LVMH TO ACQUIRE BULGARI

FRENCH LUXURY GROUP LVMH HAS AGREED TO BUY ROME BASED LUXURY JEWELER BULGARI SPA IN A CASH AND SHARES DEAL WORTH 4.3 BILLION EUROS. THE DEAL WILL SEE BULGARI'S FOUNDING FAMILY BECOME THE SECOND LARGEST FAMILY SHAREHOLDERS IN LVHM BEHIND THAT OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE BERNARD ARNAULT. LVHM ALSO ANNOUNCED A TENDER OFFER OF 12.25 EUROS PER SHARE TO ACQUIRE THE REMAINING SHARES OF BULGARI, A 61 PERCENT PREMIUM OVER WHERE THEY WERE TRADING BEFORE THE ANNOUNCEMENT.

LOUIS VUITTON MONOGRAM REVELATION KEEPALL

LOUIS VUITTON HAS RECENTLY RELEASED A STUNNING BAG IN COLLABORATION WITH EDUN A CLOTHING HOUSE WHICH FOCUSES ON ENCOURAGING TRADE IN AFRICA. THE LOUIS VUITTON MONOGRAM REVELATION KEEPALL FEATURES A VIBRANT BROWN COLOUR WITH A DEBOSSED MONOGRAM AS ITS MAIN THEME INSPIRED BY THE BEAUTY AND ELEGANCE FROM AFRICA. THE BAG INCLUDES A FAIR TRADE HAND CRAFTED MASAI INSPIRED BAG CHARM WITH A UNIQUE PLAQUE STATING 'EVERY JOURNEY BEGAN IN AFRICA'.

LOUIS VUITTON'S 'ART FOR BABY'

LOUIS VUITTON AND YANA PEEL RECENTLY HOSTED AN 'ART FOR BABY' RECEPTION AT ESPACE LOUIS VUITTON HONG KONG. THE 'ART FOR BABY' EXHIBITION BROUGHT TOGETHER IN CELEBRATION OF THE ASIA LAUNCH OF THE HIGHLY ACCLAIMED BOOK BY THE SAME NAME. IT SHOWCASES THE 20th CENTURY'S MOST PROLIFIC PAINTERS FFROM AMERICA, EUROPE AND ASIA, WITH WORKS BY DAMIAN HIRST, GARY HUME, JULIAN OPE AND TAKASHI MURAKAMI. CHOSEN FROM AMONG WORKS BY KASMIR MALEVICH, PAUL MORRISON, BIDGET RILEY AND DAVID SHRIGLEY, EACH OF WHOM IS ALSO FEATURED IN THE ART FOR BABY BOOK. THE BOOK ART FOR BABY WAS CONCEIVED BY YANA PEEL ON THE BASIS OF SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE THAT WHEN BABIES ARE FIRST BORN, THEY CAN SEE COLOUR BUT HAVE NOT YET DEVELOPED THE ABILITY TO DISTINGUISH SIMILAR TONES. AS A RESULT, BOLD GRAPHICS ALONG WITH MONOCHROMATIC BLACK AND WHITE CONTRASTS PROVIDE THEM WITH THE TOOLS TO NURTURE THEIR VISUAL SKILLS, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME INTRODUCE THEM TO THE WORLD OF ART. THE ART FOR BABY EXHIBITION CONTINUES UNTIL APRIL.2011, AT ESPACE LOUIS VUITTON, 5 CANTON ROAD, HONG KONG, WITH ALL BOOK SALES GOING TO THE OUTSET CONTEMPORATY ART FUND.

LOUIS VUITTON UTAH TATTOO BAG FOR MEN

LOUIS VUITTON HAS RECENTLY RELEASED A NEW BAG FOR MEN NAMED THE UTAH TATTOO. THE LOUIS VUITTON UTAH TATTOO HAS BEEN DESIGNED BY TATTOO ARTIST SCOTT CAMPBELL AND IS MADE OF PREMIUM UTAH LEATHER TO INCLUDE THE UNIQUE LV MONOGRAM IN THE MIDDLE. THE BAG FEATURES A UNIQUE ORNATE DESIGN PERFORATED INTO THE UTAH LEATHER USING CAREFUL LASER CUTTING METHODS AND IS EXCLUSIVELY AVAILABLE FROM LOUIS VUITTON BOUTIQUES WORLDWIDE.

