Annie Leibovitz Models for LV

This time around star photographer Annie Leibovitz turned her lens upon herself, as she models for LV together with ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov. The campaign photo was captured in Annie's New York studio. "We have the greatest respect and admiration for Annie Leibovitz, both as a person and as a professional," says Antoine Arnault. "We were delighted to be able to offer her our support in troubled times, and she has responded like the consummate artist she is, with a truly exceptional image which - with its association of photography and dance - once again broadens the scope of our Core Values campaign."

The tagline reads: "The journey of a star captured in a flash".

Collaborations-a-go-go

If Pharrell can do it, then so can Kanye. The rapper with the famous “Stronger” glasses is collaborating with Louis Vuitton on a range of men’s shoes. But no, I doesn’t stop there. Louis Vuitton is on a roll. The luxury label also announced a partnership with the ultimate fashion rebel, Rei Kawakubo from Comme des Garçons. They will open a joint Tokyo store in September, a three-month space where shoppers can order six one-off bags in LV monogram pattern, designed by the Japanese designer. Some might consider this an innovative cooperation, while others believe that they are sleeping with the enemy. But either way, there’s a great similarity between this collaboration and Yohji’s bag for Hermès…

Girl with a Vuitton bag

Scarlett Johansson will invoke legendary movie stars Marilyn Monroe and Grace Kelly for "voluptuous glamour" in the Louis Vuitton autumn/winter 2007-8 campaign. "In this one, she's much more recognisable," said Vuitton's communications director, Antoine Arnault, admitting the actress wasn't always identifiable as the sweet-faced innocent she portrayed last season. Johansson has won a legion of admirers at Vuitton; Marc Jacobs is said to "adore" her. He based Vuitton's new collection around her character in the Vermeer-inspired film, "Girl With a Pearl Earring."

Prada dinner kicks off Louis Vuitton cup in Valencia

Miuccia Prada helped rile up the normally quiet community of Spain’s third largest city Sunday, when Prada hosted a kick-off party celebrating the start of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup at Central Market. Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher, Chloë Sevigny and her brother, Paul, Katie Grand and Ines Sastre were among the attendees who braved the light showers to attend an exclusive and intimate dinner the designer and her husband, Patrizio Bertelli, hosted before the bash opened up to nearly 2,000 guests from all over Europe and the United States, not to mention a bevy of prominent Spanish socialites.
Inside the dinner, Rem Koolhaas’s AMO think tank, in collaboration with Prada, created an installation via a series of private rooms within the party that were wallpapered with a special print. The duo also transformed some of the market vendors spaces for the party, whimsically playing with the existing stalls where truffle-infused mozzarella and pistachio paste—the latter dipped in liquid nitrogen—was served to guests by the night’s caterer, El Bulli.

Louis Vuitton's got trunks

Let's step back a few years in time and delve into the history of the Louis Vuitton trunks. LV is presenting the history of luxury travel at the Travels & Travellers exhibition at the Landmark, Hong Kong, next week. The exhibition will feature around 35 antique pieces from the LV archive collection. Viewers will get the chance to see everything from old trunks to suitcases that transform into wardrobes and writing desks. The exhibition will kick off on April 19 and will be open to the public.