Is this the new Louis Vuitton Monogramouflage Speedy?

Paulette — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:55:56 +0000

I don’t know if this is an official image or not but it does appear to be a Louis Vuitton handbag in the the new and eccentric Monogramouflage print designed by Takashi Murakami.
According to Fashioniseme.com who cites Karen Kooper.com as its source, this will be an upcoming Monogramouflage handbag although I don’t know which one since I’ve never seen that style before. Keeping true to the image of camouflage wear and ‘jungle’ backdrops, this bag has a almost a no-structure shape, seems light to hold, looks like its made out of mostly cloth, and has a few luxury accents like some vachetta here and there.

Actually, a quick perusal through Google showed some very similar shapes and styles in the vein of camouflage handbags, such as this bag on creativestitchery-gifts.com:

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Monogramouflage revealed

Paulette — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 22:56:33 +0000

The question is: Is it the same Monogramouflage on the bags? Thanks to Aubrey for the info.

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Chanel’s ‘Mobile Art’ exhibition set for world tour

Paulette — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 23:33:49 +0000

Zaha Hadid, the first female recipient of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, was chosen by Karl Lagerfeld to create the Mobile Art CHANEL Contemporary Art Container, pictured below. Hadid, described by The Times last year as “the world’s most flamboyant architect” due to her “breathtakingly sensuous designs”, seems like an obvious choice for a man quoted as saying “I don’t like standard beauty – there is no beauty without strangeness.”

Hadid was awarded the Pritzker, considered to be the Nobel Prize of architecture, in 2004 and is arguably one of the most talented architects of her generation. According to the Museum Marketing Blog (where I found the pictures above and below), the Pavilion was inspired by Chanel’s signature quilted bag, but the official Chanel Mobile Art site says the exhibition inside the pavilion which will include work “inspired by the elements that give the emblematic quilted bag from CHANEL its identity”.

I can’t find a definitive answer as to if the Pavilion is also based on the icon bags - if you know please comment!

There is a great little vital tour of the exhibition space on the Chanel Mobile Art site where the concept is described:

“It is important to note that Mobile Art is less an itinerant exhibition than an artistic experience in a nomadic building. This is how both the architecture and the exhibition were conceived.”
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“When you see pictures of the scale model, you notice that the architecture is completely organic. The walls are not straight.

Once inside the structure of Mobile Art, you find something undefined and fluid. It feels temporary, giving the impression of a virtual reality.
It plays on the idea of being in another dimension, in a cinematic universe.”

The tour starts in Hong Kong next month and comes to the UK in June 2009.

A long wait but hopefully one that’s worth it!

New Spring Summer 2008 Fendi Spy Bags Collection

Paulette — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:22:36 +0000

NEW SPY DELIVERY for this Summer!…The Metallic Spy Bag, The Beaded Spy Bag, The Island Spy Bag, and the Paillette Spy Bag.

Quite expensive as always!
Find Fendi Spy Bags: eluxury

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MIU MIU Framed Fold Over Clutch

Paulette — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:10:13 +0000

A big bravo to Miu Miu for this gorgeous clutch, in time for the spring this clutch is fresher as a fruit! Made of Peonia soft nappa leather framed fold over clutch. Miu Miu clutch has a small designer logo embossed on gold-tone frame and a push fastening at front. I love it!

$720 via http://www.net-a-porter.com

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Victoria Beckham And Her Hermes Kelly Longue Bag

Paulette — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:40:15 +0000

Victoria Beckham showed a her new Longue Hermes Kelly Pochette while she was on shopping spree with Gal Eva Longoria. I really love this pochette, practical and elegant.

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Fairy Prada Shoes

Paulette — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:40:59 +0000

Missed the bag? Here is your change to snap these up while you can! Price: $980, (888) 977-1900

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METALLIC shoes! Louboutin, Lanvin, Blahnik and more

Paulette — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:14:03 +0000

METALLIC shoes! Louboutin, Lanvin, Blahnik and more! Visit Barneys.com

Louis Vuitton new line Camouflage Monoflage Monogramouflage?

Paulette — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 03:03:58 +0000

Louis Vuitton is preparing for a major launch of a new accessory line, Fashion Week Daily has learned. Monogramouflage, as it is expected to be called, will combine the iconic French brand’s monogram canvas with a new camouflage print designed by Takashi Murakami and Marc Jacobs. Vuitton brass will unveil the new collection on June 1 at a pop-up shop that will open at the Brooklyn Museum of Art (similar to the one at the MOCA in Los Angeles), following the ”Brooklyn Ball” gala on April 3 heralding the East Coast Murakami retrospective. The products will then be sold at Vuitton stores worldwide starting June 15. Vuitton is a sponsor of the event (which is said to feature a performance by Jay-Z), and sales from the special museum store that night will benefit the Federal Enforcement Homeland Security Foundation. The Murakami exhibit will be open to the public from April 5 to July 3.

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Karen Kooper Presents New York and Paris Fall 08/09 Fashion Week

Paulette — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:58:48 +0000

Karen Kooper delivers footage from NY to Paris Fashion Week.
Nina Garcia at the Vera Wang Fall Winter 08/09. Anne Hathaway’s interview at Miss Sixty,
Victoria Beckham at Marc Jacobs, Dita Van Teese, Milla Jovovich &
Kanye West at Louis Vuitton, Karl Largerfeld, Claudia Schiffer at Chanel,Monica Cruz at Dior.

See all the videos on KarenKooper.com

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