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This season, the Paris house looked east for inspiration, specifically to Vienna’s Secession art movement and its world famous creators, like Egon Schiele. The clothes did not look so much designed as engineered, particularly the star act, a series of remarkable coats in bonded calf leather.

Like every second line in Europe, Vuitton featured down jackets, though its puffers were in lemon hues with large panels, one of the few attention-seeking items in this cerebral, low-key collection. Vuitton’s men’s designer Paul Helbers – who took his bow with the house’s overall creative director Marc Jacobs – is also an expert at coming up with the smartest new accessory. His best idea were riding boots dissected at the ankle with horizontal zips and trimmed in gold just above the heel. Shown in contrasting color of teak and anthracite, these will be real collectors items and globally influential.

The collection was light on logos, in keeping with the new temperance and "don’t flaunt your money" moment in Europe. Sure, there was the odd classic print on sausage roll shaped bags, but most of the calf leather and canvas totes had the tiniest of brand marks. Men’s fashion has entered the era of determined understatement. Or treat yourself with a cheap Replica Louis Vuitton Item.