tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45406540278621394692024-03-07T12:48:19.964+08:00Bagfetish Unleashed!The Ultimate Designer Handbag Resource For Obsessive Compulsive Maniacal Fanatical Absolute Ultimate Bagaholics out there! You... yes, YOU! ;-)Bagaholic Babehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07544638027588443348noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540654027862139469.post-42364305437151568252008-08-31T20:39:00.004+08:002008-08-31T20:54:20.684+08:00Newsflash: Louis Vuitton Limited Edition Damier 'Neverfull' BagDear Bag Addicts,<br /><br />As you probably already know, there are a few Limited Editions of the 'Neverfull' bag. First, there was the <a href="http://bagfetish-unleashed.blogspot.com/2007/11/newsflash-murakamis-exhibition-limited.html"> Limited Edition Murakami Neverfull </a href> that was available only at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MoCA) in Los Angeles from Oct 2007 to Feb 2008, and the <a href="http://bagfetish-unleashed.blogspot.com/2008/07/newsflash-100-limited-edition-lv.html"> Limited Edition Neverfull in Crocodile Skin </a href> a few months ago. Now, there's a <b>Limited Edition</b> 'Neverfull' bag in Damier Canvas available, but only in Hawaii and Japan. However, those of you in other parts of the world, fret not! You too can get a Limited Edition Neverfull in Damier! Reliable sources have told us that a Limited Edition 'Neverfull' in Damier Azur will be released in early 2009. And yes, it will be available in Malaysia too! I don't know whether they're putting people on the waitlist over here already, but maybe you could enquire at a Louis Vuitton boutique and give it a shot if you're interested.Bagaholic Babehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07544638027588443348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540654027862139469.post-71422925181991856192008-07-24T08:00:00.014+08:002008-07-25T18:17:43.742+08:00Newsflash -- Coach's First Global Flagship Store in HK!<a href="http://www.theedgedaily.com/cms/content.jsp?id=com.tms.cms.article.Article_4e5f776d-cb73c03a-9c8c3f00-d38c9c9e"><strong>Style: Redefining Design</strong></a> <br /><em>A store that mimics apartment space</em><br />By Anandhi Gopinath<br /><br />"Organised chaos", Reed Krakoff, president and executive creative director of Coach, says authoritatively. “It’s designed to look like organised chaos.” The scene before him is a huge rectangular table covered with jewellery, bags, purses, umbrellas and shoes. <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5rCBxEXgAn7EUGw9zaFasCMa_aoMXOiKYh5UFVLCUXzc599AgB3B81Y58LtLlBHMolrQx44zqnjlhUA0w0Er479sXXoCOafhIiN7W2itbe4dyVWp4YAsynbZzJa04lMcE76U3s1CWAHpk/s1600-h/coach1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5rCBxEXgAn7EUGw9zaFasCMa_aoMXOiKYh5UFVLCUXzc599AgB3B81Y58LtLlBHMolrQx44zqnjlhUA0w0Er479sXXoCOafhIiN7W2itbe4dyVWp4YAsynbZzJa04lMcE76U3s1CWAHpk/s400/coach1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226570344537133794" /></a><br />The American leatherware company was launching its new global flagship store in Hong Kong in the company of a huge gaggle of regional journalists. The first thing that greeted us when we stepped in from the pouring rain outdoors was a warm blaze of colour atop a plain glass table. It was as if a young girl was getting dressed to go out, and not knowing what to wear, she had put all her stuff out on her dressing table. Cluttered, yes, but it was a deeply appealing display, nevertheless. The oohs and aahs could be heard from a mile off, and the high-wattage smiles of approval easily outshone the recessed lighting above. <br /><br />As it turned out, the description wasn’t too far from