Having you seen the fabulous collections on many fashion shows stages, do you want to have a look at the workshop, artists’ work behind the successful fashion collection. Now it is a good opportunity for you.

Louis Vuitton introduces the first step of "The Journey of a Man’s Wardrobe" Fall-Wintern 2010/2011. Following its creation and the show in Paris, each collection is making its own journey to land in the lives of different styles of men.

With the participation of photographer The Selby, Louis Vuitton trackedthis season clothes, shoes, accessories and leathergoods into creative and inspiring men’s interiors all around the world. Artists, entrepreneurs, architects or designers all have in common a very personal lifestyle that mixes elegance and casual as if their occupation and their private life are one.
Today, Louis Vuitton invites you to Paris to discover the birth of a collection in the Design Studio and the leathergoods workshop, the show at Centquatre, along with an unexpected stop in the Asnières Family House.

For the behind-the-scenes look at the Louis Vuitton workshop, check it out after the jump. As for the other features, visit The Journey of a Wardrobe.

WORKSHOP
The Asnières workshop is unquestionably the nerve centre of Louis Vuitton. For more than a century, from 1859 until 1977, it was the company’s sole production facility, before growing demand from new markets and for new products meant that additional workshops had to be brought on stream. Asnières remains, however, very much the living symbol of Louis Vuitton’s unique combination of tradition and innovation. It is at Asnières that all the company’s hard-frame luggage continues to be made, as well as special orders, exotic leather bags and limited-edition bags for the fashion shows.

The Asnières workshop was itself a response to burgeoning demand when, just four years after the company was founded, the spectacular success of the Vuitton flat trunk forced Louis Vuitton to look beyond his original workshop in central Paris. With considerable foresight, he decided to move production out of the city to Asnières. The quiet rural town was yet to be made famous by the Impressionists, but was strategically situated both on the banks of the Seine – the poplar wood for the trunks arrived by barge from the nearby Oise valley – and on the railway line to Paris Saint- Lazare. Reflecting Louis Vuitton’s keen personal interest in all aspects of technological progress, the architecture of the new workshop was inspired by the groundbreaking use of glass and metal then being pioneered by Victor Baltard and Gustave Eiffel. It maximized the supply of natural light to provide the best possible conditions for precision craftsmanship.

The Asnières workshop reopened in January 2005 after extensive renovation lasting a year. Architect Gilles Carnoy sympathetically extended the historic exterior and thoroughly modernized the interior, seamlessly integrating state-of-the-art lighting, electricity, air-conditioning and compressed air systems for sewing machines, and designing a new layout for workstations geared to comfort and flexibility. The renovation added an extra level and 1,000-sq-m of space to the workshop, enabling poplar, beech and okoume wood for hard luggage, as well as canvas and leather to be stored on site, the latter in specially controlled conditions of temperature and humidity. All materials are meticulously checked on arrival and again before use.

Though their working environment has evolved beyond recognition, most of the tools and techniques used by the 185 craftsmen at Asnières remain virtually unchanged since the beginning. Another aspect of continuity is the time-honoured practice by which the workshop’s master craftsmen train their apprentices in the skills they need, ensuring that Asnières’ proud tradition of creativity and craftsmanship is constantly renewed.

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Damien Hirst’s fascination with anatomy is matched only by his penchant for luxury. Louis Vuitton offered him the opportunity to create a bespoke leather piece, was identical twin trunks with compartments to accommodate his collection of surgical instruments.

Hirst is one of six people, each a master of a particular trade, who were asked in 2008 by Louis Vuitton to dream up a unique item embodying their professional expertise. The designs were produced at the company’s workshop in Asnières, near Paris, which is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. Until 1977 this workshop was Louis Vuitton’s sole production facility; today the brand has 15 factories in France, Spain and Italy. The Asnières workshop now produces only bespoke orders, of which it receives some 550 annually.

Hirst’s twin trunks are constructed from black Nomade leather printed with an assortment of butterflies – inspired, it seems, by the artist’s tableaux Butterfly Paintings of real butterflies suspended in paint – and lined with deep-blue velvet. Another Hirst motif, a silver skull, is encrusted on the inside of each lid.