LOUIS VUITTON HOTEL LABELS POSTCARD BOX SET

OVER THE COURSE OF HIS LIFE, LOUIS VUITTON'S GRANDSON, GASTON-LOUIS, ASSEMBLED A UNIQUE COLLECTION OF OVER 3,000 HOTEL LABELS THAT ARE TODAY PRESERVED IN THE HOUSE'S ARCHIVE. AFFIXED TO TRUNKS AND LUGGAGE, THE COLOURFUL, UNIQUELY DESIGNED LABELS PROVIDED INSIGHT INTO THEIR OWNERS' TRAVELS. TO THE INFORMED, THE LABELS' PRECISE PLACEMENT REVEALED AN UNSPOKEN LANGUAGE THAT ENABLED HOTEL PERSONNEL TO SHARE GUST TIPPING HABITS WITH ONE ANOTHER. TO TE REST OF THE WORLD, THESE MEMENTOS FROM FAR-OFF PLACES SUGGESTED TRAVELERS OF MEANS AND, POSSIBLY, ADVENTURE. IN ADDITION TO THE DELUXE HARDBOUND EDITION OF LOUIS VUITTON: 100 LEGENDARY TRUNKS, WHICH CELEBRATES THE HOUSE'S FAMED TRUNKS, LOUIS VUITTON HAS RECENTLY RELEASED A COLLECTION OF 30 POSTCARD DESIGNS THAT ARE REPRODUCED HOTEL LABELS FROM THE PRIVATE COLLECTION. PACKAGED IN AN ATTRACTIVE BOX SET FEATURING THE SAME MOTIFS AS THE 100 LEGENDARY TRUNKS SLIPCOVER, EACH POSTCARD EVOKES THE ART OF TRAVEL AND THE GREAT HOTELS OF THE WORLD WITH HOTEL LABELS FROM L'HOTEL DE CRILLON IN PARIS TO THE MANDARIN ORIENTAL HOTEL IN BANGKOK. THE LOUIS VUITTON HOTEL LABELS POSTCARD BOX SET IS AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY AT LOUIS VUITTON BOUTIQUES WORLDWIDE FOR $80.

LOUIS VUITTON RUBEN TOLEDO POSTCARD COLLECTION

LOUIS VUITTON IS HONORING ILLUSTRATOR RUBEN TOLEDO'S TWELVE YEARS OF ARTISTIC WORK FOR THEIR ACCLAIMED CITY GUIDES WITH A STUNNING BOX SET OF 100 POSTCARDS, EACH FEATURING A DIFFERENT WORLD CITY. ILLUSTRATED IN BLACK AND WHITE AND ACCENTED WITH VIBRANT FLUORESCENT COLOURS, EACH IMAGE AIMS TO CAPTURE THE UNIQUE EXPERIENCE OF THE DEPICTED DESTINATION. THE COLLECTION CONTAINS IMAGES CREATED BY TOLEDO AS FAR BACK AS 1998 AND ABOUT THEM HE SAYS 'MY AIM IS TO PAINT A PORTRAIT OF A CITY AND TO DRAW OUT ITS SPECIAL AND ETERNAL ESSENCE; TO CAPTURE THE UNIQUE TEMPO AND CHARACTER OF EACH.' THE RUBEN TOLEDO 100 POSTCARDS FOR LOUIS VUITTON CITY GUIDE IS AVAILABLE AT LOUIS VUITTON BOUTIQUES FOR $115.