the truth as Krakoff went on to explain that the store was in fact designed to mimic the apartment space of a very young, trendy girl living the New York lifestyle. <br /><br />The latest of 13 stores on the highly populous island, Coach’s new home is special. What Krakoff calls the “newest iteration of our flagship prototype” featuring “the newest, most up-to-date collections”, the new global flagship store is to be a huge brand-building tool for the American leatherware brand. <br /><br />Taking a step away from their usual minimalist style, Krakoff and the Coach Architecture Group designed the 9,400 sq ft store to look a little more cluttered than is their usual way. The lower level consists of most of their newer products, arranged in a colourful array across the store. Classic pieces, like the Bleecker tote bag, sit next to the jewellery collection, which is just beside the counter for Coach’s new fragrance. Unveiled in conjunction with the launch, this is the first release of the fragrance outside of the US market. <br /><br />A curved, white staircase dramatically leads upstairs; where there are special pockets of space dedicated to particular lines of shoes, eyewear and outerwear. White sheepskin rugs break the monotony of the shimmery marble floor, breaking into private spaces to try on the vast variety of products that lie about. Many of us stopped to admire our reflections in the custom-lacquered, antique mirror with oxidised nickel silver accents, and rest our not-so-weary bodies on custom-designed furniture placed generously all over the store. <br /><br />It was becoming easy to understand the design philosophy Krakoff was referring to; we felt we were in someone’s trendy home rather than just a retail space. Yet, the respect for tradition is also distinctly apparent. For example, between the bags that are strewn about on the shelves, we see oversized gold turnlocks, a model of the clasp that is an icon of many Coach bags. <br /><br />Downstairs, there is what Krakoff calls a legacy wall, which features illustrations of New York, old posters, the brand’s horse and carriage logo, images of the current campaign, sketches and anything at all that serve as ideas for the current season. Which meant the wall would always have something new to add as newer collections arrive at the store. Everyone was deeply impressed, as Coach’s Queen Street store had achieved a retail feat few stores manage to do — it had become warm, welcoming and real. <br /><br />On the outside, Coach stands tall in the midst of the Queen’s Street clutter, with its glass and stainless steel backlit signature façade; it proved to be such a hit that tourists and Hong Kong residents alike were seen taking pictures outside the store that were sure to end up in some holiday scrapbook or on some mantelpiece somewhere. It had to be said that the location that Coach chose was a brilliant fit to the younger market Krakoff said the company was also trying to target — barely a hop, skip and a jump away is Lan Kwai Fong, the island’s elite clubbing area. <br />“In general, as we go forward, our stores will have a more residential feel; they are warmer with more decorative elements and are generally friendlier to shop in… that’s definitely the idea here,” says Krakoff in his trademark drawl. “We combined the idea of it serving as a retail space, and as a typical New York apartment.” <br />The new design of the store is the first of its kind in the world, hence Hong Kong residents are extremely proud to have the vastly popular American brand test out the new idea in their city. “The timing was great, really. The consumer here really appreciates anything new and anything fashionable. It was a great