The principles of the trunk-making craft, of which Louis Vuitton was a pioneer, are the same today as they were 150 years ago. The processes needed to create items are incredibly labourintensive. The 220 men and women employed by the Asnières atelier. The light, waterproof canvas that Vuitton invented more than a century ago is still hammered and glued to a wooden frame, before a craftsman fixes in place the binding that attaches the lid to the case, a technique developed to avoid the need for metal hinges, which would eventually rust. Or Treat yourself with cheap replica handbags.

It is known that LVMH always is keen to fight those producing and selling fake products. This time, LVMH targeted to eBay. LVMH has won another case against online auction site eBay, this time for selling counterfeit Louis Vuitton products. The fashion conglomerate won an award of €80,000 from eBay relating to counterfeit Christian Dior, Kenzo, Givenchy and Guerlain perfume products which the auction site was retailing.

"Louis Vuitton welcomes this decision which confirms established case law that aims to protect the consumer from the illicit use of company trademarks," said Nathalie Moullé-Berteaux, global intellectual property director of Louis Vuitton.

eBay was ordered to pay LVMH €200,000, far less than the €1.2 million it had sought, but the judge also warned the auction site it must stop using Vuitton-related key word searches or face a fine of €1,000 every time it did so.

"This issue is being used by certain rights owners as an excuse to retain total control of what people can buy, where they can buy it from and how much they have to pay," said Yohan Ruso, director general of eBay in France.

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In honor of the 40^th Anniversary of Earth Day, Louis Vuitton North America, Inc. decided to donate 10% of sales on its U.S. official online shop www.louisvuitton.com on April 22, the Earth Day, to Global Green USA (www.globalgreen.org). The donation will be used on greening K-12 in some major American cities, such as New Orleans and Los Angeles. Anyhow, if you are preparing to buy a new louis vuitton handbag or other accessories, April 22^nd would a good day to do that.

In addition to partnering with Global Green, Louis Vuitton continues to raise environmental awareness and promote accountability on www.louisvuitton.com and at louisvuitton_us on Twitter. Starting April 16th, Louis Vuitton will share messages from key influencers detailing their own personal steps to protect the environment; Zoe Saldana, Rashida Zones, Abbie Cornish, Pharrell Williams, Andre Balazs, Jeffrey Deitch, Rachel Zoe, Nina Garcia, Andre Leon Talley, and Antoine Arnault among others will illustrate how even simple actions make big differences.

“Louis Vuitton is actively committed to promoting environmental responsibility and sustainable development. Over the past several years, we have voluntarily made efforts to reduce the impact of the company’s activities on the environment,” said Daniel Lalonde, President and CEO of Louis Vuitton North America. “We are proud to be able to celebrate Earth Day with a concrete initiative through our support of Global Green, and to encourage a national discussion on climate change.”

Global Green USA is working to create healthy green schools in Los Angeles, New Orleans, and cities throughout the country with its national Green Schools Initiative. Today most cash-strapped schools spend more money on electricity than on books and computers. For the past five years, Global Green has worked with the Los Angeles Unified School District to insure that the largest new school construction project in the country is built to healthy, green standards. When Global Green expanded its effort in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, schools became a critical component of the rebuilding efforts there. As a direct result of Global Green’s Green Schools Initiative, tens of thousands of students from overcrowded and rundown schools across the U.S. now attend classes in healthy classrooms in state-of-the-art green schools.

“Global Green USA is grateful for Louis Vuitton’s support of our green school initiative on Earth Day,” said President and CEO Matt Petersen. “Today, a majority of students and teachers in the US spend their days in unhealthy schools that waste energy and money while having poor air quality. Every school in every neighborhood in America can and must become healthy, green buildings that create green jobs, save money and inspire our children about innovative solutions to climate change and today’s environmental challenges."If you are hesitant by the hefty price tags on authentic Louis Vuitton Product, a cheap replica louis vuitton is a great alternative.