LOUIS VUITTON TRAVEL GUIDE 2011

FRENCH LUXURY DESIGN HOUSE LOUIS VUITTON RECENTLY LAUNCHED ITS NEW PROMOTION FOR THE 2011 EDITION OF THEIR ICONIC CITY GUIDE. IN THE STUNNING VIDEO, WE ARE INTRODUCED TO THE TANTALIZING PARISIAN DELICACY: THE SAINT-HONORE PASTRY. SINCE 1998 VUITTON HAS BEEN GIVING THEIR VIEW OF FASHION, DESIGN, THE ARTS AND GASTRONOMY. EACH GUIDE HIGHLIGHTS THE LATEST TRENDS AND OFFERS UNIQUE AND USEFUL ADVICE FOR THE TRAVELER. DESIGN AND PACKAGING OF THESE CHIC GUIDES WAS INSPIRED BY THE LOUIS VUITTON VINTAGE LUGGAGE LABEL FOUND ON THEIR HOLIDAY TRUNKS. THE GUIDES ARE DARK BROWN TO REFLECT LV's SIGNATURE STYLE WITH POPS OF BRIGHT NEON COLOUR LIKE PISTACHIO GREEN, ROSEWOOD AND MAGENTA. INSIDE YOU'LL NOT ONLY FIND THE BEST ADDRESS BOOK FOR YOUR SELECTED CITY, BUT ALSO EASY TO READ MAPS AND HELPFUL ILLUSTRATIONS. THE 2011 EUROPEAN EDITION BOX SET WILL BE RELEASED ON 15.OCTOBER AND WILL FEATURE SEVEN NEW CITIES INCLUDING OXFORD AND PORTO CERVO

LOUIS VUITTON TO CLOSE PARIS BOUTIQUES AN HOUR EARLY

REUTERS RECENTLY REPORTED THAT FRENCH LUXURY DESIGN HOUSE LOUIS VUITTON WILL BE CLOSING ITS ICONIC PARISIAN BOUTIQUES AN HOUR EARLY TO PRESERVE ITS STOCKS AHEAD OF THE CHRISTMAS RUSH SEASON. THE SHOPS, WHICH ARE MAJOR HOT SPOTS FOR TOURISTS, ARE PARTICULARLY POPULAR AMONG JAPANESE, CHINESE AND RUSSIAN BUYERS AND MAKE UP A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE FRENCH BRAND'S TOTAL WESTERN EUROPEAN REVENUE. THE BOUTIQUES THAT ARE TO BE EFFECTED ACCORDING TO A SHOP ASSISTANT WHO WAS INTERVIEWED MONDAY INCLUDE LOUIS VUITTON'S FLAGSHIP ON THE AVENUE DES CHAMPS-ELYSEES, AS WELL AS ITS OUTLETS ON AVENUE MONTAIGNE AND ON PLACE SAINT-GERMAIN DES PRES. TOURISTS SAY THE BRAND'S SIGNATURE LEATHER BAGS ARE OFTEN CHEAPER IN THE FRENCH CAPITAL THAN AT HOME IN CITIES SUCH AS SHANGHAI, TOKYO AND MOSCOW. 'WE ARE CLOSING AT 1800 INSTEAD OF 1900 TO REBUILD OUR STOCKS BEFORE THE CHRISTMAS SEASON', ONE ASSISTANT SAID, ADDING THE NEW CLOSING TIME COULD LAST UNTIL 1.DECEMBER. LOUIS VUITTON BOUTIQUES WITHIN DEPARTMENT STORES BON MARCHE, PRINTEMPS HAUSSMANN AND GALERIES LAFAYETTE WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE NEW OPENING OPENING HOURS, THE ASSISTANT SAID, DECLINING TO BE NAMED. THE FRENCH LEATHER GOODS MAKER IS NOT THE ONLY LUXURY BRAND WITH SUPPLY ISSUES. HERMES CUSTOMERS IN ASIA SOMETIMES HAVE TO WAIT MORE THAN THREE YEARS FOR A PARTICULAR BAG. THE COMPANY SAYS IT PREFERS TO EXPAND PRODUCTION SLOWLY TO PRESERVE QUALITY, EVEN IF THAT MEANS HOLDING BACK GROWTH. LOUIS VUITTON, WHICH RUNS 11 ATELIERS OR WORKSHOPS IN FRANCE, IS BUILDING A NEW FACILITY IN THE DROME REGION OF SOUTHERN FRANCE TO BOOST PRODUCTION. IT WILL BE OPERATIONAL IN THE SECOND HALF OF NEXT YEAR AND WILL EMPLOY 200 PEOPLE.