way to cement our position here. It’s also a geography we’re focusing on in the future,” he says. <br />Which is appropriate for them to do, considering that the brand, taking its cue from other luxury brands, has realised that the greater China is where the money is. “Hong Kong is an important destination for Coach as it is the gateway to Asia. Hong Kong is a leader not only in business, but also in fashion and lifestyle,” says Coach Inc chairman and CEO Lew Frankfort. According to him and Ian Bickley, president of Coach International, the brand intends to open another 30 stores over the next few years in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Mainland China and Macau, as they have identified Greater China’s potential to quickly become the third major market for Coach, after North America and Japan. <br /><br />In Asia, Coach has taken on a more aspirational positioning. “We do compete with the bigger European brands, but that happens globally, not just in Asia. What’s happened is that our product lines have become broader and broader, and we still intend on doing that to compete at low and high-end levels,” says Krakoff. <br /><br />The lines that have come out of Coach in recent years have been attributed to Krakoff’s revolutionary direction of the brand. Hired in 1997 from Ralph Lauren, Krakoff was given total creative control to oversee everything from store concepts to merchandising to product design. Eleven years later, Krakoff has hit his stride with a series of cult-status bags, expanding the product lines (Philip Lim designs trenchcoats for Coach while New York milliner Eugenia Kim does hats) and of course, designing fantastic new stores. Known as the Lagerfeld of his time, Krakoff has reinvented the slightly stoical image of Coach and made it cool. <br /> <br />Yet, he says, he relies on a slightly arbitrary design inspiration. “It’s a hard thing to talk about because it’s not deliberate. It’s very iterative and experiential... one thing always leads to another,” he muses. “You have to go far in one direction, then far in another direction and see how it feels. You start to build a vocabulary of stuff you can work with. When I first started at Coach, there wasn’t much — one type of leather, one material, that’s it. My next step was to develop fabric and material ideas, hardware ideas, signature detail… and the brand just grew from there.” <br /><br />Each product led to yet another collection, as the brand extended from bags to shoes to outerwear. Coach took its time to do this, as Krakoff is quite specific about letting things take their own course naturally. “Each product leads to the next, and you can’t do them out of sequence. There’s a time frame for everything, and we do it accordingly at each place,” he says. <br /><br />Personalised details like this exemplify the personality of the brand, as each market is treated individually. For example, when the store was opened in KL, Krakoff designed a beige limited edition satchel exclusively for the market. In Hong Kong, two new products were also launched. “People here love fashion so this was fun for me,” says Krakoff. “They love new brands and new ideas, they like to shop, so it was fun to design this sort of store and the limited edition products.” <br /><br />To be able to walk into a store and feel welcome, to be able to find anything from jewellery to key fobs to bags — whether you’re male, female, teenager or adult — takes a special sort of skill. It’s redefining traditionally held perceptions of what is stylish and what isn’t, or disregarding the it bag phenomenon for something that a customer would want to own forever. <br /><br />It’s a redefinition of style in every sense of the word. <br /><br /><br /><strong>The Newborns </strong><br />The Perry limited edition Ergo satchel in python and the MyNY tote, the two new products created exclusively for the opening of Hong Kong’s new global flagship store. Coach will also be donating RMB1 million and a portion of the store’s first-month sales to the China Red Cross Fund in aid of the Sichuan earthquake victims.