Louis Vuitton, top fashion label, in collaboration with Takashi Murakami, prestigious Japanese Neo-Pop artist can always create the glamorous, fabulous fashion products, which have been greatly approved by the success of Monogram Cerise, Eye Love Monogram, Monogrmouflage as well as the Monogram Multicolore. Are you expecting their creation for the coming spring and summer days? Here, good news for you, they cooperated again to release the Cosmos Blossom Collection which will available at Louis Vuitton stores on April 15th, 2010.

The Louis Vuitton Collection includes leather goods, ready-to-wear and accessories featuring vibrant and fun colors of Rose, Bleu and Violet. Murakami’s superflat artwork mixed the Louis Vuitton’s iconic Monogram flower with playful smiling flower faces, fresh and vivid. And its ad campaign was shot in Miami and chose Daisy as the model. As she said, “Louis Vuitton is an amazingly well made, classic, chic and beautiful brand…I have been a huge fan of Takashi Murakami work for a long time, his work with  Louis Vuitton is so playful and exciting”.

What my fashion aficionados care most must be the products details and prices. As for I know, about the leather goods, there are a pochette seized at 8.3? x 5.1? x 1.6?priced at US$550 and a tote in two sizes, a PM (19.3? x 11.4? x 5.1?) and GM (22.8? x 13.7? x 7.1?), US$1240 and US$1480 for the PM and GM respectively. If you want to know more about the Louis Vuitton Cosmos Blossom Collection, please continue to follow my postings.     

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Louis Vuitton exhibited two colorful tapestries in January 2010 in its Champs-Elysees Flagship Store, Paris. To be honest, I just knew the news, so my posting may be behind in time, but the fabulous characteristics of these two tapestries push me to write something about them. The two hand-embroidered tapestries were titled ‘Flowerball’ and ‘Pink Time’ separately. These Louis Vuitton Tapestries were created by Takashi Murakami in collaboration with Louis Vuitton. Flowerball features a round shape while Pink Time in a square shape. Every process of the tapestries is delicately handled. Firstly they were hand woven at an Indian rug factory which enjoys a distinguished and prestigious reputation, and then their actual sized printouts were made by a semi-transparent film, which then were brought to Takshi Murakami design team for review. Finally, they were sent to the company chosen by Louis Vuitton for production. To finish one piece needs at least 4 months. As to its materials, the tapestries are crafted out of the best quality New Zealand wool with the lock stitching method which employs about 20 knots per square centimeter. In addition, coming in 2m and 3m diameter for Flowerball and 2x2m and 3x3m for Pink Time, the tapestries were only released 20 each, thus if you have enough money, if these tapestries haven’t been sold out, it should be an ideal choice for the ornament of your children’s room. If you are hesitant by the hefty price tags on authentic Louis Vuitton Handbag, a cheap Replica Louis Vuitton Handbag is a great alternative.

In the 1920’s, the most successful and prestigious bag style for Louis Vuitton is the Keepall. As the forerunner of modern travel bags, it has been in style for near one century. Following the success of the Keepall in the 1930, Louis Vuitton launched a smaller version aimed to be a handbag for travel: the Speedy. Its original name, Express, was changed to Speedy, a reference to the development of modern means of transportation and to an always faster way of living.

Its simple lines and sober chic look immediately appealed to the most fashion-conscious customers, starting the trend of carry-all city bags.

In 1965, Audrey Hepburn, a great customer of Louis Vuitton, asked Henri-Louis Vuitton to create a smaller version of the Speedy as a Special Order. This is how the Speedy 25 was born.

To celebrate the most iconic shape of Louis Vuitton, the various incarnations of the Speedy will be exhibited at the Louis Vuitton Greenbelt 4 store in Makati, Philippines from March 8th to March 28th, 2010. The limited edition Monogram Miroir Speedy 35 will also be available for purchase exclusively during the exhibition period. So to my Filipino readers and those who are currently in the Philippines, be sure to check out this exhibit!

