OK… so we’re all waiting for the (Rei Kawakubo) Comme des Garcons X Louis Vuitton collaboration, right?  Six bags.  Two based on re-issues… two based on icons, and two at Rei’s pleasure.

And then WWD Japan comes up with the little preview above.  And I’m just wondering about a few things.

#1.  The Speedy in the picture is the Mini Speedy, Sac HL.  It’s a small bag.  No, it’s a super tiny bag.  We once had one of these returned to us back in the day, because she thought it was small, not “miniature”.  Here’s a picture:

So I’m wondering how the heck all those straps work?  Do they move independent of each other?  Would they fit on a teeny, tiny, miniature Speedy?  I mean, there’s a possibility that the monogram canvas has been super-sized, in which case this is really a Speedy 25 with a huge monogram?  Does not look like it to me.

#2.  The Amazone and Papillon don’t look like they’ve changed at all.  OK, so the Pap has some super cute Teddy Bear charms dangling from the strap, but they look removeable, like key rings.  I don’t see anything variances between the Amazone above and Louis Vuitton’s vintage Amazone.  Here’s a picture (thanks to Jennifer for letting me us it!)

 #3.  The last bag looks like a skinny Louis Vuitton Musette Tango with a long Looping style strap.  Hmm… not feeling it.

So anyway, is it possible that the WWD pictures are hypothetical?   Like some inhouse graphic desigher’s photoshop fun illustrating the collaboration?  Or are these for sure, Rei’s designs?

I guess only time will tell!  What do you think?

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(The Hefner Family and their “Bobby”, in front of the Sherlock Holmes Museum, 221B Baker’s Street London)

Yeah, I never got that look. I freak out if I realize that a single button’s come undone… but Holly Madison’s Louis Vuitton Damier Papillon 26 serves as a nice distraction.

This is just a nice, safe- stylish bag. Of course you can pick one up at your local boutique or Eluxury for $675 plus tax retail. Or… you could buy the guaranteed authentic preowned Louis Vuitton Damier Papillon 26 that we have listed right now on eBay for a Buy it Now of almost $200 below retail- and a reserve of even less than that.

Bargain!

Edited June 8 to add information on the Sherlock Holmes Museum in London.

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(Louis Vuitton Watercolor Aquarelle Frame)

You knew it wouldn’t take long. While just technically launched yesterday, they’re already up on eBay!

And, while I love to promote our own bags (we have a ton of amazing pieces on eBay and on our fashionphile.com website right now- including our own Richard Prince for Louis Vuitton Heartbreak Joke bag), ya gotta hand it to eBoutique! She’s got some killer stuff. Loving seeing the new Richard Prince watercolor bags up.

She’s got the Louis Vuitton Watercolor Aquarelle Frame Speedy pictured above, the Watercolor Aquarelle Papillon, and the Watercolor Jamais. Take a look.

Very cool, indeed.

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Well, in 1967 she pretty much made it an icon. Twiggy and her monogram Louis Vuitton Papillon. It’s amazing how seeing a classic bag carried by such an interesting and always stunning fashionphile makes me want to carry the same bag. I mean, it’s just perfection.

Twiggy’s got a vintage Papillon 19- (the monogram placement is differs from its modern equivalent). It is still available at your local Louis Vuitton boutique or Eluxury for $585. The 19 is a small piece that’s really fun, if you can pull it off.

We don’t have a 19 in right now, but if you’d like the same look in a more practical size- we have a pre-owned, authentic Louis Vuitton monogram Papillon 26 on eBay right now! On Eluxury it’s $650, but our Buy it Now is over $200 LESS. What a serious Bargain!

The 26 is still a nice compact size- smaller than the 30, but you can wear it like a real bag, carrying most things you need. I’m no Twiggy- but here’s what it looks like “on”.

Come check it out… remember, free shipping if you read about it here on our blog!

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