The new Louis Vuitton/Marc Jacobs book is not due out until April (in conjunction with the exhibit opening at Les Arts Décoratifs in Paris), but Hintmag.com got a sneak peak at some of the images in the tome. The book also includes essays by fashion historians and editors. [Hint]Freja Beha Erichsen is now available in [...]

Forget the Red and the Black. Right now, it’s all about the Red and the Blue. The 2012 elections will mean a full year of face-off between the red Republicans and the blue Dems. All of a sudden, the red and blue Masai prints at Thakoon and Kim Jones’ men’s collection for Louis Vuitton are [...]

Louis Vuitton has formed a three-year partnership with Italy’s oldest film school, Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia (Italian National Film School), in an effort to “perpetuate handcrafted artistry.” For the first year of the relationship, there will be a costume workshop focusing on the design of the late seventeenth century. [WWD]If you thought you were going [...]

We first spotted Kati Nescher treading the boards at the Spring ‘12 shows, walking for labels like Marni (where she opened and closed), YSL, Celine, and Stella McCartney and eventually earning her place among our Top Ten Models of the season. Though she’s older than most of her catwalk compatriots (at 27) and, like fellow [...]

Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez are set to open their first Proenza Schouler retail space next year. Reportedly, they have their eyes on a Madison Avenue space. [WWD]Louis Vuitton’s new Spring ‘12 campaign is very pretty in pink. The Steven Meisel-lensed ads feature Daria Strokous and Kati Nescher in “candy-colored shifts, pastel suits with white-lace [...]

“I wanted to share my collection with others so they could get a glimpse of the joys, the thrills, and the pure happiness that these beautiful creations have given me,” Elizabeth Taylor once said. It’s a line that now covers one of the purple walls at Christie’s New York, where the Hollywood legend’s jewels, clothes, [...]

Earlier this month, pieces from Marc Jacobs’ Spring ‘12 collection were stolen in London. On Friday, a “gang of masked thieves” made off with £257,957 worth of Louis Vuitton merchandise from the Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris. [Vogue U.K.]The Americans for Marriage Equality campaign, “a public engagement effort spearheaded by the Human Rights Campaign [...]

The Louis Vuitton Marc Jacobs exhibition at Les Arts Décoratifs will open during Paris fashion week on March 6 and run through September 16. Jacobs is also reportedly working on a collaboration with “dot-crazy Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama.” [
">WWD]Rihanna has created a capsule collection for Emporio Armani Jeans and underwear. The offerings include boyfriend [...]

During fashion month, Tommy Ton caught several stylish ladies on the streets wearing an accessory you won’t find sitting on the shelves next to the bags and shoes at Louis Vuitton, Bottega Veneta, or Prada. The likes of Anna Dello Russo were pairing their couture frocks with brightly colored, oversize headphones. Recently, I tuned in [...]

There’s something in the water this season. The sea (and its denizens) proved a major inspiration to designers in Europe and gave rise to some seriously covetable accessories. On the runways at Chanel, Versace, Givenchy, Louis Vuitton, and Alexander McQueen, sea creatures had their day, from shark tooth pendant necklaces and seahorse wedges to starfish [...]