Louis Vuitton
Ground Floor, Greenbelt 4
Makati Avenue, Makati City,
Manila, Philippines
Tel.: +63 2 756 0637

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It is heavy to discuss on Twitter the latest Louis Vuitton products which resemble the monogrammed canvas bag launched in 1896 recent days. Some resemble the monogrammed canvas bag launched in 1930. In short, they are different from those that female stars now carry. In fact, not only Louis Vuitton, Europe’s major luxury goods companies were all re-launch these classic products, which would be to use the cultural heritage of the brand to communicate with consumers, but also in the temptation to crack down on those consumers who suffer from financial crisis.

Patrizio di Marco, President and CEO of Gucci, said that consumers now tend to adopt more cautious approach in regard to luxury brands. If we don’t take history as a part of a company, it will be a major mistake. It is time we come to show history appreciation of the brand. Customers want us to provide products of substantial value but not those which are out-fashioned in half a year.

The professional said what consumers want were not the bright products but the position in terms of tradition and history. Louis Vuitton conveys an idea to its consumers that is Louis Vuitton handbags or other items enjoy a long-term value. This is in response to increasingly cautious approach. Or treat yourself with a cheap Replica Louis Vuitton Handbag.

Valentine’s Day is coming. Louis Vuitton has prepared some glamorous gifts for the girls you love.

Monogram Josephine Wallet, US$390.

Tambour Fizzy Heart Watch with Diamonds. Tambour Bijou Black, US$4,010.

Les Craquantes Pendant & Chain with Sapphire, US$3600. Small Les Craquantes Ring with Sapphire, US$4,420. Les Craquantes Earrings with Sapphire, US$2,780.

Padlock and Keys Charm Bracelet in Yellow Gold, US$10,300. Paved Heart Charm in Yellow Gold, US$6,550. I Love You Notebook Charm in Yellow Gold, US$3,350. Typewriter Charm in Yellow Gold with Diamonds, US$6,550. Pen Charm in Yellow Gold, US$4,580. Bottle Charm in Yellow Gold, US$4,580. Large Heart Charm in Yellow Gold, US$4,580. Photo Frame Charm in Yellow Gold.

Monogram Neverfull MM, US$700. Animania Lapin Bag Charm, US$340. Gina Sunglasses, US$530.

Monogram Vernis Alma PM, US$1,480.

Monogram Vernis Alma MM, US$2,010. Monogram Vernis Alma BB, US$1000. Naif Key Holder, US$375.

Monogram Odéon PM, US$715. Daisy Sunglasses, US$560.

Save It Bracelet, US$360. Bloom It Bracelet, US$265.

Monogram Vernis Octagone Belt.

Monogram Vernis Rodeo Drive, US$1130. Lock N’Roll Necklace, US$550. Bandeau Bijou, US$240.

Silvania Bracelet GM, US$420. Silvania Bracelet PM, US$310. Inclusion Bracelet (small), US$310. Inclusion Bracelet (large), US$420.

Monogram Vernis Wilshire Boulevard, US$825. Monogram Vernis French Purse, US$740. Comete Bandeau, US$150. Soupçon Nude GM, US$560.


Monogram Vernis Sarah Wallet, US$660. Animania Ecureuil Bag Charm, US$340.
 

Stand by Me Ring PM in Yellow Gold, US$1110. Stand by Me Necklace, US$1550. Stand by Me Ring GM in Yellow Gold, US$1640.

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Having created a celebrity feeding frenzy with its Stephen Sprouse-designed scarves earlier this year; Sienna Miller, Kate Bosworth, Madonna, Sarah Jessica Parker and Gwen Stefani amongst others sported the graffiti-inspired designs – its no surprise that the latest Louis Vuitton scarf launch is set to become a season must-have.

To mark the 20th anniversary of its iconic logo shawl, Louis Vuitton has released a three reworked versions of the Monogram scarf called Rock (in black wool and laminated silk), Minimalist (in beige silk and wool with black velvet polkadots), and Grunge (in denim-look wool and crushed silk with studs).

Now all there is left to do is guess which stars will sport them first – and start saving. More Louis Vuitton Products are available on Top1handbag.net