“There is a long series of suiting that accompanies the pre-Autumn Winter collection from Louis Vuitton. We did not pick up on those looks for this story. Everything else is here, but truthfully, those suits deserve another look at a later date. What we have here is a ready to wear collection tailored for the individual who wants a leg up on the end of the year “chiller” months with the option to prepare for an early frost. While not all the looks work for us, you are the individual who should really be making that choice. Trends aside, fashion is supposed to be personal and Louis Vuitton can help.”

Have a full look at Selectism.

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For Spring/Summer 2012 Louis Vuitton has released the new Birdie low top sneaker. Produced with a premium suede calf leather upper, the boat shoe style sneaker comes with a removable inner sock, hand stitched vamp and rubber outer sole. The silhouette reminds us of some older visvim styles and certainly mashes up more than one popular sneaker style. It comes in two colorways and is now available from Louis Vuitton stores.

Somehow we like the style, but at the same time something feels off. Maybe they should not have gone with such a harsh contrast with the white leather and outer sole. Just an idea.

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Yesterday the new Louis Vuitton Men’s Fall/Winter 2012 Collection was shown on the runways of Paris. Designer Kim Jones presented razor sharp suits, as usual a nice line-up of outerwear and the usual Vuitton accessories this season. We especially like the beige tones used in the new collection, the big wrapped knitwear pieces, and of course also the premium and exotic leather bomber jackets. Check out Kim Jones walking onto the runway in the end in his Supreme ‘Fly Pack’ Era’s.

A full look at the collection follows after the jump.

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We have shown you already Sponge Karl and Sponge Terry and Sponge Pharrell by illustrator Mike Frederiqo last week and while some of you might think that this is getting old, we do have to show you the new SpongeLouis, simply because the details on this latest work are so great.

Standing on a mountain of Louis Vuitton luggage, Sponge Bob also holds a LV umbrella in their classic monogram pattern.

Check out the details after the jump.

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Music: The Do – Too Insistent

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Last night Kanye West corrected some rumors with a series of tweets. He talks about his current fashion involvement and what we can expect from him in the coming months and years. One thing is for sure – he is excited and will make a lot of moves in this area.

First of all he mentions that his fashion line is called Kanye West and not DW by Kanye West. He also mentions that he is currently not represented by any agency for his fashion line. Also he says that there is no investors in his fashion line and that his first collection and show was all paid for by himself, with money that he made touring.

Kanye says that he has been offered to do urban clothing lines already 8 years ago and since then he is planning on doing something in the fashion world. Leave his mark. He talks about Bape turning down to produce his line and about shutting his first LA design office (which to our knowledge was for Pastelle at the time) after the MTV incident.

Afterwards he talks about interning at Fendi and being offered a position at Versace, which he could not take because of his working relationship with Louis Vuitton on sneakers. After 4 months at Fendi, Giuseppe Zanotti taught him to design women’s shoes already 2 years before starting the new fashion line. He goes and talks about designing a new Nike sneaker, the Yeezy, every 2 years.

Last he touches on his new design company, called DONDA, after his late mother. “DONDA will be comprised of over 22 divisions with a goal to make products and experiences that people want and can afford…”.

Well, as usual, the man has a lot of plans and we cannot wait to see which ones become reality!

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Here is a preview of one of our favorite new tote bags to come from Louis Vuitton for Spring/Summer 2012. The bag comes in a nice thin brown premium leather with both short leather handles and long canvas handles. A nice color hit on the side acts as a great contrast to the otherwise super clean bag. All in all a well balanced and modern daily tote.

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Sip Chat Chow created a fun series of ‘Cereal Couture’, turning the most normal breakfast food into luxury items. The series includes the Burberry Flakes, Cartier Crunch, Gucci Loops, Chanel Cocos and Louis Vuitton Charms. All in all the cereal boxes are well executed and mix the iconic logos and patterns of the respective brand’s with traditional breakfast cereal design.

Check out the full series after the jump.

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Aside from the great backpack, there is one other item that we right away noticed in the new Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 2012 Collection – the new wooden sunglasses. Some great craftsmanship went into these, combining the wooden frame with an inner metal frame, holding the lenses. The sunglasses come in two colorways and should release soon at LV stores around the globe.

