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Marc Newson’s Spirit of Travel for Louis Vuitton is lighter and more appealing than ever

July 20, 2016July 20, 2016 by Editorial Team

The Spirit of Travel: the new luggage designed by Marc Newson, photographed by Patrick Demarchelier.

Designer Marc Newson, widely acknowledged as the most influential industrial designer of his generation, returned to work with Louis Vuitton on a new range of rolling trunks offering surprisingly large interior capacity and lightness. This lightweight 4-wheeled carry-on has a completely flat interior thanks to its large external cane.

Louis Vuitton shared its enthusiasm for innovation with Newson, resulting in the creation of a rolling trunk described by the luxury house as the luggage “for the 21st century traveller.”

“The process of travelling tomorrow could be a little more elegant and a little more seamless and a little more enjoyable. We are able to achieve extraordinary level of lightness through incredibly rigurous engineering,“ Newson explained.

“Instinctively and personally driven in his approach, iconoclastically collapsing the boundaries between disciplines and idiosyncratically embracing a wide range of design work as a totality, Marc Newson could be seen as a unique figure in his field,” explained Louis Vuitton.

Every detail exudes lightness: from the discreet new TSA lock to the most comfortable wheels ever designed by Louis Vuitton. The cabin-friendly bags are available in materials like LV’s classic Monogram canvas, Monogram Eclipse, Taiga or Epi leather.

It’s Haute Joaillerie time. Sylvan escapism with La Rose Dior and Archi Dior

April 15, 2016April 15, 2016 by Editorial Team

Flowers of stones and gold bloom as buds or bouquets on the fingers.

Roses are ancient symbols of love and beauty. Dior Joaillerie creative director Victoire de Castellane has transformed Monsieur Dior’s favorite flower into precious talismans in the Rose Dior Bagatelle, Rose Dior Pré Catelan and Bois de Rose collections. These roses are now featured in a new campaign shot by Patrick Demarchelier.

“Inspired by the roses that Christian Dior grew in his childhood, and those that blossom not far from central Paris, in the Jardins de Bagatelle and at the Pré Catelan, Victoire de Castellane offers a sense of sylvan escapism in which the flowers are precious and to be worn singly or as a bucolic bunch,” explained the luxury house.

A hand-sculpted amethyst rose reveals a glimpse of diamond peeking out from under its petals, set like a dewdrop on a gold stem. Others, in rose quartz, act as a source of nectar for a foraging diamond-set bee. Elsewhere, a fine golden stem wraps around the fingers, and a bouquet of roses is completely diamond-drenched.

Similar to ‘La Rose Dior’, the ‘Archi Dior’ collection pays homage to Monsieur Dior’s vision of transposing the principles of architecture to couture. Victoire de Castellane adapts the inherent movement of fabrics to the language of precious stones and metals.

“I wanted to create each piece in the same architectural way in which Christian Dior’s dresses were designed, as if the jewels were fabrics that has been sculpted, ruffled, pleated, belted, draped,” explains the designer.

Naomi Campbell presents $1750 Limited Edition Taschen monograph

April 18, 2016April 13, 2016 by Editorial Team

Supermodel Naomi Campbell and Taschen publishing group launched a $1750 Limited Edition Coffee Table Book. A stunning collection of photographs details Naomi Campbell life and her career. The new TASCHEN Collector’s Edition is available in 1,000 copies worldwide, all signed by Naomi herself.

The two-volume edition marks a major record of Naomi’s career to-date, incorporating both a ravishing, SUMO-sized image portfolio and exclusive autobiographical text. Volume 1, the photographic collection, showcases Naomi as styled and shot by such luminaries as Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, Richard Avedon, Anton Corbijn, Patrick Demarchelier, Steven Meisel, Helmut Newton, Herb Ritts, Paolo Roversi, Mario Testino, Ellen von Unwerth, and Bruce Weber. Volume 2 offers an unprecedented personal encounter with the supermodel, pairing Naomi’s own anecdotes and memories with family snapshots, personal notes, and photographs of friends and collaborators from her own archives.

“The book is a culmination of my life’s work. It includes all that I’ve done in the fashion business for the past 29½ years. The book is a timeline of my career, and has allowed me to remember and give credit to all the wonderful people I’ve had the pleasure of working with over the years. Because of this, it’s very special to me. It took quite a few years to put this book together, because we didn’t want to rush it. It was important both to Benedikt Taschen and I to find all of my pictures and compile them into two really beautiful books…Working with Benedikt was a great experience – I love and respect him, and I wouldn’t have wanted to create a book like this with anyone else. For me, it was a dream come true,” Naomi Campbell told GARAGE Magazine, London.

The signed and limited edition is presented with an artwork box by Pop Art legend, Allen Jones.

Designed exclusively for Naomi’s book, Allen Jones’ artwork deploys stylized contours and smooth surfaces to invoke a sense of touch, while exploring the role of the supermodel in contemporary culture. In Jones’s words, “it does not attempt to illustrate Naomi, but to encapsulate her.”

Louis Vuitton’s Silver Lockit raises funds for UNICEF

January 25, 2016 by Editorial Team

French actresses Léa Seydoux, Adèle Exarchopoulos, and Louis Vuitton’s Creative Director Nicolas Ghesquière appeared on Patrick Demarchelier‘s photo making a “pinky promise”, a popular way among children to signify that a promise has been sealed by entwining their little fingers. This Louis Vuitton x UNICEF digital campaign aims to raise awareness and encourage as many people as possible to support UNICEF’s projects focused on the most vulnerable children around the world.

Louis Vuitton’s partnership with UNICEF will help support the organization’s efforts to protect children exposed to natural
disasters and conflicts, providing health care, nutrition, and education. “UNICEF is a strong and reliable leader in humanitarian action. Together, we can make a real difference to children in the most vulnerable situations,” said Michael Burke, Chairman and CEO of Louis Vuitton.

To raise funds to help children in urgent need, the luxury powerhouse designed a special pendant and bracelet inspired by the
tumbler lock invented by Georges Vuitton in 1890 to protect the contents of trunks. For each sale, $200 will be donated, on your behalf, to UNICEF. People are invited to share their pledge on social networks via the hashtag #MAKEAPROMISE.

“Through this ambitious global partnership, Louis Vuitton encourages everyone to get involved and support UNICEF by making a direct donation or by purchasing the Silver Lockit, and to show and share their commitment on social networks with #MAKEAPROMISE”

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A purse-sized Chanel N°5

October 14, 2015 by Editorial Team

Chanel N°5 released in a new takeaway sized flacon. With winter holidays trips in mind, French beauty house Chanel has unveiled a new takeaway sized flacon for its revolutionary N°5 fragrance, one of the most appreciated fragrances of all time and the first perfume launched by French couturier Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel. A purse-sized N°5 fits perfectly … Read more

Eva Herzigová is Dior’s Capture Totale

January 20, 2015January 16, 2015 by Editorial Team

Eva Herzigová – the face of Dior Capture Totale Serum. In 2015, experience the new Capture Totale Serum, the first total youth skincare by Dior. A serum is the skincare treatment most concentrated in active ingredients. It is formulated to vector its active ingredients to the deepest layers of the skin. It acts in perfect … Read more