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSx6pgbIyExDG0dx4ETZYeePgXxzXdBjcaWwJuB0z_NtfeQO_P7troIx8akQDPIScL407FnjxmeABYDuPlpPf1NIAfUz0BX4Dh7cST6FZcOY4IM7NxiV7G6v2KwW1aZskD5QDVdHTccBnd/s1600-h/coach3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSx6pgbIyExDG0dx4ETZYeePgXxzXdBjcaWwJuB0z_NtfeQO_P7troIx8akQDPIScL407FnjxmeABYDuPlpPf1NIAfUz0BX4Dh7cST6FZcOY4IM7NxiV7G6v2KwW1aZskD5QDVdHTccBnd/s400/coach3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226572461050325810" /></a><strong>Coach Perry Limited Edition Ergo Satchel in Python</strong>, <em>price unavailable</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYBgLVNifiEsDt23XgMks3Nf8E06ihgbgz8m6jTh_gA_woaJiGi9zQfXqaImU8ZETt7Azc8kBlun7-M5xVQN2ZLTkyB6xIDyoz93w7RVmK-INTO6ATM6BZhFLplrrBoArM8OLAkkOqSjGj/s1600-h/coach2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYBgLVNifiEsDt23XgMks3Nf8E06ihgbgz8m6jTh_gA_woaJiGi9zQfXqaImU8ZETt7Azc8kBlun7-M5xVQN2ZLTkyB6xIDyoz93w7RVmK-INTO6ATM6BZhFLplrrBoArM8OLAkkOqSjGj/s400/coach2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226572566120634066" /></a><strong>Coach MyNY Tote</strong>, <em>US$1,000</em><br /><br /><strong><br />Courtesy of <a href="http://www.theedgedaily.com">The Edge Daily</a></strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540654027862139469.post-8348999631983252592008-07-19T02:58:00.000+08:002008-07-19T09:51:56.402+08:00Newsflash -- Design Your Own Personalised Fendi BaguetteIn conjunction with Fendi's 10th Anniversary for the iconic Baguette bag, this fashion house has come up with a white coated canvas Bagutte that you can design yourself! The initial intention of this DIY Baguette was the competition that Fendi held, that was open to everyone in the Asia Pacific Region and Celebrity designed Baguettes. The winning designs will then be auctioned along with the Celebrity bags. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqvGEJ_gT_LOXIaUmiYjx-aOdsTdNWtPx2v_EjIc0o7-paODjsJHXFD5MGmJSJmZF1NWTdNfhsZx-XqjezJB9nLGU1_hltX2HnofH-j88lfDO2Q-kI40nc5KNiGBs9qrPHpHHkxtYKZQ0W/s1600-h/Fendi+-+Design+Own+Baguette.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqvGEJ_gT_LOXIaUmiYjx-aOdsTdNWtPx2v_EjIc0o7-paODjsJHXFD5MGmJSJmZF1NWTdNfhsZx-XqjezJB9nLGU1_hltX2HnofH-j88lfDO2Q-kI40nc5KNiGBs9qrPHpHHkxtYKZQ0W/s400/Fendi+-+Design+Own+Baguette.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218679291673159858" /></a><br /><br /><br />Due to overwhelming response, it's also now available in stores. So, if you've always wanted your own personalised Baguette, here's your chance! It comes with 10 Pantone Universe markers for you to decorate your bag with, and paint whatever you desire on your very own personalised Baguette. What's more, the interior twist-lock closures on the bag allow the buckles (that are used to attach the shoulder strap) to be remove, so you can also use it as a clutch! This 'Paint-Your-Own Baguette' bag comes in a beautifully packaged Fendi box and is available for $1300 via <a href="http://www.eluxury.com/estore/browse/product_detail.jsp?id=11776824">eLuxury </a href>Bagaholic Babehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07544638027588443348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540654027862139469.post-62686196386463583502008-07-13T21:51:00.000+08:002008-07-14T00:08:28.102+08:00Newsflash: The Bagfetish Unleashed Game!