The new recruit for the Core Values ads shot by Annie Liebovitz is none other than Sir Thomas Sean Connery. Known for his rugged good looks and suave Scottish brogue, the first 007 fits perfectly with the ad's persona. Slated to be released sometime in October, this will surely be a welcome addition to the line of celebrities that have graced Vuitton pages in the past.
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Showing posts with label Anything Vuitton. Show all posts
Sean Connery as the New Face of Vuitton
The new recruit for the Core Values ads shot by Annie Liebovitz is none other than Sir Thomas Sean Connery. Known for his rugged good looks and suave Scottish brogue, the first 007 fits perfectly with the ad's persona. Slated to be released sometime in October, this will surely be a welcome addition to the line of celebrities that have graced Vuitton pages in the past.
Happy Mooncake Festival!!!
Wow, I simply didn't know! I was reading deluxeduck's live journal and was thrilled to see these on his site:
Yummy!!! Especially with the egg in the center. It is truly fortuitous that I got my Mahina only yesterday since the name comes from a Polynesian Lunar Deity! LVoe it!!!
Yummy!!! Especially with the egg in the center. It is truly fortuitous that I got my Mahina only yesterday since the name comes from a Polynesian Lunar Deity! LVoe it!!!
Brideshead Revisited
I've just been to see this movie and at every scene, I was waiting for anything LV that would pop up. It would seem appropriate for the time frame when people still used trunks for travel. And I was not disappointed because towards the end, they did show quite a few pieces. It's an interesting film that delves into perplexing characters and is still playing in a few theatres.
Bags Bar
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I just can't get over 5 Canton Road!!! So I decided to post some pics for you all. Did you know that the Maison has one of the longest bars in Asia to cater to all our shopping needs? They call it appropriately the Bags Bar. I like this concept because you see all the bags in one glance and not be constantly waiting for your SA to pull them out of drawers.
This is a photo of VIP Room 1. Yes, there is more than one VIP room where "top clientele" are shuttled via elevator from the ground floor. The larger of the two proposes a "couture atelier" according to the website which is inspired by Marc Jacobs' studio that is "finished in silver and cool colors." I wonder if someday I will be ushered into such opulent surroundings. Sigh...LVoe it!!! (P.S. I LVoe the classical piece that they play while you're taking the virtual tour)
I just can't get over 5 Canton Road!!! So I decided to post some pics for you all. Did you know that the Maison has one of the longest bars in Asia to cater to all our shopping needs? They call it appropriately the Bags Bar. I like this concept because you see all the bags in one glance and not be constantly waiting for your SA to pull them out of drawers.
This is a photo of VIP Room 1. Yes, there is more than one VIP room where "top clientele" are shuttled via elevator from the ground floor. The larger of the two proposes a "couture atelier" according to the website which is inspired by Marc Jacobs' studio that is "finished in silver and cool colors." I wonder if someday I will be ushered into such opulent surroundings. Sigh...LVoe it!!! (P.S. I LVoe the classical piece that they play while you're taking the virtual tour)
5 Canton Road
Boasting as the largest store in the Asia Pacific and outside Paris, 5 Canton Road in Hong Kong must be a sight to see. I wish I still lived in Manila so I could just hop on a flight for the weekend. Now that I am 24 hours away, I so LVoe Vuitton because they have provided the rest of the world the ability to see it via Virtual Tour. You could also find products that are exclusive to the store like this Red Alligator Mahjong set. So, visit www.louisvuitton.com UK Version and follow these steps: click on The World of Louis Vuitton; click on any category on that first page except the Soundwalk; click on 5 Canton Road Maison.
Vuitton Vacation
Summer will soon be over and the fall and winter months are ahead of us yet again. So now is the time to start planning for next year's getaway and what better way to do this than to sift through LV's latest city guides. Inspired by the label's iconic travelling trunks, the guides are given a sleek new design and comes with personal tips from actors such as Monica Belluci and sommelier Georges dos Santos. Five volumes are to be released on October 15 focusing on Mumbai, Miami, New York, Paris and Tokyo. So jet-setters get ready and visit www.louisvuitton.com.
Have you seen the latest ads?
Photo from a previous entry, circa 2007. Hehehehehe. Marc, did you steal my pose? Click here to see it.
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As of today, 99 different countries have visited my blog!!!