LOUIS VUITTON SPEAKERS BY LEON

MICHIGAN-BASED LEON SPEAKERS, MAKERS OF BESPOKE HIGH-FIDELITY HOME THEATER SPEAKER SYSTEMS, HAVE COME OUT WITH THE ULTIMATE IN AUDIO HAUTE COUTURE; A PAIR OF CUSTOM LOUIS VUITTON SPEAKERS. THE COMPANY PRODUCED THE ONE-OFF CREATIONS USING THE ICONIC VUITTON MONOGRAM CANVAS FOR A FASHIONABLE A FASHIONABLE AUDIOPHILE. LEON CAN CUSTOM MAKE ALL COMPONENTS TO MEET A CLIENT'S WHIMS AND MATCH THE DECOR OF A ROOM OR A FAVORITE COLLECTION, USING INCLUDING EXCLUSIVE WOOD FINISHES, METAL AND LEATHER. THE COMPANY HAS MADE SPEAKERS TO MATCH A CUSTOMER'S COLLECTION OF CUSTOM CARS AND OTHERS TO GO WITH A COLLECTION OF MODERN ART. THE SPEAKERS ARE DESIGNED TO SOUND AS GOOD AS THEY LOOK WITH TOP-END ACOUSTIC ENGINEERING.

LOUIS VUITTON LEGENDARY TRUNKS

THIS EXCEPTIONAL BOOK SHOWCASES THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CREATIONS OF THE HOUSE OF LOUIS VUITTON THROUGH MORE THAN EIGHT HUNDRED PHOTOGRAPHS. MANY INCREDIBLE PIECES ARE FEATURED HERE, ALONG WITH THE EQUALLY INCREDIBLE STORIES OF THEIR CREATIONS, AVAILABLE FROM OCTOBER 2010.

NEW LOUIS VUITTON AD FEATURE BONO AND HIS WIFE

THE LATEST IN THE BEAUTIFUL LOUIS VUITTON AD CAMPAIGN SHOT BY ANNIE LEIBIVITZ FEATURES U2 FRONTMAN BONO (AKA PAUL HEWSON) AND HIS WIFE, ALI HEWSON. WWD SAYS THAT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT BONO HAS APPEARED IN AN AD WITHOUT HIS U2 BANDMATES. IT'S ALSO THE FIRST TIME THAT A LABEL OTHER THAN VUITTON IS GETTING A FASHION CREDIT, THE PAIR ARE WEARING THEIR OWN CLOTHING LINE, EDUN, A LINE OF ETHICAL FASHION. VUITTON PARENT COMPANY OWNS 49% STAKE IN THE COMPANY. IN THE NEW AD, ALI HEWSON CARRIES A NEW HANDBAG THAT WAS A JOINT PROJECT BETWEEN EDUN AND VUITTON AND HAS A SPECIAL CHARM THAT IS THE FRENCH LUXURY FIRM'S FIRST MADE IN AFRICA PRODUCT. PROCEEDS FROM THE BAG WILL GO TO TECHNOSERVE, A NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION, WHICH SUPPORTS SUSTAINABLE FARMING IN AFRICA. THE AD SHOWS THE PAIR LEAVING A PLANE WITH A SOUTH AFRICAN LANDSCAPE AS A BACKDROP AND CARRIES THE TAGLINE 'EVERY JOURNEY BEGAN IN AFRICA'. THEY DONATED THEIR FEES TO TECHNOSERVE, CONSERVATION COTTON INITIATIVE AND CHERNOBYL CHILDREN'S PROJECT INTERNATIONAL. PREVIOUS ADS HAVE FEATURED MIKHAIL GORBACHEV, KEITH RICHARDS, JOHN GLENN, SALLY RIDE AND CATHERINE DENUEVE AMONG OTHERS.

LOUIS VUITTON PYTHON ARTSY BAG

LOUIS VUITTON HAS CREATED A STUNNING NEW LIMITED EDITION BAG OUT OF PYTHON SKIN AS PART OF THEIR LATEST COLLECTION FOR THE FALL. THE LOUIS VUITTON PYTHON ARTSY IS A CLASSICALLY DESIGNED TOTE EMBOSSED WITH THE ICONIC LOUIS VUITTON LOGO STAMPED INTO THE PYTHON SKIN, WHILE THE SHOULDER DROP HAS BEEN CRAFTED IN A SPECIFIC MANNER TO MAKE THE BAG IDEAL FOR ANY PERSON. THE LOUIS VUITTON PYTHON ARTSY WILL BE EXCLUSIVELY AVAILABLE FROM LUOIS VUITTON BOUTIQUES WORLDWIDE AND IS AVAILABLE IN GRAY AND BLACK.

