Louis Vuitton Marc Jacobs

Hi all,

So here is the promise look at the Louis Vuitton Marc Jacobs book from the exhibition at Les Musée de arts in Paris....

I loved this version of the classic LV speedy bag. The roses look like they have literally just been painted onto the material.

Louis Vuitton was, by trade a professional packer, then maker of trunks. This is one of the trunks which had an additional purpose! It contained a pop up camp bed. 

Image: Dressing session in the Second Empire; positioning of the dress over the crinoline and petticoats c.1855
That is one extreme skirt, I can imagine getting through doorways would have been ... interesting!

All of these miniature fashion pieces were displayed at the exhibition. I loved the detail in them, even though they are very small.
Image: Doll trousseau and trunk, c.1865. 

Town dress, from 1863

Dinner gown from 1861

Ballgown from 1863

Bring on Marc Jacobs...

Spring-Summer 2011 runway show, looks 10,8,11,9 and 12

Runway show, Autumn-Winter 2011-12, looks 9, 10 and 27

Sping-Summer 2012 runway show set

Hope you enjoyed this quick peak at this book. I still have a lot of reading to do, as it is a fairly big book!

xox Niamh xox