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Now that’s my kind of hotel

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

 Hotel Pand, Bruges Belgium

Wow.  Not only is The Pand Hotel in just about the cutest town you’ll find in this part of Europe (Bruges, Belgium- think cobblestone streets, cool little stone bridges & canals- cute shops and cafes… adorable!) but the owners of this little luxury hotel have quite the antique Louis Vuitton trunk and hard case collection- and they are scattered throughout the hotel.

… in bedrooms, like the one pictured above and below.

Hotel Pand Louis Vuitton trunks

… and with stacks of suitcases in the lobby:

Hotel Pand Louis Vuitton trunks

I love what vintage Louis Vuitton can do for a room- and it so works in this hotel.  I am writing this into my Rick Steve’s Amsterdam, Bruges and Brussels guide- as a reminder. Don’t want to miss it if I get the chance!

Check out The Pand Hotel website- pictures and video.  It’s an amazing little hotel!

Louis Vuitton: Coming out of the Closet!

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

Eva Longoria Louis Vuitton Closet

OK, so we’re all used to seeing the “Cribs” shot inside celebrity closets- where you regularly take a peek at strategically, and asthetically pleasingly displayed Louis Vuitton pieces (see the Eva Longoria example above- feet delicately balancing on what appears to be an epi hatbox & multicolore hard case up above on a shelf!)

But today vintage and new Louis Vuitton pieces are often found tastefully decorating all kinds of rooms…

Kanye West Louis Vuitton Office
(Photo by Dewey Nicks)

You may remember this fantastic picture of “the Louis Vuitton Don”, Kanye West’s office from Harper’s Bazaar.

Tommy Hilfiger's Louis Vuitton trunk
(Tommy Hilfiger’s Trunk)

Aaron Thomas acrylic Louis Vuitton table trunk
(from WWJD: Aaron R. Thomas blog)

I’ve blogged before about the trunk in Tommy Hilfiger’s living room

but I really like what Aaron Thomas did with acrylic for LVMH as covers for trunks that were used for their pre-Golden Globes Party (one that happened, last year- pre-strike!) The pic above is from Aaron’s blog- and these not only make the trunk look fab and modern- but you can set your drink on your $20,000 trunk without worry!

Louis Vuitton Framed Scarf
(from In LVoe with Louis Vuitton blog)

Finally, I found this great picture from F~A~L~B’s blog… He’s framed a Louis Vuitton scarf and has it hanging in his guest powder room! I think this is a great idea- many Louis Vuitton scarves are little works of art. It’s nice to see them displayed. This could work in other rooms of the house as well, and I’d love to see it done with some vintage pieces!

I’ll leave it to you to comment on the following custom bathroom addition!

Louis Vuitton Toilet Seat covers

Some Bunk in your Trunk…

Sunday, February 17th, 2008


Have you ever wondered how they fit this pretty good sized bed into such a relatively small Louis Vuitton trunk? Well, you’ve come to the right place!Love the vintage Louis Vuitton striped mattress & matching lining paper!

Decorate with Louis Vuitton Trunks: Tommy Hilfiger Does

Monday, February 4th, 2008

What’s not to love about this look? This is the library in US fashion designer, Tommy Hilfiger’s house in Greenwich, Connecticutt. Tommy’s a collector and his home is decorated with vintage Louis Vuitton trunks- in the library, living room and bedrooms. It’s such a classic look. I love that he has an antique, famously French trunk right there with his red, white and blue Uncle Sam American art!

Hey Tommy? We’d love to help you add to your collection! Feel free to check out our www.fashionphile.com website for fabulous authentic vintage Louis Vuitton trunks and travel accessories. Of course, if you’re in the LA area, we’d love to have you drop on by!

Pharrell shops our trunks- in Paris!

Friday, January 18th, 2008

(pic from Pharrell’s blog- Billionaire Boy’s Club Blog)

Well, I can’t be sure- but hear me out:

OK… this is totally funny to me! I blogged about visiting Francis Elisio in Paris this Christmas. Francis owns Des-Voyages- a fabulous antique business specializing in vintage Louis Vuitton trunks & Hermes travel bags that is located in the amazing “Les Puces” antique flea market in Paris.

Well I thought THIS was very cool! I found this entry in Pharrell Williams’ blog (I’ve been checking it almost daily now, in hopes of getting a glimpse of pics of the new Jewelry collaboration that he’s been working on with Louis Vuitton- it’s getting released the 21st, but I figured, he might post some early pics of the bling!)

Anyway- it was fun to see pics of Pharrell Williams at the very market that we visited at Christmas- and to read his comments.

I just thought it was ironic, that we sell our antique Louis Vuitton trunks in Beverly Hills- but they are bought by collectors worldwide. We’ve sold many to Francis from Des-Voyages, and so there’s a chance, that Pharrell was shopping in France for trunks that came from us in BH. Just interesting.

Hey, Skateboard P! Let us know if we can help you with your antique LV collection? The dollar is weaker here- so we can give you a better deal AND you wouldn’t have to pay to ship it back from France!


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