LOUIS VUITTON TRAVEL 2010

THE LATEST LOUIS VUITTON CAMPAIGN FOR THE TRAVEL 2010 CATOLOG WAS SHOT IN AFRICA AND STARS THE BEAUTIFUL GREAT GRAND-DAUGHTER OF ERNEST HEMINGWAY, DREE HEMINGWAY. THE ELEGANT AND STUNNING JOURNEY, WHICH INCLUDES SUNSETS, LION CUBS AND A WIDE VARIETY OF ICONIC LOUIS VUITTON ACCESSORIES AND FASHIONS, WAS PHOTOGRAPHED BY CARTER SMITH, DIRECTED BY WILLIAM SNIEG, STYLED BY ANTJE AND PRODUCED BY BRACHFELD.

LOUIS VUITTON OPENS IN SANTA MONICA

LAST FRIDAY, LOUIS VUITTON OPENED ITS FIRST LOCATION ON THE WEST SIDE OF LOS ANGELES. LOCATED AT THE NEWLY RENOVATED SANTA MONICA PLACE, BETWEEN 3rd STREET PROMENADE AND THE WORLD FAMOUS SANTA MONICA PIER, THIS MARKS THE 137th LOUIS VUITTON IN NORTH AMERICA. WITH A SURFACE AREA OF 4,139 SQUARE FEET, LOUIS VUITTON SANTA MONICA WILL CARRY AN ARRAY OF WOMEN'S AND MEN'S LEATHER GOODS FROM THE HOUSE'S TRADITIONAL AND INNOVATIVE COLLECTIONS OF LUGGAGE AND CITY BAGS, AS WELL AS THE VERY LATEST IN SHOES, BELTS, SUNGLASSES, SCARVES AND OTHER ACCESSORIES. PROMINENTLY LOCATED ON THE CENTRAL PLAZA OF THE GROUND FLOOR, LOUIS VUITTON SANTA MONICA BOASTS A SWEEPING CURVED GLASS FACADE AND BEAUTIFUL ALL WOOD FLOORING. FILTERING IN NATURAL LIGHT THROUGH SHEET FABRIC PANELS, AND UTILIZING A MIXTURE OF CUMARU, ZEBRONO AND ANIGRE WOODS, LOUIS VUITTON'S NEWEST NORTH AMERICAN LOCATION CAPTURES ALL THE NATURAL WARMTH AND BEAUTY OF ITS LOCAL ENVIRONS. THE INTERIOR DESIGN ALLOWS FOR THREE DISTINCT SPATIAL EXPERIENCES, GIVING UNIQUE CHARACTER TO EACH OF THE DIFFERENT PRODUCT UNIVERSES. THE WOMEN'S AREA HAS A LOUIS VUITTON 'BAG BAR', A VERTICAL DISPLAY OF SMALL LEATHER GOODS, AND A DEDICATED ACCESSORIES SPACE. THIS LEADS INTO AN ELEGANT LOUNGE AREA SHOWCASING WOMEN'S SHOES AS WELL AS RARE AND EXCEPTIONAL PRODUCTS, WHILE THE MEN'S AREA HOUSES LEATHER GOODS, SHOES, ACCESSORIES AND BOTH NEW AND ICONIC LUGGAGE.

CHRISTIE'S TO SELL LOUIS VUITTON COLLECTION

ON 28.SEPTEMBER CHRISTIE'S, LONDON, WILL BE OFFERING AN INCREDIBLE COLLECTION OF VINTAGE LOUIS VUITTON LUGGAGE DURING ITS INTERIORS: STYLE & SPIRIT SALE. OVER 20 ORIGINAL PIECES FROM THE FAMED LUXURY GOODS HOUSE DATING FROM THE LATE 19th CENTURY TO THE 1940s WILL GO ON THE BLOCK, INCLUDING PERFECTLY PATINATED SUITCASES, CABIN TRUNKS, SMALL TRUNKS, HAT BOXES AND VANITY CASES. EACH TIMELESSLY LUXURIOUS ITEM TELLS A DIFFERENT STORY, WITH MANY STILL SPORTING VINTAGE TRAVEL LABELS FROM TRIPS WITH THEIR ORIGINAL OWNERS ON STEAMSHIPS AND TO EXOTIC LOCALES, WHILE OTHERS FEATURE HAND-PAINTED MONOGRAMS. WITH AN INVITING ESTIMATE RANGE OF £400 FOR SMALLER CASES TO
£6,000 FOR THE STEAMER TRUNKS ALONG WITH FAVORABLE EXCHANGE RATES, THIS IS THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO ADD TO OR BEGIN A VINTAGE LUGGAGE COLLECTION AND RECAPTURE THE GLAMOR OF A BYGONE ERA OF LUXURY.