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ntUBDpqFQPGZN79H8GZXvkqXabp9TG6f6LNdmk_FXaEestClfmih5XQCVXfYu6n3Jrd4uPv38aYOfor0OtPp6BlD3hAFYz-uwMlPJIHWkMTX5oysYcjfc_6orji08969p0sz2WQUG4Px/s1600-h/bag-game.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ntUBDpqFQPGZN79H8GZXvkqXabp9TG6f6LNdmk_FXaEestClfmih5XQCVXfYu6n3Jrd4uPv38aYOfor0OtPp6BlD3hAFYz-uwMlPJIHWkMTX5oysYcjfc_6orji08969p0sz2WQUG4Px/s400/bag-game.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222530776634997698" /></a><br /><br />Yes, you got that right! It's our very own game!<br /><br />A collaboration between VoxPop and our Bagfetish team, this game will be running for the next 10 days so try out our new game today at <a href="http://www.voxpop.tv/fashion.php">VoxPop</a>. What's more, the winner walks away with an Amazon gift certificate worth $20! Try it today!<br /><br />Special thanks to VoxPop for creating the game for us. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.voxpop.tv/fashion.php">Click Here to Play Now</a>Bagaholic Babehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07544638027588443348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540654027862139469.post-7243977448341274412008-07-01T09:55:00.000+08:002008-07-01T09:56:49.626+08:00Newsflash -- 100 Limited Edition LV Neverfull BagsDear BagAddicts,<br /><br />The ever popular and soon-to-be iconic Neverfull bag by Louis Vuitton is now available in a <b>Limited Edition</b> version. The Limited Edition piece is available in Exotic Croc skins. Only <b>100 pieces</b> of these bags will be available. I'm not sure if it will be available in Malaysia though, but sources have told me that it will be available across the causeway, over in Singapore. Limited Edition Neverfull bags will be available this month (July). So if you're an LV collector and wanna get your hands on this exclusive piece, hurry out to your nearest LV boutique. As for the price, I'm not sure how much these beauties cost. Bagaholic Babe has had the privilege to view this Limited edition in Violet croc, though I'm not sure if it'll be available in other colours. But hey, it's a limited edition so I guess the colour doesn't really matter.Bagaholic Babehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07544638027588443348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540654027862139469.post-69805256535325997062008-02-05T16:02:00.000+08:002008-02-05T10:02:55.065+08:00Newsflash: Judith Leiber collaborates with Hello Kitty<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiEAM9tmUY8wxZ9e1YeAYJW9AnqqBSVOB9aEwqkVDPvg_66tqnAXqfDyhr7ujpv7OxklQNFataUSX5SuZhFY1Ngryaa3CUXrFpafUQvDEO5pyMitxFAbrqAEztnBGJInXi-oZbKfzDhJGR/s1600-h/Judith+Leiber+for+Hello+Kitty+Compact+Mirror.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiEAM9tmUY8wxZ9e1YeAYJW9AnqqBSVOB9aEwqkVDPvg_66tqnAXqfDyhr7ujpv7OxklQNFataUSX5SuZhFY1Ngryaa3CUXrFpafUQvDEO5pyMitxFAbrqAEztnBGJInXi-oZbKfzDhJGR/s400/Judith+Leiber+for+Hello+Kitty+Compact+Mirror.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163038335658838258" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ55QFeJUht7353GCMJMfmRlA6rxXah6Sn3q361HAOiXCjqdg6D6EQpta4WwFed45LS35YZ8q8S64rfCqwzWbbuNu8DqV3FFDz59zrG2ZMW7kFEcZQJeYNf9UpPUpoaaBBF0ShuA_0hHcB/s1600-h/Judith+Leiber+Hello+Kitty+Mirror+Interior.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ55QFeJUht7353GCMJMfmRlA6rxXah6Sn3q361HAOiXCjqdg6D6EQpta4WwFed45LS35YZ8q8S64rfCqwzWbbuNu8DqV3FFDz59zrG2ZMW7kFEcZQJeYNf9UpPUpoaaBBF0ShuA_0hHcB/s400/Judith+Leiber+Hello+Kitty+Mirror+Interior.