Louis Vuitton Fall Winter 2010 Collection

Wednesday March 10th, 2010 – Cour Carree du Louvre

You would close your eyes, listen to the delicate fountain’s clapotie and then open your eyes to get hit by beauty and feminity. The place, the Cour Caree du Louvre is now the ultimate place where marc Jacobs likes to show his Louis Vuitton collections. This time he decided to have the models walk around the louvre fountain, counter clockwise, to go back in time to the 60’s of “God created a Woman”. “Brigitte Bardot symbolizes the feminity, the sensuality, I just wanted to show beautiful women of all ages” said Jacobs. Laetitia Casta, the closest 2010 Brigitte Bardot version you could ever get opened the show, followed by Coco Rocha, Karolins Kurkova, Catherine Mcneil, Bar Rafaeli, Adriana Lima and the most unexpected Elle Mcpherson, also known as “The Body”.  Almost all looks featured a corset either in wool, leather, shetland or pinstripe to accent the curves, without any accessories beside some gloves leaving the feminity play the part. We saw a tweed jacket, sequined cable-knit sweater, a boiled wool pea jacket but the real star of the show was the iconic Louis Vuitton bag: the Speedy bag.

The Speedy has been reinterpreted for the Autumn-Winter 2010-2011. A new flap has been added and top handle. Reincarnated as a doctor’s bag, the monogram has been flocked and sequined, woven in metallic thread, remade in cloque, and in guipure lace over Duchess satin. The Damier patern has been recreated in fox, shaved goat and handpainted crocodile. And in its simplest form, the Speedy has been rendered in waxed calf and reconfigured as a doctor’s bag in grainy, supple calfskin.

Louis Vuitton Fall Winter 2010 Fashion Show Final Video

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Andre x Louis Vuitton Milan Sunglasses Party

Wednesday February 24th, 2010 – The Straf Hotel – Milano

On Wednesday night, renown Parisian graffiti artist André hosted Louis Vuitton’s first Milan Fashion Week party at the Straf Design Hotel. At the height of the fete, Andre decided to channel his inner “Terry Richardson” and do an impromptu photoshoot with some of his guests. Taking them to the top floor VIP room, he snapped party revelers sporting the latest Louis Vuitton Spring 2010 Sunglasses. From Meatpacking to Milano, this latest shoot at the Straf felt like a complete 360° after a similar LV photoshoot at the Standard Hotel back in September. And while there was a hint of nostalgia, the scene was undeniably chic with the who’s who of italiani società partying and posing for André’s camera. And if he can get Margherita Missoni, Giovanna Battaglia, Anna Dello Russo, DJ Bianca Gaia, Bianca Balti, & Paolo Stella to vogue it out in a pair of hot LV shades, how long will it be before we refer to him as “André, the photographer” and not just the artist?

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First Look: Louis Vuitton Cosmic Blossom Feat Daisy Lowe

Always reinventing itself Louis Vuitton delivers a new collaboration with Takashi Murakami. After the success of the Monogram Cerise, Eye Love Monogram,Monogramouflage and Monogram Multicolore, Louis Vuitton presents Cosmic Blossom.

With Cosmic Blossom, Takashi Murakami’s vision has – quite literally – found a new canvas for expression.  On a bright, block colour background, Louis Vuitton’s iconic Monogram flowers jostle playfully with smiling flower faces, a recurrent theme in Murakami’s art, which famously fuses manga graphics with traditional Japanese pictorial motifs.  It’s impossible not to smile back!

Fun, frivolous and cute, Cosmic Blossom comes in three gorgeously girly shades on leather goods, ready-to-wear and accessories. For leather goods, Louis Vuitton has developed a silkscreen-printed vinyl canvas, whose glossy finish effortlessly makes the transition from city to beach.  A convenient holdall in two sizes is joined by the iconic Pochette Accessoires and emblazoned with a heritage Louis Vuitton signature.

Cosmic Blossom crops up too on T-shirts and scarves, bandanas and bikinis, lighting up summer days with its irrepressible high spirits and irresistible candy colours. The photoshoot took place in Miami featuring Fashion Icon Daisy Lowe.

“ Louis Vuitton is an amazingly well made, classic, chic and beautiful brand … I have been a huge fan of Takashi Murakami work for a long time, his work with  Louis Vuitton is so playful and exciting.”  Daisy.

