May 14th, 2010 -Cannes Festival – At the premiere of “Tournée”
The inglorious basterds star Léa Seydoux was wearing a silk bustier dress from the Louis Vuitton Fall Winter 2010 Collection and a Sofia Coppola & Louis Vuitton clutch. Lea is the lead actress for Belle Épine from Rebecca Zlotowski, which will be presented this week at the Cannes festival.
MR PORTER will launch for the Spring/Summer 2011 season in January 2011 and will offer an edited product selection of the best in men’s style, from global designer labels to niche specialist brands alongside original editorial and style advice.
MR PORTER launch partners include Burberry, Ralph Lauren, Lanvin, YSL, Margiela, Balmain, Dunhill, Margaret Howell, Rick Owens, John Lobb and MR by the designer Roland Mouret. The unique product offer will feature approximately 60 of the best men’s wear brands with a balance of global must have brands together with local specialists and discoveries from around the world.
MR PORTER will be powered, curated, edited and served by an independent world class team who will benefit from the global infrastructure of the NET-A-PORTER group, a site with ten years of online luxury retail experience delivering to 170 countries worldwide.
In this the 10th Anniversary year of NET-A-PORTER.COM Natalie Massenet says:
“This is an incredibly exciting new venture for us and one we have been planning for some time. We have always said that NET-A-PORTER will remain a woman’s brand and now we are ready to create a dedicated men’s shopping destination entirely conceived with the stylish man in mind. We have a ready-made customer base for our men’s business. 100% of Net-a-porter customers have a man in their lives in some capacity and 59% of them are married or living with their partners. 3 million unique users trust and love Net-a-porter’s service and will be invited to make a purchase for the men in their lives. Additionally we look forward to welcoming a new group of super stylish men who join us to shop for themselves with the same level of service, dedication and commitment that women have had for the last decade.”
MR PORTER will offer same day delivery service in London and Manhattan with express delivery to the rest of the world.
Thursday June 10, 2010 – The Maritime Hotel – New York
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Thursday June 10, 2010 – The Maritime Hotel – New York
Julie de Libran said that she followed Marc Jacobs Louis Vuitton Fall Winter 2010 Collection‘s inspiration for her Resort presentation at the Maritime Hotel. Feminine looks, florals dresses, nipped waists, and pushed-up busts yes but the some of the looks reminds us Marc Jacobs late 90′s own collections. We clearly see Ali MacGraw seventies looks in this collection. See the Louis Vuitton Resort 2011 Accessories Collection here.
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Wednesday june 23th, 2010 – 13 rue du Mail – Salle Erard
“Brave” is the title of Francisco Vanbenthum‘s Spring Summer 2011 Collection. For this season, Van Benthum took inspiration from army uniform in all its different appearences from different decades, from the historical battle dress to the high-tech snipers utility gear. What Van Benthum especially fascinatesis the “clever” construction and technical solutions, invented pure from practical perspectives. Van Benthum interpreted these utility elements and details to compose a contemporary men’s wear collection. Within this collection he emphasises on the construction and the non-construction part of garments and plays with proportion. The familiar silhouette and the colour palette including different shades of army green, grey and beige underline the image of the brave young soldier.
Louis Vuitton Spring Summer 2011 Men’s Fashion Show Video
Thursday June 24th, 2010 – 104 Paris
Louis Vuitton has gone on a head trip for Spring 2011. “It’s a rhaspody of three virtual scenarios for a digital bohemian, a man who travels the world from behind his computer screen” says Louis Vuitton Men’s Studio Director Paul Helbers under the artistic direction of Marc Jacobs.
“The codes have changed. There’s an eclecticism in the way men dress today from Scandinavia to China and Brazil. It’s a culture clash” says Helbers.
Amazon skydiving inspires the collection’s army issue parachute constructions and lightweight silks. Layered leopard prints provide jungle camouflage, and from China there’s quilting, classic patterns and animal signs from the Chinese zodiac (interpreted by New York superstar tattoo artist Scott Campbell) come to embellish the ensemble.
The collection mixes technical nylons, elegant silks, soft, washed see island cottons and linens lightly coated or chintzed to wrinkle just slightly. Technical nylon is roughed up in weathered prints for sun-distressed parkas, textured in a silk blend taffeta weave for an ultra-light trench, or dressed up in the LV digitalized monogram floral for a jacket that’s still unfussy.
Exotic and earthy colors cross the rain forest to Shanghai from lava to smoke pearl, chartreuse, amber, parakeet green and chocolate chip.
Accessories are electic and elegant including Chinese symbol LV medallions on leather cords to wrap around the wrist, a lifesaver medallion in unpolished tiger’s eye and windshield sunglasses. Sandblasted crocodile monk’s sandals and Chelsea boots alternate with Blunstone type trainers with perforated detailing.
Both lightweight and functional, the bags inspired by active sport are the perfect match with the clothes. Featuring ingenuous details such as numerous straps and handles, zips and convenient pockets, the super light nylon styles showcase the iconic Damier check printed either in black, electric blue and amazonian green. Totally foldable and packable within their inside pocket, refinement lies in the teinted calf and sophisticated suede trimmings. Washed olive or Khaki denim tote styles, printed with either LV monogram large scale or “Louis Vuitton Articles de Voyages” archive signature bring a military feel to the collection.
Complementing the rich nylon and denim models, the iconic Keepall Waterproof comes this season in a Damier printed translucide PVC version while the Utha leather and Damier Graphite Canvas are personalized by Tattoo artist Scott Campbell.
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