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163038339953805570" /></a><br /><br />Guess what? Uber miniaudiere extrodinaire, <b>Judith Leiber</b> has collaborated with Sanrio (Japanese brand that houses Hello Kitty). The result? This <b>Limited Edition</b> crystallized (need we say more? It's Judith Leiber after all innit? Lol) Hello Kitty compact mirror for the kid in all of us. I know that BagObsessed Babe, my counterpart and co-author of this blog would be delighted to see this as she is a massive Hello Kitty fan and has been one since young! Being a Judith Leiber creation, it comes with a dustbag and has Judith Leiber's signature enclosed within! <br /><br /><br />Get this <b>Limited Edition Judith Leiber Hello Kitty Compact Mirror</b> for $295 via <a href="http://shop.sanrio.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-eStore-Site/default/Search-Show?prefn1=collection&prefv1=Judith%20Leiber">Sanrio</a href>Bagaholic Babehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07544638027588443348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540654027862139469.post-26579217106159199352007-11-25T09:40:00.000+08:002007-11-25T20:53:11.483+08:00Newsflash: Murakami's Exhibition & Limited Editions at MOCADoes the name <b>Takashi Murakami</b> sound familiar? Well, it should. Murakami is the artist who collaborated with Marc Jacobs and Louis Vuitton to bring us collections such as the <b>Monogram Cerises (Cherry), Sakura (Cherry Blossom), the Monogram Multicolore Range</b> and other cutesy <b>Limited Edition collections</b> at the House of Vuitton. <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghIY9rc0WKIQnjb1s4Qtz6FxPXueMFp7-R5kCwq7WN-cGa_422SXFZls7r9H5s3K0sjhIgKyWJaN1-bBfpNuam4Dm0dZfdJbJg_BnYAW_dSmznS-PUEPdsvb61W07KAHFlcqK2s4I3otTR/s1600-h/murakami+banner.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghIY9rc0WKIQnjb1s4Qtz6FxPXueMFp7-R5kCwq7WN-cGa_422SXFZls7r9H5s3K0sjhIgKyWJaN1-bBfpNuam4Dm0dZfdJbJg_BnYAW_dSmznS-PUEPdsvb61W07KAHFlcqK2s4I3otTR/s400/murakami+banner.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136745650257582498" /></a><br /><br />From now until February 2008, Murakami's artworks will be featured at the <b>Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)</b> in Los Angeles. But wait, there's more! For the duration of Murakami's exhibition at MOCA, there will also be an <b>Exclusive Louis Vuitton Store</b> at the venue! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaUwh7CNicrtpm-wiG-wHgIjMi2xjMjJ44oL9orh3u5AwdphJhrMw6lpshe7v439J-akgVks5HxWpcvgufzWgOqJOtLufaqaQa0YedthgtfuRWzHqXSw2jlLL8EAo3QEVgiJlwpBZZ7Xsc/s1600-h/Murakami+MOCA+Store+Interior.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaUwh7CNicrtpm-wiG-wHgIjMi2xjMjJ44oL9orh3u5AwdphJhrMw6lpshe7v439J-akgVks5HxWpcvgufzWgOqJOtLufaqaQa0YedthgtfuRWzHqXSw2jlLL8EAo3QEVgiJlwpBZZ7Xsc/s400/Murakami+MOCA+Store+Interior.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136759256713976242" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifWhH5DG-1L0oQpyjJDr4GvxNPkTX-Gz11Cairq51r5iYmii5R_QMBrtYqqe8Bc5SQQd_ZMcJTZXLWWDvEZTbhs9eWh9bCSDPnHfzQpXST6mh5iDpBSApV-sP0dPaLHSNA1tX2HsCBdG4n/s1600-h/Murakami+MOCA.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifWhH5DG-1L0oQpyjJDr4GvxNPkTX-Gz11Cairq51r5iYmii5R_QMBrtYqqe8Bc5SQQd_ZMcJTZXLWWDvEZTbhs9eWh9bCSDPnHfzQpXST6mh5iDpBSApV-sP0dPaLHSNA1tX2HsCBdG4n/s400/Murakami+MOCA.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136759265303910850" /></a><br /><br />Unlike your regular Louis Vuitton Boutique, this one that is specially set up at MOCA features <b><i>only</b></i> products specially designed for the occasion by Vuitton and Murakami. The exhibition store will feature a <b>new Murakami-designed 'Neverfull' bag with an LV Hands print </b> and a round Monogram canvas coin purse with the same design. In addition to that, Murakami has also designed a <b>Limited Edition</b> diary/organizer/Agenda/Year Planner featuring a new character called <b>Chibi Kinoko (Little Mushroom</b> printed on Vuiton's signature Monogram Canvas, Monogram Multicolore (available in both Black and White). <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH69YoyyPTdvWE1gROsC5XefQKteXPAlHVQg3PzAtcLpSHmA9M47BmE3D7PB3BL179z24u70hj8ireFpwbriQNDyhREADx_71TWBEVwKKe-a0rXsh7lwvyGCS2yxdYFWymxKPav7TVdaCg/s1600-h/Murakami+Hands+Neverfull.