Tuesday November 3rd, 2009 13:33 Watch Cases by Louis Vuitton

You’ve got to hand it to Louis Vuitton because they do conjure up some unique concepts for luggage and bags.   As you

Louis Vuitton provides luxury cases for timepieces.

Louis Vuitton provides luxury cases for timepieces.

may recall, Vuitton recently entered into the luxury timepiece market — and what better way to carry you stylish accessories than in one of their prestigous cases.

One case is trunk style, and suitable for 8 watches ($4,070). While the other is more like a roll case, and sized for 3-4 watches ($620). Each are made in France, with the brand’s usual style and noticeable exterior.

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Wednesday September 23rd, 2009 10:00 The Vintage Luggage Company Caters To The Discerning Traveller

Vintage luggage expresses the decadence and glamour of yesteryear when travels to exotic locales evoked style, romance, and adventure.

Every now and again, certain pieces will make themselves known at auctions and that is when the Vintage Luggage

The Vintage Luggage Company specializes in rare pieces.

The Vintage Luggage Company specializes in rare pieces.

Company in Germany makes their appearance.   By having one of the world’s most detailed collections by the likes of Goyard, Vuitton, and Hermes, which they will have professionally crated and shipped worldwide to discerning clients.

Amongst the collection are are a 1920′s Vuitton desk trunk which will convert to a writing table complete with typewriter.

Another trunk, circa 1925, has a full set of plates, cutlery, and cooking equipment (each nestled within it’s own bespoke leather case).
So if you are already thinking about the holidays and what to get for that impossible to buy for person, definitely check out the Vintage Luggage Company.

~~ Raine Devries

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Monday May 11th, 2009 22:12 Money Cannot Buy Class

Spotted in Monaco recently was this pimped-out Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe customized in a Murakami multicolored Louis Vuitton monogram, belonging to the infamous Prince Marcus von Anhalt. Von Anhalt, who’s said to have essentially bought his title – Prinz von Anhalt, Herzog zu Sachsen und Westfalen, Graf von Askanien in full – by paying Zsa Zsa Gabor and her ninth husband Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt millions of dollars to adopt him, is one of Germany’s largest and most high-profile brothel and nightclub owners.

He refers to himself as “Prince Germany” and apparently uses the Rolls to promote the Royal Race, a Gumball 3000-style exotic auto rally he launched last year. The Prince, who’s been known to pal around with Pamela Anderson, claims to be a millionaire “in the three digit range” and to own 26 cars plus luxury real estate in several countries including Monaco and Dubai, attended by 12 bodyguards and 25 servants. This looks to us like not only a crime against taste but exactly the kind of thing LVMH’s lawyers love to sue over.

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Friday March 20th, 2009 11:30 Louis Vuitton’s $3,000 Shoes

There are shoes, and there are It shoes.   But even as It shoes go, these Louis Vuitton’s are in a crazy, feathery super-league of their own. These babies have gone global so without further ado, ladies and gentlemen, meet Spicy.

At the recent Paris fashion shows, where the fashion paparazzi greet interesting accessories with the same enthusiasm as they greet a plate of pastries so Spicy caused a bit of a fracas.

Spicy, is a decadent bejewelled confection set with purple, green and orange stones, caused so much fuss, poor Alexa Chung was almost knocked over in the quest for a shot of hers.

Other celebrities recently spotted wearing them include Chloe Sevigny, Heidi Klum, Victoria Beckham and, of course, Madonna, star of Vuitton’s current advertising campaign.

So why the furore?   The general concesus is that is a fun, jolly and proper work of art type of shoe.

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