Louis Vuitton

Designers Bring Africa to Runways, Leave Models Behind

Shaena Henry | Posted 10.21.2009 | Style


Shaena Henry

I am now puzzled by the numerous fashion references to African and African-American cultures while the failure to acknowledge models of said backgrounds continues.

Selebi Trial: SA Police Chief Jackie Selebi Accused Of Accepting Designer Clothes In Drug Smuggling Scheme

New York Times | BARRY BEARAK | Posted 10.18.2009 | Home


JOHANNESBURG -- The drug trafficker and the police commissioner were once nattily attired pals, or so the allegations go. The two men would shop toget...

Drawing a Moral Line with Faux Fashion

Meg Hemphill | Posted 10.14.2009 | Style


Meg Hemphill

When did fashion become such a moral dilemma? Like any moral code, it's personal, and I will have to reconcile my love of inexpensive, disposable trends with my respect for designers.

Fashion Weeks' Most Outrageous Outfits: Chic Or Shriek? (PHOTOS, POLL)

Huffington Post | Hilary Moss | Posted 10.10.2009 | Style


The month filled with fashion weeks in New York, London, Milan and Paris has come and gone, and with it, thousands of eclectic ensembles ripe for spri...

Marc Jacobs, Normally Tardy, Begins Louis Vuitton Show Before Everyone Is Seated

StyleList.com | Ben Widdicombe | Posted 10.09.2009 | Style


After influential International Herald Tribune critic Suzy Menkes savaged him in her review -- slamming his tardiness, among other things -- Jacobs so...

Annie Leibovitz To Design For Louis Vuitton

StyleList.com | Bee-Shyuan Chang | Posted 09.25.2009 | Style


Annie Leibovitz is staging a comeback! After the photographer to the stars nearly lost the rights to her famous photographs, homes and pretty much ev...

WATCH: Intoxicating Pain: The New Design Gang at New York Fashion Week

Prune Perromat | Posted 09.25.2009 | Style


Prune Perromat

For many in fashion, one consequence of the financial meltdown has been that it pushed away the least motivated, talented, or connected -- to keep only the best. Leighton Meester, Proenza Schouler and others weigh in on fashion's new crop.

Miami Social: Deal with the Devil

Michael Cohen | Posted 09.04.2009 | Entertainment


Michael Cohen

There, in the middle of this messy plate, was a pacifier -- a real baby pacifier -- covered in cake, icing and lots and lots of red drizzle.

Winning Designs in China: Standing Out to Fit In

Tom Doctoroff | Posted 08.26.2009 | Style


Tom Doctoroff

Western-style individualism is like Eve's apple -- succulent, enticing, desired. Biting into it, however, risks banishment to the Land of Outcasts.

Where to Find the Best Vintage Clothing on the Web

Amanda Christine Miller | Posted 08.23.2009 | Style


Amanda Christine Miller

Some of the best vintage pieces can be found online at sites run by expert curators who pick through the trash to find real treasure.

The Fashion Frontier: New Louis Vuitton Campaign Celebrates Lunar Landing

Huffington Post | Hilary Moss | Posted 08.14.2009 | Style


It was all systems go at the Rose Center for Earth and Space at the American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan on Monday night as Louis Vuitton p...

Attention Luxury Brands: Paris Hilton is "Out"; Michelle Obama is "In"

Darryl A. Cobbin | Posted 07.08.2009 | Business


Darryl A. Cobbin

The stewards of luxury brands who are not bold enough to truly redefine luxury in the new world economic order for fear of diminishing the value of their brands are making a big mistake.

New Louis Vuitton Campaign To Feature Famous Astronauts

Wall Street Journal | Rachel Dodes | Posted 07.03.2009 | Style


The handbag had landed. The French luxury brand Louis Vuitton plans to announce today a high-profile new ad campaign featuring 79-year-old astronaut B...

Louis Vuitton Launches First Ever Exclusive Online Product, Joins Twitter

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 06.16.2009 | Media


The luxury industry took another big step into the digital world Friday as Louis Vuitton launched its first exclusive product online. The Louis Vui...

Shopping Cures World Ills!

Heidi Kingstone | Posted 05.14.2009 | Style


Heidi Kingstone

Louis Vuitton make very few of these Vernis Roses collection cashmere and silk scarves, which happened to be magnificent, and successfully create a buzz. They are sold out across Europe.

Obama's Inauguration: What You Didn't See On TV!

Ariston Anderson | Posted 02.21.2009 | Entertainment


Ariston Anderson

We can't remember Washington ever being so cool. What follows are our most unforgettable moments from the inauguration festivities.

From Conspicuous Consumption to Conspicuous Frugality

Maggie Van Ostrand | Posted 02.09.2009 | Home


Maggie Van Ostrand

Humans are ingenious inventors, which may be what got us into this mess in the first place. Now we must invent alternative products that we can enjoy as much as what they replace.

Fortune in Fashion: Designers Embrace a Popular Recession Pastime

Pam Bristow | Posted 01.16.2009 | Style


Pam Bristow

Last week I bought my eighth Mega Millions lottery ticket of the year. I'm not a gambler, but it's getting rough out there. And somehow the one do...

Honda Shows Advertisers The Way

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 01.09.2009 | Media


Michael B. Laskoff

Unfortunately, most consumer advertisers are still communicating that we should party like its 2007. Today, watching such an ad not only discourages spending, it promotes depression.

Milan Boutique Coming To Gold Coast

Crain's Chicago Business | Monée Fields-White | Posted 12.20.2008 | Chicago


Milan fashion house Piazza Sempione is joining the long list of high-end designers on Oak Street. The 17-year-old Italian company has signed a lease ...

What Does the "It Bag" Have to Do with the Economic Crisis? More Than You Think

Melissa Biggs Bradley | Posted 11.15.2008 | Style


Melissa Biggs Bradley

Deluxe was published last year, but it is an interesting book to be reading in this time of tumbling markets, as they will surely bring the curtain down on an era of excess.

Marc Jacobs On Life, Love, And Louis Vuitton

Times Online | Lisa Armstrong | Posted 10.09.2008 | Style


A man who describes himself as being a former shoe-gazer, Jacobs had experienced some kind of epiphany. "I was never comfortable in some situations," ...

eBay's Fake Louis Vuitton To Cost It $61M

New York Times | Doreen Carvajal | Posted 07.09.2008 | Business


PARIS -- EBay said it would appeal a French court's order that it pay 38.6 million euros ($60.8 million) in damages to the French luxury goods company...

Let's Bring Back...Part V

Lesley M. M. Blume | Posted 05.13.2008 | Living


Lesley M. M. Blume

Presenting: the latest installment of my Let's Bring Back series, which celebrates rituals, curiosities, and objects from times past. It is also a ...

Amy Winehouse Paid $1 Million For One-Day Job

The Sun | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


AMY WINEHOUSE picked up the Worst Dressed gong at last night's NME Awards - as it was revealed she is being paid £500,000 by a top fashion house for ...