The limited-edition Cosmic Blossom collection is available in Louis Vuitton stores from 15th April 2010.

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Mr. Brainwash Icons NYC Solo Exhibition

Thursday February 11th, 2010 – Meatpacking District – Starting February 14th 2010 @ 3 pm

French born Pop artist Mr. Brainwash (Thierry Guetta) has landed in New York City. He didn’t came alone, with him he brought his icons pieces to fill up a 15,000 square feet gallery. We know the location but we’ll wait for mrbrainwash.com to reveal the exhibit exact address. Some said it has already been unvealed by the artist facebook fan page. The exhibit includes variation of the CD cover he created for Madonna’s greatest hits collection Celebration but also a full sized taxi cabs as Matchbox cars and many more “icons”. The first 300 people will receive a free hand finished screen print.

Exhibit’s location to be revealed on 02/12/2010 @ 12 pm EST on mrbrainwash.com

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Louis Vuitton Spring Summer 2010 Fashion Show Handbags

Louis Vuitton Spring Summer 2010 Paris Press Day Video

Louis Vuitton Monogram Cheche Gypsy GM M40362

Louis Vuitton Monogram Denim Sunshine M93182

Louis Vuitton Raindrop Besace Moka M93188

Louis Vuitton Monogram Underground Duffle M40364

Louis Vuitton Monogram Cheche Bohemian M40359

Louis Vuitton New Age Traveller N90871

Louis Vuitton Monogram Denim Sunrise M93182

Louis Vuitton Monogram Denim Sunburst GM M93186

Louis Vuitton Monogram Nightbird Pochette M40374

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Louis Vuitton Fall Winter 2010 Men’s Collection

Thursday January 21, 2010 – 104

Vienna’s Wiener Werkstätte in the early 20th century attracted a community of artists including Franz Kafka and Egon Schiele with their own creative way of mixing business and leisure style. For Louis Vuitton’s Fall-Winter 2010-2011 collection, Men’s Studio Director Paul Helbers, under the Artistic Direction of Marc Jacobs, is inspired by this “Bleisure” lifestyle, a mix of formality and comfort inspired by Vienna’s “artist wardrobe”.

“Kafka and Schiele favored very tailored, waisted clothes with short jackets and long coats,” says Helbers. “This collection is built on layering, but it is a precise interlocking. Each piece belongs to the whole and you can add or subtract to be more casual or representational. Fabrics are bonded to do without linings and coats unzip at the yoke to layer under other pieces. This suits travel and that is always a focus at Louis Vuitton, but also today’s laptop workplace which has blurred the boundaries between tailoring and casual pieces.”

The artistic life and architecture of Vienna inspire a palette of graphite, brown, raven blue, clay, forest, stone, praline, horn and nude accented by neon green.

The waist is underlined in mixed blacks for double-faced wool jackets with waterproof leather insets. The 3/4 coat is revisited in shearling and cashmere knit with silk satin sleeves. Collars contain slip-out hoods that unfold from the middle so that the leather and zip detailing remains a constructivist design element. Leather is waterproofed and constructed with taped seams for the high performance Techno Anorak, or sprayed rather than dyed so that cubist seaming stands out with a contrasting white edge. Waterproof, brushed and twisted tweeds have a snowy or paint-splattered look and give a sense of volume in very light weights. Luxury is inherent in cashmere blended with chinchilla, or mink, for jackets that are soft, and slightly hairy with a padded look. Shirts are tapered, or loose in a play of stripes: mismatched, geometric or in complex engineered prints. As a tribute to the prestigious equestrian Ecole Espagnole de Vienne, soft double-breasted blazer complement straight leg pants accessorized with zipped riding boots.

Vienna artistic life and equestrian tradition also inspire a new Louis Vuitton rich and extra soft premium calfskin. The leather is fully nourished by craftsmen with oils and natural wax to allow the bags to embellish with age. Either constructed entirely of leather or paired with a water-resistant taupe or charcoal canvas, the bags are inspired by military and utilitary vintage styles with a contemporary twist. The tote is the primary source of inspiration this season with leather handles and hardware from the iconic Louis Vuitton Steamer bag. German painter Christian Schoeler has hand painted three bags with landscapes, forests and clouds, an ode to Viennese art students who roam the streets with their customized bags.