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Perfect for the holidays, Louis Vuitton shares some images of further sculptures by artist Billie Achilleos. Known for creating beautiful animal sculptures with Louis Vuitton leather products, the British artist presents an incredible range, using different materials, colors and styles from the Vuitton archive.

Take a look at the complete line-up after the jump.

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After having previewed the backpack yesterday from the Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 2012 Men’s Collection, we now take a closer look at the Ace low top sneaker. The sneaker comes in both colorful leather options and in a mix of leather and the classic Vuitton Damier canvas. We actually like the silhouette for a fashion sneaker. It seems easy to wear and will especially look nice with shorts. But having a Vuitton monogram pattern sit on the upper of a sneaker we will never get used to – it just screams ‘fake’. Therefore, we would go with the red leather colorway.

Check them all out after the jump.

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One of our favorite pieces from the upcoming Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 2012 Collection is the above backpack. Mixing both safari, heritage and modern looks, this new large size backpack from the French luxury brand is stylish and functional. We appreciate the tonal application of the monogram, we would have taken it as well without monogram actually. The mix of leathers, canvas and nylon work well on the backpack and make it stand out at the same time.

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Kidult is back and has released two new t-shirts. The ‘YES’ tag on the Louis Vuitton Paris flagship store and the ‘KID’ tag on the Supreme New York flagship store have made it onto the new t-shirts by the artist. Entitled ‘Sperm’ and ‘Who Benefits From The Crime’, the tees are now available from the Kidult’s online store, each limited to 50 pieces.

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When it comes to unique craftsmanship, the French seem hard to beat. Recently Louis Vuitton teamed up with polo bike players Hannes Hengst and Grégory Barbier to produce their very own LV Polo Bike.  The details of each part of the bike are very impressive.

“From the embossed leather pedal straps and mallet holders, to the machined chainring (by Victoire), etched barplugs, via the leather wheel cover, culminating with a spectacular hollowed out mallet head, attached to a fully wrapped shaft. All of it using the classic Vuitton patterns and shapes.”

Intersection Magazine France were the first to get it in front of their lens and present it in their current issue. The images you can now see after the jump.

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This weekend Louis Vuitton will open their latest large scale Maison flagship store in Sydney, Australia. The Maison stores only exist in London, Paris, Tokyo and New York at the moment.

For the occasion Louis Vuitton has once again worked with artist Billie Achilleos, who created local Australian animals out of Vuitton luggage pieces, including a kangaroo, koala bear and crocodile, among others.

Take a detailed look at the creations and their presentation in the new Louis Vuitton Maison Sydney store windows after the jump.

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Fly high above the very first Island Maison from Louis Vuitton located at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore.

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With the rise of the iPhone and later on the iPad, pretty much every luxury fashion brand jumped on the band wagon and started offering cases and sleeves for these new digital devices. Which one to take or if to take at all a case, which can turn out to be more expensive than the device itself, is not an easy decision.

We bring you a round-up of cases from Pierre Hardy, 3.1 Philip Lim, Louis Vuitton, Tod’s, Fendi, Prada, Gucci, Martin Margiela, Bottega Veneta and others.

Take a full look after the jump.

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It sure looks like the heritage trend has also landed at Louis Vuitton. First footwear styles going in the direction popped up as part of their Summer 2011 range and today we showcase two new ones for Fall/Winter 2011.

The Nevada Derby silhouette, which mixes both moccasin and boat shoe elements, comes in a low and a high version for the coming season, in brown and black versions. It would not be a LV shoe without the placement of one of their signature monograms. We thank them for keeping it simple though and only embossing the pattern onto parts of the upper.

Take a look at the full range of the Louis Vuitton Nevada Derby after the jump.

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Today Louis Vuitton presented its new Spring/Summer 2012 Collection in Paris. Designed by Marc Jacobs and the newly-appointed Kim Jones, the upcoming collection of the brand turned out to be very sporty and easy to wear. We really like the beige, brown and navy tones used in the collection.

Coming from the streetwear corner, we of course especially like the bomber jackets in the new collection and there are a lot of them. The safari inspired styles are also looking really good and we believe that LV is certainly also making progress on the luggage side, beyond their classic monogram styles. The backpacks and tote bags of the upcoming collection are looking modern and functional. But as with all LV mens collections, the sharp tailoring is what we like the best.

Check out more looks from the new Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 2012 Collection after the jump.

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