VIRGIN MARY STATUE CLAD IN LOUIS VUITTON

THE DEVIL MAY WELL WEAR PRADA, BUT AT THE RECENT BIENNIAL EXHIBITION OF SACRED ART IN ITALY, A STATUE OF THE VIRGIN MARY IS CLAD IN UNIQUE LOUIS VUITTON ROBES. THE VEIL WHICH TRADITIONALLY COVERS THE VIRGIN'S HEAD BEARS THE ICONIC FRENCH LUXURY BRAND'S TRADEMARK 'LV' LOGO IN GOLDEN LETTERS. FRANCESCO DE MOLFETTA SAID HE CREATED THE CONTROVERSIAL WORK TO 'DENOUNCE A SOCIETY BASED ON THE CULT OF APPEARANCE THROUGH THE USE OF A BRAND THAT REPRESENTS THE SEARCH FOR EPHEMERAL HAPPINESS.' 'THIS NEW WAY OF INTERPRETING SACRED ART IS ALONG THE LINES OF THE FAMOUS WORK PRESENTED IN 1999 IN VENICE BY MAURIZIO CATTELAN THAT SHOWED A WAX ICON DEPICTING POPE JOHN II BEING CRUSHED BY A METEOR', THE CURATOR OF THE BIENNIAL GIUSEPPE BACCI TOLD IL CENTRO. 'IT IS A WAY TO HIT THE VISITORS' UNCONSCIOUS', HE ADDED. THE BIENNIAL IS HELD AT ISOLA DEL GRAN SASSO IN THE CENTRAL REGION OF ABRUZZO.

LOUIS VUITTON OPENS STORE IN BEIRUT

FRENCH LUXURY DESIGNER LOUIS VUITTON RECENTLY OPENED ITS FIRST BOUTIQUE IN THE LEBANESE CAPITAL BEIRUT. 'FOR MANY YEARS, THE MAISON HAS MAINTAINED STRONG RELATIONS WITH LEBANESE CLIENTELE AND IS PROUD TO REITERATE ITS ENGAGEMENT BY OFFERING A NEW STORE WHICH RESPECTS THE BEIRUTIS' HERITAGE AND PATRIMONY', SAID BRAND EXECUTIVE MANAGER YVES CARCELLE AT THE GRAND OPENING, WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY PRIME MINISTER SAAD HARIRI. LOUIS VUITTON COMMISSIONED LOCAL ARTIST MARWAN RECHMAOUI TO CONSTRUCT A SPECIAL INSTALLATION DEPICTING IMAGES OF BEIRUT FOR ITS STOREFRONT DISPLAY WINDOWS. AS FOR THE INTERIOR, LOUIS VUITTON'S NEW BEIRUT BRANCH FEATURES A 'MALLE BOBINE', A COWHIDE TRUNK DESIGNED TO CONTAIN THE ORIGINAL REELS OF NADINE LABAKI'S FILM 'CARAMEL'.