Hello World!!! LVoe, LVoe, LVoe it!!! Photo: www.cyrillethomas.com
LV's so me
Travel in style with luxury luggage you can personalise. That’s what Louis Vuitton’s Special Orders service is all about, writes CHEONG PHIN.
TRAVEL, it’s said, broadens the mind.
At Louis Vuitton, it broadens the gamut of “travel companions made to special order” for aesthetes who spend a great deal of their life on the road.
And what better way to introduce the glorious tradition of their “Special Orders” to the media than the brand’s first-ever television commercial (launched earlier this year), which pays homage to the core values of the business of Louis Vuitton — respecting the spirit and art of travel.
The stunning visuals of the 90-second spot make an emotional connection about the meaning of a journey which is, in the end, life itself.
Founded in 1854 by apprentice trunk-maker Louis Vuitton in Paris, the company has designed and produced some unique and exceptional travel items during the course of transportation’s history, from steamers to private jets.
Its tradition of seeing to travellers’ comfort has been a priority since the days when the young Vuitton created the first watertight flat-topped trunk that could accommodate the increasing need for space among travellers.
A sample of LV luggage from its museum collection was showcased recently at the Louis Vuitton boutique in Starhill Gallery, Kuala Lumpur.
Sprawling across the entrance of the store was the legendary foldout camp bed trunk designed by Louis and Georges Vuitton in the 1870s for French explorer Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, whose expeditions to Africa were made comfortable with the extra-long bed and its horse hair mattress.
The compact trunk in signature Damier canvas is easy to transport and still available today.
Other notable pieces include the Malle pique-nique or picnic trunks created in 1913 to carry everything necessary for a lunch break outdoors as car travel developed.
Each compartment is designed to fit the shape of the object within as a shock absorber during travel — a salute to the original creativity of the young Vuitton as the favourite layetier-emballeur or packer to Empress Eugenie of France.
The sound, functional design of a guitar case from 1967 is another item on display.
For a guitarist, his instrument must be protected like a precious item.
The skilful craftsmen at Louis Vuitton demonstrated their savoir-faire by creating a monogram-covered guitar case with a green interior crafted with wood and canvas to fit the instrument without damaging it.
Available by appointment only, the Special Orders service is divided into two categories: Made-to-Order and Custom-Made.
All special orders are hand-made in the historical Louis Vuitton workshop in Asnières on the outskirts of Paris by about 185 skilful artisans under the strict guidance of Patrick-Louis Vuitton, a member of the fifth-generation of the founding family, who is himself a trained and talented craftsman.
Monique Girault, a Special Order specialist from Asnières, was here to explain the special order process. She said with the aid of an interpreter that “Made-to-Order" is a service that allows variations on selected items from our permanent collection that includes bags and trunks, whereby customers can personalise their items with a different material for the exterior and a dissimilar lining to make the item their own.”
Today, computer technology is used to help customers visualise what they want.
They can see how the LV Ellipse, for example, will look like in Damier checks instead of its signature Monogram skin, together with a menu of lining options, as demonstrated by Robin Koh from LV Client Relations Management.
The orders can take up to six months to make and be delivered to your doorstep.
“Custom-Made orders, on the other hand, are items which fully test the mettle of our craftsmen. These are unique one-offs, the products of our customers’ wild imaginations,” said Girault.
“The most important requirement for us is that it must respect the spirit of travel. If it is not for holding and transporting a customer’s belongings, it is not a Louis Vuitton product,” she stressed, citing a rare case when they rejected the request of a customer wanting LV to decorate the interior of his sports car in signature Canvas.
As an alternative, they politely offered to custom-make suitcases to fit the trunk of the car.
About 450 Custom-Made orders are executed annually in Asnières with each made by a single expert craftsman over a period of eight months.
The process starts from detailed sketches and the item gradually takes shape through elaborate prototypes before the final crafting of the agreed design.
Price isn’t a concern for this particular class of customers that include members of royalty, world leaders, couturiers and movie stars like Grace Kelly, Jean Patou and Sharon Stone.
Karl Lagerfeld once commissioned a case for his ever-growing collection of iPods.
Among the contents of luggage created by LV are couture gowns, safes, watches, computers, entertainment gadgets, chess sets, mahjong sets and even a secretaire trunk to hold a chair and drawers made for a marchioness in 1927.
But the most memorable of all orders, concur Girault and Koh, is a tiny trunk made to carry a businessman’s precious rubber duck called Willy.
