So predicatably, Kane West made Vanity Fair Magazine’s “Best Dressed of 2008″ list.

But I thought it was interesting that as part of the interview for the spread, Kanye said,

Favorite fashion purchase of 2008: “A special-order red Epi leather Christopher backpack from Louis Vuitton.”

Kanye blogged about his amazing OOAK Special Order Louis Vuitton Azur Christopher just a couple weeks ago.  His manager, Don C blogged about his Special Order OOAK red epi Louis Vuitton Christopher months ago- titleing the post “LV Red Epi Christopher!!! (1 of 1) None B4 None 2 Come…

I’ve seen pics of Kanye with his Monogram Christopher AND his Damier Azure Christopher- but never a red Epi.  And I’ve seen pics of Don C with the Red Epi Christopher… but if they REALLY only made one…

Is Don C’s Christopher a “hand me down” or did he just think Kanye’s pack was hot (which the red epi is) and so he blogged about it.  In fairness… the post never said, “look at MY amazing SO Red Epi Christopher…”  I just assumed.

Hmmm, enquiring minds want to know!

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I saw this cool shot of Don C on his blog- wearing an amazing special order red epi Louis Vuitton Christopher backpack… and it just made me think about how much I love this style.

There’s Kanye, Nick C., Usher and Jay Z.

Honestly, I can’t think of a hotter manbag.

(Alex Melamid’s depiction of Kanye West with a Louis Vuitton Nomade or Fawn Epi Christopher in his “Holy Hip Hop” exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit)

Can you?

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Yep, she’s clearly loving it! I do this with shirts… If I like the look and the way that it fits, then I’ll buy the black, the brown and the white. But I’ve never done it with bags. Do you?

It’s interesting, because she takes the Louis Vuitton Epi Soufflot: a relatively conservative bag- and just really makes it scorch! Exhibit A:

(Fab pic from Just Jared)

I also find it quite hilarious, because she loves the bag- but is clueless about what it’s called.  In an interview with Stylehive during F/W 2008 New York Fashion Week, she was asked what her “fashion essentials” were.  Her answer?

“Well I have about eight I don’t know what they’re called, I call them “the log.” The Louis Vuitton bag that looks like a log with straps.”

The Log!  I love it!  If you’re loving Rose’s look… you can always buy the $1180 Soufflot on Eluxury right now. Or you could pick up a great deal on the authentic, pre-owned red epi Louis Vuitton Soufflot that we have listed right now on eBay! It’s a relative bargain for a fantastic bag.

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Well, this little game was so much fun last time, I thought I’d put up another!

Again, the rules of the game:

I travel a lot, and since I sell luxury bags for a living- I always check out the local boutiques. In fact, I will go out of my way to drop into Louis Vuitton if I’m in the area. I’ll give you three clues- to see if you can guess which boutique I visited- (this one in October 2007).

1. This is me and my daughter in front of the boutique.
   
2. Here’s another pic of me in front of a great statue of a notable personality from this town!
   
3. Here’s the real giveaway!
   

Hmmm… any guesses? We have a free shipping coupon for the first to email in with the correct location!

I’m going to post more of these every so often- but… we’d love to use some of yours! Just send me your pictures in an email at sarah@fashionphile.com, and I’ll come up with some clues and add you to our blog!

REVISED:

Congrats Terry!!! This is the Dublin, Ireland Grafton Street Store!

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OK… I thought this might be a fun little game. I travel a lot, and since I sell luxury bags for a living- I always check out the local boutiques. In fact, I will go out of my way to drop into Louis Vuitton if I’m in the area.

So, I thought I’d give you a little test- to see if you can guess where I am in pictures with the boutiques that I visit. This is from a trip in May 2007.

I’ll give you three clues!

1. That’s me below-on the right, with my sister in law on the left and a great friend in the middle…

   

2. That’s me below…with DH. Sorry for the scowl! The sun was really in my eyes!

   

3. If you don’t have it from those clues… this one should give it to you!

This Louis Vuitton red epi Montsouris backpack was made to celebrate the 700th year of the reign of the Grimaldi family. It has really fantastic embossing on the back of a crown, with the name of this wonderful little country (the second smallest independant nation in the world) with the dates 1297-1997. It also has the crown on the pocket zipper pull!

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