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH69YoyyPTdvWE1gROsC5XefQKteXPAlHVQg3PzAtcLpSHmA9M47BmE3D7PB3BL179z24u70hj8ireFpwbriQNDyhREADx_71TWBEVwKKe-a0rXsh7lwvyGCS2yxdYFWymxKPav7TVdaCg/s400/Murakami+Hands+Neverfull.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136759269598878162" /></a><br />Murakami Limited Edition LV Hands Print 'Neverfull' Bag<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioaoxWK0xb6DFAwmmDSEnrTIj4dn9MGG7E6gTiRve7UO3FhX47qgcRX9gWCUbhucDh2DWajVqeS_8qgO9wkKRd3RJwpSsxLWXzX0_VDa5vo_fa9g2DZjLxxXBFgL7Ooex3IJbU5wciYZ8-/s1600-h/Murakami+LV+Hands+Print.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioaoxWK0xb6DFAwmmDSEnrTIj4dn9MGG7E6gTiRve7UO3FhX47qgcRX9gWCUbhucDh2DWajVqeS_8qgO9wkKRd3RJwpSsxLWXzX0_VDa5vo_fa9g2DZjLxxXBFgL7Ooex3IJbU5wciYZ8-/s400/Murakami+LV+Hands+Print.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136759415627766274" /></a><br />Closeup LV Hands Print<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi83P_P3h-0Aqd42EnheqchxxOuPsIZyFHf_NK3lP5U7nt49jbyVyej7rY_ra3e856pDa6H_vw0i4MF3fPAazbgqu8j4YlMWYw9YwkymdzfMjhUFlN49BUg9YafMA608L6lKZx6hmTcMrW1/s1600-h/Murakami+Mushroom+Agenda.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi83P_P3h-0Aqd42EnheqchxxOuPsIZyFHf_NK3lP5U7nt49jbyVyej7rY_ra3e856pDa6H_vw0i4MF3fPAazbgqu8j4YlMWYw9YwkymdzfMjhUFlN49BUg9YafMA608L6lKZx6hmTcMrW1/s400/Murakami+Mushroom+Agenda.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136759273893845474" /></a><br />Murakami 'Chibi Kinoko' (Little Mushroom) Agenda<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi48IrAY_Or2tu95cygYSk9Q85J3_k_K7043V3J8DCPRsK8hTOZ49MEOGzXrsFNdQ1bsD96OehBvskxqzVVNyYDGzFu8s8MQNaPKkiKu2Hj_RL7sL0QdF3hOgMAWNUUWQ2VA7qf7I1g32rN/s1600-h/Murakami+Mushroom+Closeup.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi48IrAY_Or2tu95cygYSk9Q85J3_k_K7043V3J8DCPRsK8hTOZ49MEOGzXrsFNdQ1bsD96OehBvskxqzVVNyYDGzFu8s8MQNaPKkiKu2Hj_RL7sL0QdF3hOgMAWNUUWQ2VA7qf7I1g32rN/s400/Murakami+Mushroom+Closeup.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136759273893845490" /></a><br />Closeup of 'Chibi Kinoko' Character<br /><br /><i>"The presence of a one-of-a-kind Louis Vuitton Store within MOCA constitutes the pinnacle of the collaboration between the art world and the fashion world"</i> -- LV President and CEO Yves Carcelle.<br /><br />(All info and images from Vuitton.com and MOCA)Bagaholic Babehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07544638027588443348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540654027862139469.post-24877322032076806082007-11-13T15:01:00.000+08:002007-11-13T10:31:41.265+08:00Newsflash: Fendi Limited Edition 10th Anniversary Baguette Bag!!To commemorate the <b>10th Anniversary</b> since the launch of Fendi's iconic <b>Baguette</b> designed by Sylvia Venturini Fendi (who shares the Head Designer chair with Karl Lagerfeld), the House of Fendi has created this <b>Limited Edition</b> Beaded Baguette Bag. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu9AmtgyYGvmC9JyXLshd605GEbGPK-z1Ku1W7TZ_uKmEpVXKNvzmyVNXgQ6lwmxQktZqP2Gh2ha_eJCYcjd0umWOfJD9_XYPBEjdZZwKJ6C40mAmIY8fcJr0GQB9D5hCv0STyMbIE6MXC/s1600-h/Fendi+Limited+Edition+10th+Anniversary+Baguette.