Accessories for the “Bleisure” lifestyle combine a certain rusticity with techno details and elegant design. Army boot clogs are strapped, layered and studded while sleek patent laceups feature a new metallic wedge sole. Tangled leaves and painterly brush strokes are a romantic touch on devoré velvet scarves, and ties are structured in mock moiré or striped in bias welt weaves, or wet look metallics. Eyewear combines spectacle styling with state of the art construction with narrow branches to twist around the ear and clear plastic resin over the bridge.

Viennese artist Blinky Palermo whose work in the 60s centered on architectural illusions inspired the multiple wall set. And the soundtrack mixes techno, waltz, and opera from Holger Hiller to Elizabeth Schwarzkopf and Simple Minds with citations from Kafka.

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Lara Stone For Louis Vuitton: The Making Of

Louis Vuitton Spring Summer 2010 Campaign Making Of – NYC

Model: Lara Stone
Photographer: Steven Meisel
Stylist: Marie-Amélie Sauvé
Hair: Guido Palau
Makeup: Pat McGrath

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Louis Vuitton Pre-Fall 2010 Collection

Louis Vuitton Pre-Fall 2010 Look Book

If Louis Vuitton has its way, next fall, Pocahontas-chic will be the ‘look du jour’. Inspired from classic Navajo patterns and married to soft, warm textures, the renown French maison Pre-Fall 2010 that will let you show off a little skin but still keep you toasty from the cold. From fur guetres and cashmere high knee high socks to classic LV Cashmere throws used as capes, the collection will leave many swooning for these luxury and comforting pieces.

Suede and leather fringed Jackie-O dresses, college striped belts on a cashmere cardigan are perfect to “french up” your private school uniform. College stripes are also shown on the high knee socks and on the seam and handles of these athletic, slouchy inspired monogrammed bags.

The classic plaid shirt gets an update for 2010 and becomes a dress with monogramed trim. The shearling boots will keep you warm and you can opt for a fox mini poncho add-on for extra cozyness.

Julie de Libran, who designs the pre-collections and the resort collections explained that her goal was to mix past and present, keeping up with the tradition while offering a modern colllection.

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Pictures by Alastair McLellan for Louis Vuitton

Sapins de Noel des Createurs Carla Bruni-Sarkozy Fondation

December 08, 2009 – Cité de larchitecture et du patrimoine

Marie Christiane Marek hosted the 14th edition of “Les Sapins de Noel des Createurs” at the Cité de larchitecture et du patrimoine in Paris. The charity event raised more than 40.000 euros. All the found from the charity auction went to the Carla Bruni-Sarkozy Foundation to support “l’enfant @ l’hôpital” association. The Louis Vuitton Christmas tree broke the record of the highest sold Tree, it was auctioned for $6500.

« Les Sapins de Noël des Créateurs » Charity initiative has been created by Marie Christiane Marek, every year the fashion and design biggest names create a Christmas tree to be auctioned by Maître Pierre Blanchet. This year 24 designers such as : Agence Moatti et Rivière, Christian Biecher, Christian Ghion, Dsquared, Gucci, Hermès, Isabel Marant, India Madhavi, Jakob + Macfarlane, Jean-Charles et Louis-Marie de Castelbajac, Jean Paul Gaultier, Louis Vuitton, Marithé + François Girbaud, Marianne Guély pour Burma ,Mireille Darc, Odile Decq, Olivia Putman, Ora Ïto, Paco Rabanne, Sonia Rykiel, Thierry Mugler, Stella McCartney and  Zaha Hadid.

Many designers made an appatence to present their creations, such as Mireille Darc, Jean Paul Gaultier, Louis Marie de Castelbajac, Nathalie Rykiel and Ora Ïto posing below with its Christmas tree creation.

« Les Sapins de Noël des Créateurs » exhibit is open to the public at the galeries de la Cité de l’architecture & du patrimoine. On december 25th at 5pm the TV channel TV5MONDE France-Belgique-Suisse will restransmit the event presented by Christiane Marek et Christian Lacroix.

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Isabeli Fontana Cruise 2010 Louis Vuitton Ad Campaign

We learned late august via LiveFashionWeek that Isabeli Fontana was being shot for the Louis Vuitton Cruise 2010 campaign  by Patrich Demarchelier and styled by Carlyne Cerf De Dudzeele in the Hamptons in New York, so here is the ad!

We had the chance to be in Saint Tropez when Catherine Mcneil was shooting the Louis Vuitton Cruise 2010 Look Book, which is your favorite? Isabeli or Catherine?

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