This fondly nicknamed “Willy Trunk” may be laughable but it also proves that the traditional Special Orders service offered by Louis Vuitton devises ingenious ways to help its customers satisfy a specific need, express their individuality, or realise a fantasy — as long as they are related to the art of travel.
Make an appointment with Koh at the KL Louis Vuitton boutique in Starhill Gallery, if you want to make your Special Order. For the actual article click here.
TRAVEL, it’s said, broadens the mind.
At Louis Vuitton, it broadens the gamut of “travel companions made to special order” for aesthetes who spend a great deal of their life on the road.
And what better way to introduce the glorious tradition of their “Special Orders” to the media than the brand’s first-ever television commercial (launched earlier this year), which pays homage to the core values of the business of Louis Vuitton — respecting the spirit and art of travel.
The stunning visuals of the 90-second spot make an emotional connection about the meaning of a journey which is, in the end, life itself.
Founded in 1854 by apprentice trunk-maker Louis Vuitton in Paris, the company has designed and produced some unique and exceptional travel items during the course of transportation’s history, from steamers to private jets.
Its tradition of seeing to travellers’ comfort has been a priority since the days when the young Vuitton created the first watertight flat-topped trunk that could accommodate the increasing need for space among travellers.
A sample of LV luggage from its museum collection was showcased recently at the Louis Vuitton boutique in Starhill Gallery, Kuala Lumpur.
Sprawling across the entrance of the store was the legendary foldout camp bed trunk designed by Louis and Georges Vuitton in the 1870s for French explorer Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, whose expeditions to Africa were made comfortable with the extra-long bed and its horse hair mattress.
The compact trunk in signature Damier canvas is easy to transport and still available today.
Other notable pieces include the Malle pique-nique or picnic trunks created in 1913 to carry everything necessary for a lunch break outdoors as car travel developed.
Each compartment is designed to fit the shape of the object within as a shock absorber during travel — a salute to the original creativity of the young Vuitton as the favourite layetier-emballeur or packer to Empress Eugenie of France.
The sound, functional design of a guitar case from 1967 is another item on display.
For a guitarist, his instrument must be protected like a precious item.
The skilful craftsmen at Louis Vuitton demonstrated their savoir-faire by creating a monogram-covered guitar case with a green interior crafted with wood and canvas to fit the instrument without damaging it.
Available by appointment only, the Special Orders service is divided into two categories: Made-to-Order and Custom-Made.
All special orders are hand-made in the historical Louis Vuitton workshop in Asnières on the outskirts of Paris by about 185 skilful artisans under the strict guidance of Patrick-Louis Vuitton, a member of the fifth-generation of the founding family, who is himself a trained and talented craftsman.
Monique Girault, a Special Order specialist from Asnières, was here to explain the special order process. She said with the aid of an interpreter that “Made-to-Order" is a service that allows variations on selected items from our permanent collection that includes bags and trunks, whereby customers can personalise their items with a different material for the exterior and a dissimilar lining to make the item their own.”
Today, computer technology is used to help customers visualise what they want.
They can see how the LV Ellipse, for example, will look like in Damier checks instead of its signature Monogram skin, together with a menu of lining options, as demonstrated by Robin Koh from LV Client Relations Management.
The orders can take up to six months to make and be delivered to your doorstep.
“Custom-Made orders, on the other hand, are items which fully test the mettle of our craftsmen. These are unique one-offs, the products of our customers’ wild imaginations,” said Girault.
“The most important requirement for us is that it must respect the spirit of travel. If it is not for holding and transporting a customer’s belongings, it is not a Louis Vuitton product,” she stressed, citing a rare case when they rejected the request of a customer wanting LV to decorate the interior of his sports car in signature Canvas.
As an alternative, they politely offered to custom-make suitcases to fit the trunk of the car.
About 450 Custom-Made orders are executed annually in Asnières with each made by a single expert craftsman over a period of eight months.
The process starts from detailed sketches and the item gradually takes shape through elaborate prototypes before the final crafting of the agreed design.
Price isn’t a concern for this particular class of customers that include members of royalty, world leaders, couturiers and movie stars like Grace Kelly, Jean Patou and Sharon Stone.
Karl Lagerfeld once commissioned a case for his ever-growing collection of iPods.
Among the contents of luggage created by LV are couture gowns, safes, watches, computers, entertainment gadgets, chess sets, mahjong sets and even a secretaire trunk to hold a chair and drawers made for a marchioness in 1927.
