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Designer bags your bread & butter?

No really- like flour, yeast, oil… Yeah. New online mag “Flamboyant” has included various pictures of branded and otherwise odd baked goods in their “Daily Bread” section of their first issue. We’ve seen this kind of Appropriation before- in candy, … Continue reading

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Have you seen the new LV Art, Fashion and Architecture vid?

Love the visuals!!!

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Attention Fashionphiles in or near Carmel, Ca.

Be sure to stop by the Louis Vuitton Boutique at Carmel Plaza on Tuesday to see the new Infinity Essence concept car with the killer Louis Vuitton Graphite Damier bespoke luggage for the slide out trunk!  (Check out more fabulousness … Continue reading

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Stick with the black leather bandaids…

Uh… yeah.  The black leather bandaids, I could see.  For those injured goth or rocker types. Luxist wrote on the leather version, and I thought… “hmmm, interesting concept- and looks like they’re getting some press.” I mean, at our house, … Continue reading

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Wish I were there :(

OK, can’t complain cause I’ve just gotten back from an amazing trip to Italy- through Venice & Cince Terra … but I’m so sad I’m missing this! The Louis Vuitton “A Passion for Creation” exhibition is now open via the … Continue reading

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Jean Charles de Castelbajac Logo Mania: Still Over It

I know I’m beating this dead horse- (and I hate that phrase- the poor horse!)– but really.  “Fusion art”?  Come on now. In case you’ve forgotten the formula (and how could you since literally EVERYONE is doing it…) 1.  Take … Continue reading

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Appropriating Arm Candy: It’s Lazy, Sucker!

It’s getting boring blogging about “artists” who go the lazy route, and use designer logos and trademarks in their work. I didn’t even blog about the “Fashion Weapons” by still life photographer Massimo Gammacurta, because I’d blogged about so many … Continue reading

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Louis Vuitton Doggie Bag

Just wondering if this (Marc Jacob’s Louis Vuitton monogram canvas “Fantasy Dog” bag pictured above on a Damier Sauvage rug) inspired this frightening little bit of LV appropriation art from Meryl Smith: … that I blogged about a while back… … Continue reading

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Sprouse in the House!

We’ll I gotta say, I didn’t think we’d get one so quickly… but thanks so much, you know who you are! The Louis Vuitton Stephen Sprouse Rose Graffiti Neverfull is my favorite of all of the Sprouse Tribute Collection.  This … Continue reading

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Zzzzzzzzz, snoozefest

What is it with “artists” using the Louis Vuitton monogram in weapons and ammunition? Apparently, this was part of the communications campaign kit by design firm 21:19 for Bita Haidarian’s autobiographical film, “Finding Bibi”.  I’m just done with the whole, … Continue reading

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