Prada Final Fantasy

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