But the most memorable of all orders, concur Girault and Koh, is a tiny trunk made to carry a businessman’s precious rubber duck called Willy.
This fondly nicknamed “Willy Trunk” may be laughable but it also proves that the traditional Special Orders service offered by Louis Vuitton devises ingenious ways to help its customers satisfy a specific need, express their individuality, or realise a fantasy — as long as they are related to the art of travel.
Make an appointment with Koh at the KL Louis Vuitton boutique in Starhill Gallery, if you want to make your Special Order. For the actual article click here.
Korean Actor for Vuitton & GQ
Won Bin, who was proclaimed last year as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF, will be undetaking a charity project for Louis Vuitton and GQ magazine to benefit the victims of the Sichuan earthquake in China. The South Korean actor made his screen debut in a 1996 KBS drama, and made his first big breakthrough in the drama Autumn Fairy Tale (2000) also known as Autumn tale and Autumn in my heart. Other movies such as My Brother and Taegukgi, released in 2004. He was awarded as Best Newcomer in the China Film Art Festival and Golden Filming Award for Taegukgi.
Won's photos will be featured in GQ Korea's cover and also seen in major men's fashion magazines in eight Asian countries. Photo: pressync
A Big Thank You!!!
I just wanted to say 'thank you' to all the Purse Forumers who responded to my post. Click here to be directed. And to all my readers as well. It was a blast to read what y'all got to say. THANKS for sharing and giving LVoe!!!
I remain, Louis Vuitton Lover
I remain, Louis Vuitton Lover
Vernis Colors
It was hard for me to name the Vernis colors since some of them go way before I ever got into LV. Luckily, as a member of the Purse Forum, I was able to pull this cheat sheet from anotheremptysky's posting way back in 2006.
Of course, let us not forget the latest additions, the amarante and violette.
One World, One Journey
I don't know if you guys noticed, but I added a spiffy gadget to my blog. If you look at the left side of the screen, you will find a flagcounter. It's amazing what technology has come up with! Now I could see all the LVoers that visit my blog from every corner of the world as represented by their nation's flag. The toolbar grows as each country is added. So, if you have something to say or a Vuitton to share, just hit me up via 4dluvoflv@gmail.com from wherever you might be. LVoe it!!!
Photo: www.louisvuitton.com
Photo: www.louisvuitton.com
"I'm not small, I'm fun sized."
In my efforts to stuff as many bags in my Eole 50 as I can, I got a little frustrated and wished that I had smaller bags. But none as small as these babies! Back in 2007, I featured a couple of these miniatures. (Click here) I never realized that they made more. The petit Steamer is just adorable and the Speedy in Monogram canvas is too cute! I wish they were reasonably priced though. The Speedy back in '07 was already $965, the Steamer $1330 and the Nomade Lockit $1120. I still see miniature Epi Lockits in stores but never ventured to ask how much they were. So, if interested, give 1-866-vuitton a call.
Photos: eboutique
Epi Ivoire
Posting that Perle Vernis Speedy has made me want to revisit the other blanc colors that LV offers. I've always been attracted to the pureness of the Epi Ivoire but have shied from it in the past because I know myself. If I even get a smudgin' of dirt on that piece, I would be hysterical. But, I've decided that life is too short to be scared of dirt! So, opening www.louisvuitton.com , I started thumbing through the Speedy, Lockit and even the Montaigne. Simply breathtaking! They could also be coveniently found at eLUXURY.com
for no tax and sometimes even free shipping. LVoe it!!!
The Stamp of Exclusivity
Hand painting - For generations Louis Vuitton has prided itself in creating a brand that speaks of luxury and exclusivity. This is exemplified with the hand painting of their hard-sided luggage. Meticulous artisans not only paint a means to identify your pieces, but they create miniature works of art that will reflect on the bearer. My personal favorite is the family coat of arms. Now, all I need is a hard-sided trunk! Visit www.louisvuitton.com
LV Core Values Podcast
I was going to download the old hold song from 1-866 when I stumbled upon Louis Vuitton's Podcast subscription. It features the videos with Keith Richards, Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf as well as the current core values song by Gustavo Santaolalla. I never realized that they had this. The title of the Podcast is Countless Journeys, Countless Emotions. What's good about it, is that the subscription is absolutely FREE!!! LVoe it!!!
Tennis Anyone?!
Ahhh...fashion spreads for the European market...you just can't top it. Thanks, Arjay for the snapshot.
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