The Champs Elysees is expecting to get a huge boost when the first luxury Louis Vuitton hotel opens right next to the massive original store. The astonishing building is starting to look like a giant Vuitton briefcase or trunk, with huge buckles and the familiar monogram motif. Can you imagine how luxurious it will be INSIDE?
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Travis Kelce was surprised by an impressive collection of Louis Vuitton items thanks to his girlfriend, Taylor Swift. Although they’ve only been dating for weeks, the pair (nicknamed Traylor by fans) seem to be going strong – SO strong that Taylor dropped a small fortune on a briefcase, duffel bag, garment bag and shoes for her new beau, and even though she likely gets a celebrity discount from the designer label, a friend estimates that Taylor easily spent $25,000 on the tokens. When Taylor is smitten, “she shows her affection with her time and her wallet- and that’s what she’s doing with Travis” a friend explained.
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Like we told you, Louis Vuitton will DEFINITELY never be the same! Looks like every self-respecting performer in the rap world turned up in Paris to celebrate Pharrell Williams’ first collection as Creative Director of the label. And he dressed most of the celebrities in his own designs. Rihanna and ASAP Rocky are pictured here returning to their fancy Hotel de Crillon following the after-party. She’s wearing a custom 3 piece LV outfit with the jacket tied around her hips. Rihanna likes to flaunt her tummy when she’s pregnant. Rocky is wearing an LV baseball jacket decorated with pearl brooches. The show was declared a triumph for Pharrell Williams…
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Louis Vuitton presented their spring menswear collection in Paris and it’s a whole new world thanks to their new Creative Director- Pharrell Williams. A crowd of celebrities gathered outside and we had to look twice at what we thought was Kim Kardashian in her blonde wig. But it turned out to be Beyonce in LV satin pajamas! There IS a resemblance. On second thought it couldn’t be Kim – she’d NEVER wear such a loose fitting outfit. We located Kim inside (in a tight bodysuit) sitting next to a scary version of Jared Leto. Did he shave his eyebrows off? He’s been looking more and more like a freaked out Jesus…
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Janet Jackson had an interesting companion for the Louis Vuitton show in Paris. She and shoe designer Christian Louboutin have actually been to several red carpet events together in the past year. It does NOT look like she’s wearing his boots, however. Janet is wearing a Vuitton silver sequin puffy jacket that isn’t doing her any favors. But again it’s her hair that we take issue with. She deserves better than those two large heavy ponytails. And her makeup is way too vivid for daytime. We know how good she CAN look. When Janet and Christian went inside, SHE sat in the front row and he went to the back.
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When he arrived for the Louis Vuitton show in Paris, you just knew Jaden Smith, 24, was destined for the front row because he was draped head-to-toe in Vuitton. An interesting, but very odd outfit- the thick gold scarf and fish-scale top is wintery but the bare arms and stomach are definitely for warm weather. Yesterday, sensitive Jaden stormed OUT of Kanye West’s fashion show, appalled because Kanye was wearing a t-shirt that said WHITE LIVES MATTER. When we first saw the shirt we thought it was ridiculous and very funny and assumed Kanye meant it that way. Turns out a lot of people took the silly shirt VERY seriously and find sinister hidden meanings behind it. Jaden is one of them…
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If you thought Justin Timberlake’s DANCING was bad in that recent viral video, it was nothing compared to this outfit he wore to the Louis Vuitton fashion show in Paris. Justin attended with his wife Jessica Biel and she looks cute, as usual. But Justin looks as uncomfortable as he looks silly in that fussy print with the matching jacket. And the jewelry doesn’t help. It’s not hip, it’s not sexy – it’s embarrassing. And it’s Louis Vuitton! Just goes to show, EVERYONE makes mistakes now and then…
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We are REALLY feeling the loss of Virgil Abloh now that we’ve seen his last men’s collection for Fall/Winter 2022-23. It’s even better than the women’s. Virgil was adored for the fresh idea of elevating designer streetwear and introducing genderless styles. We were particularly struck by this “bridal” look that could either be worn by a bride or a groom. (Combat boots with a veil!) He made it perfectly acceptable for men to desire and buy styles designed for women and vice versa. Genderless fashion is certainly the future – the sizing just has to be figured out. (Kanye West can only DREAM about being as talented as VA)
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Sadly, the late Virgil Abloh’s last collection for Louis Vuitton (Fall/Winter 2022) was shown in Paris and it emphasized what a loss he is to the design world. Not only did Abloh combine streetwear with luxury fashion, but he presented functional gender-free dressing in an appealing way. Models all had unstyled, tousled hair, and none wore makeup – which increased the neutrality factor. (Will this ever catch on for the overdone Kardashians?) Abloh’s non-gender garments consisted of oversize trousers for women and dresses and skirts for men, but we cannot help but wonder about sizing. Will the non-gender items be available in a huge array of sizes or will they all be “oversize?“
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The late Virgil Abloh’s LAST collection (Fall 2022 menswear) for Louis Vuitton was shown in Paris and it was a BIG deal. It attracted quite a crowd- including Tyler the Creator, Venus Williams, Naomi Campbell, – and fun loving rapper/singer J Balvin. The Colombian heartthrob courageously promoted one of Vuitton’s biggest skirts for men. It’s a “puffer skirt (like the ski jacket fabric) and he wore it with masculine steel toe boots and a black shirt and blazer. Balvin has confessed that he loves fashion as much as he loves music, and it shows.
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