LOUIS VUITTON SAINT-TROPEZ

LOUIS VUITTON RECENTLY REDESIGNED ITS LUXURIOUS SAINT-TROPEZ BOUTIQUE AND TO CELEBRATE THE OCCASION THE DESIGN HOUSE LAUNCHED AN EXCLUSIVE BEACH BAG EXCLUSIVE TO THE SAINT-TROPEZ STORE. THE STORE HAS BEEN DOUBLED IN SIZE WITH THE INTEGRATION OF AN ADJOINING SPACE, A FORMER HOUSE OF POTTERY, ON RUE GEORGES CLEMENCEAU. THE INTERIORS FEATURE DESIGNS INSPIRED BY CLASSIC MEDITERRANEAN GLAMOR: WOODEN DISPLAY CASES, STONE PAVED FLOORS AND SUNLIGHT FLOODING IN THROUGH LARGE WINDOWS THAT OPEN ONTO A PRIVATE GARDEN PAVED WITH PROVENCAL BRIQUETTES AND MEDITERRANEAN PLANTINGS. THE TWO-LEVEL STORE WILL SHOWCASE LUGGAGE, LEATHER GOODS, MEN'S WEAR, SHOES, RESORT CLOTHING AND SEVERAL EXCLUSIVE ITEMS. THE WOMENSWEAR ARE RESEMBLES A LUXURIOUS APARTMENT, INCLUDING A BEIGE-UPHOLSTERED SOFA AND ARMCHAIRS, AND DECORATED WITH FRAMED BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS. THE LUXURY FIRM ALSO COMMISSIONED WORLD-RENOWNED GRAFFITI ARTIST ANDRE TO CREATE A SERIES OF DRAWINGS TO BE EXHIBITED AT THE STORE. A LIMITED EDITION 30 REPRODUCTIONS OF 10 OF ANDRE'S DRAWINGS WILL ALSO BE MADE AVAILABLE AT THE STORE.

LOUIS VUITTON TATTOOS FOR THE RUNWAY

FOLLOWING THE STUNNING JEAN PAUL GAULTIER AND CHANEL 'TATTOOING' THEIR MODELS LAST FALL, LOUIS VUITTON HAS FOLLOWED IN THE UNIQUE FASHION GENRE DURING THE RECENT LV MENSWEAR COLLECTION THAT WAS PRESENTED RECENTLY. DESIGNER MARC JACOBS REPORTEDLY ASKED HIS PERSONAL TATTOOIST, NEW YORK BASED ARTIST SCOTT CAMPBELL, TO COME UP WITH SPRAY-ON TATTOOS INSPIRED BY THE CLASSIC LV MONOGRAM, WHICH WERE WORN ACROSS MODEL'S NECKLINES, MUCH LIKE 'TATTOOED-ON' SCARVES. CAMPBELL ALSO CUSTOMIZED SEVERAL PIECES FROM THE NEW COLLECTION FOR THE RUNWAY SHOW. PERHAPS THE NEW 'LV TATTOO' WILL SOON BECOME COLLECTION IN ITSELF.

LOUIS VUITTON MON MONOGRAM FOR FATHER'S DAY

DURING THE GRAND GOLDEN AGE OF LUXURY TRAVEL ARISTOCRATS, CELEBRITIES SPORTING GENTLEMEN AND MILITARY OFFICERS WOULD HAVE THEIR CUSTOM-MADE LUGGAGE EMBLAZONED WITH THEIR MONOGRAM, RACING OR REGIMENTAL COLOURS TO DISTINGUISH THEIR CASES AND HELP THE ARMY OF PORTERS NEEDED TO CARRY IT ALL ENSURE THE COLLECTION WAS COMPLETE. LOUIS VUITTON HAS ALWAYS OFFERED A STUNNING ARRAY OF LUXURY SERVICES, NOW CALLED 'MON MONOGRAM' TO ITS MORE DISCERNING AND DEMANDING CLIENTELE, AND RECENTLY ENABLED CUSTOMERS TO EXPLORE THE ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES ONLINE, SOME 200 MILLION IN ALL GIVEN THE RANGE OF AVAILABLE COLOURS AND OPTIONS. NOW IN CELEBRATION OF FATHER'S DAY THE FAMED LUXURY DESIGN HOUSE, WHICH RECENTLY OPENED AN AMAZING NEW FLAGSHIP IN LONDON, HAS SELECTED FOUR DIFFERENT STYLES OF MEN'S LUGGAGE TO SHOWCASE THE MON MONOGRAM PROGRAM FOR THE NEW JET SET TRAVELER. ON OFFER ARE THE PEGASE 45 ($2,800) AND 55 ($3,270) WHEELED CABIN CASES, DESIGNED AS THE PERFECT ACCOMPANIMENT TO PRIVATE AIR TRAVEL. THE ICONIC SPEEDY 40 ($1,030) AND THE CLASSIC KEEPALL 55 ($1,370)