Louis Vuitton City Bags: A Natural History
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (641 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0847840875 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-18 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Featuring the trademark monograms of the house, the City Bag story began with the Steamer, a resort bag designed in 1901 to be packed inside a much larger steamer trunk. This volume is an unprecedented history of Louis Vuitton’s women’s bags, the most coveted line of accessories in women’s fashion. At the heart of Louis Vuitton are its City Bags, a range of women’s bags that dates back to the turn of the twentieth century. Profoundly influential, City Bags are now known to millions by their descriptive names (Keepall, Bucket, Papillon, Alma, Locket, Noe, Speedy) and are still evolving into more fantastical forms. Lavishly illustrated with new and archival photography, historical graphics, landmark editorials, and
Florence Müller is a curator, fashion historian, and associate professor at the Institut Français de la Mode. . Marc Jacobs is the creative director for Louis Vuitton and designer for the Marc Jacobs and Marc by Marc Jacobs lines. Takashi Murakami is an artist based in New York and Tokyo
The book takes a genealogical approach with how and why each handbag evolved and is amazingly illustrated with renderings that look like family family trees as well as photographs. There are terrific images from vintage advertising dating back to the beginning of the 20th century.” WWD “By the end of the book, your appreciation for LV bags will be so high you may find yourself drawn to your nearest boutique to admire the craftsmanship in person.” Lucky Magazine “No matter what you call it, Louis Vuitton City Bags is nothing short of remarkable in its detail paid to every single style, permutation, and generation from this fabled brand. The first comprehensive taxonomy of Louis Vuitton’s City Bags, a range of women’s handbags that date back to turn of the 20th century.” Trouvaillesdujour blog. This certainly is a great book to give as a gift…and one which
It's much larger than I expected Wife loves it and it adds to her collection of LV purses and other stuff. Personally, 50+ bucks is obscene to pay for a book, however she loves it so it was worth it for her b/day. It's rather large (positive) and the quality is there, so if you or your SO are as obsessed over LV as my wife is you'll/they'll love it.. Five Stars Beautiful book!. Marie Fisher said A great gift for the LV lover!. My friend is an LV collector - I couldn't afford to buy her a handbag, but this book was the perfect gift. It's pricey enough that most people won't purchase it for themselves, and perusing the beautiful illustrations will keep the LV aficionado occupied for hours!