Louis Vuitton et Marc Jacobs : deux hommes d’intuition qui ont marqué l’histoire du luxe.

L’exposition Louis Vuitton – Marc Jacobs aux Arts Décoratifs retrace l’histoire de deux hommes au parcours exceptionnel. Chacun à leur époque, ils ont changé l’industrie de la mode. Des hommes de leur temps, qui ont su traduire dans l’instant, ce qu’il se passait autour d’eux. (...) Read More about Louis Vuitton – Marc Jacobs exhibition opens in Paris (582 words)

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Fashion dolls have been a central inspiration for Fabrizio Viti, Louis Vuitton’s shoe style director. They stimulate his imagination just as art, photography and old movies. He has been collecting dolls since he was three years old and as a result, today he has a collection with around 500 pieces. Dive into his colorful universe with this stop motion film produced by Les Courtisans for New Now, Louis Vuitton’s online magazine.

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I don’t know what’s harder—chopping up heaps of Louis Vuitton bags or coming up with creation after amazing creation of creatures from the parts. British artist Billie Achilleos had to do both of these when she was commissioned for the luxury fashion house’s Maroquinaris Zoologicae, celebrating their 100th anniversary in the (...) Read More about Louis Vuitton’s Maroquinaris Zoologicae (153 words)

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Cast your eyes over Louis Vuitton’s recently released campaign for the S/S 2012 Cruise collection, starring model de jour Arizona Muse. The sun-drenched photography captured by Mark Segal was shot on the island of Corsica in the Mediterranean Sea, depicting a sense of resort luxury like only Louis Vuitton know how.(...) Read More about Louis Vuitton Cruise Collection 2012 (7 words)

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We’re used to actors and musicians doing it. But it’s not every day that a director decides to collaborate with a fashion label—unless that director is as smart and stylish as Sofia Coppola. Having already worked on a few pieces together during the Venice Film Festival last year, Sofia teams up yet again with Louis Vuitton‘s studio design director Julie De Libran, this time to produce the entire Resort 2012 line.
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Louis Vuitton has always had a penchant for going graphic, and this Fall 2011 editorial in 10 magazine is a stunning reminder of that. The images are wildly crazy and sexy at the same time, showcasing the pieces, poses, and artwork perfectly—without one element overshadowing the other. Artist Barry Reigate‘s signature humor pops out from the page in the form of (...) Read More about 10 Magazine’s Louis Vuitton Editorial (50 words)

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One of the most iconic accessories in the world of luxury and travel is definitely the Louis Vuitton trunk. With this symbol of identity and thanks to confidential archives images, the French house released this “Louis Vuitton: 100 legendary Trunks” (Louis Vuitton, 100 malles de légende) book, where all the travelers chronology of the house is recalled.
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Known for being the costume designer and co-creator of Borat, Ali G and Bruno – Jason Alper, is also a great artist. He mixes fine art with luxury and turns logos into high art on oil painted canvas. His latest exhibition “Proletarian Drift and the Enfranchisement of the Bourgeoisie” was (...) Read More about Jason Alper Fashion Art (144 words)

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David Hughes has taken these pictures in celebration of the first Louis Vuitton Maison store in London. Styled by Katie Grand , where she selected some of Louis Vuitton’s most famous and iconic outfits from the archives.

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