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu9AmtgyYGvmC9JyXLshd605GEbGPK-z1Ku1W7TZ_uKmEpVXKNvzmyVNXgQ6lwmxQktZqP2Gh2ha_eJCYcjd0umWOfJD9_XYPBEjdZZwKJ6C40mAmIY8fcJr0GQB9D5hCv0STyMbIE6MXC/s400/Fendi+Limited+Edition+10th+Anniversary+Baguette.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5131847394298975618" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOm6xNHreRyzxpFMy9w5R70Hs74ZhsIH_vPMG8tKsqgYCGlf1GljFmZztmPLEFGRXtYIWZokUgnQsC5Dsq1_QGV5vXCuq50yD-i0RHQhZ78rR_jVf70Jhh9zEZBBz3VI0z1aqZu6NrHR5B/s1600-h/Fendi+10th+Baguette+Closeup.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOm6xNHreRyzxpFMy9w5R70Hs74ZhsIH_vPMG8tKsqgYCGlf1GljFmZztmPLEFGRXtYIWZokUgnQsC5Dsq1_QGV5vXCuq50yD-i0RHQhZ78rR_jVf70Jhh9zEZBBz3VI0z1aqZu6NrHR5B/s400/Fendi+10th+Baguette+Closeup.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5131847394298975634" /></a><br /> Closeup View<br /> <br /><br /><b>Only 40 pieces </b> of this Limited Edition Baguette Bag were made, and each piece comes with a <b>serial number embroidered on the inside</b>. Like most of Fendi's Anniversary Collections, this bag is also lined in Red Satin with <b>'Limited Edition'</b> embroidered in beads on the inside of the bag. Get this <b>very Exclusive 10th Anniversary Baguette Bag</b> for <b>£3,070.64</b> via <a href="http://www.net-a-porter.com/product/25716">Net-a-Porter</a href>Bagaholic Babehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07544638027588443348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540654027862139469.post-91559889713751151902007-08-31T09:16:00.000+08:002007-09-01T20:54:00.479+08:00Countdown to Fashion Week!WhoOpee! You fashionistas and Bagaholics out there will be delighted to know that Fashion Week is less than a week away! Keep yourself updated, Check our blog for the latest <b>Fashion Week Spring Shows</b>, as we at Bagfetish Unleashed bring to you the latest trends as they're being shown hot off the runway!<br /><br />Fashion Week, here we come!!Bagaholic Babehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07544638027588443348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540654027862139469.post-68205310649415553962007-07-20T21:14:00.001+08:002007-07-20T21:16:32.045+08:00Newsflash -- Louis Vuitton store now open in KLCCDear BagAddicts,<br /><br /><b>Louis Vuitton</b> is now open at <b>Suria KLCC</b>. The new Vuitton store is located at the Ground Floor. Hmm...now if only Fendi were to open a store at KLCC too, I'd be the happiest girlie in the world. LOL ;)Bagaholic Babehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07544638027588443348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540654027862139469.post-27478479288579915482007-05-12T21:01:00.000+08:002007-05-12T08:54:38.120+08:00Newsflash: Jimmy Choo Store Opening in KLCCDear BagAddicts,<br /><br />The wait is over! <b>Jimmy Choo</b> has finally reached our shores! The new Jimmy Choo Boutique will be open right here in the heart of the city, at KLCC next month! I can't wait! Can you? hehe <br /><br />Cheers,<br />Bagaholic BabeBagaholic Babehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07544638027588443348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540654027862139469.post-1513963947418057622007-03-31T16:10:00.000+08:002007-03-31T16:12:26.875+08:00Newsflash -- Louis Vuitton Store Opening Soon at KLCCDear BagAddicts, <br /><br />Just a short note to alert you Bagistas that Louis Vuitton will be opening a store at KLCC this year. As for the exact date, I'm not sure. <br /><br />Cheers,<br />Bagaholic BabeBagaholic Babehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07544638027588443348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540654027862139469.post-63191079514051289932007-03-23T23:45:00.000+08:002007-03-23T09:45:33.692+08:00Newsflash -- New Artist Edition: Fafi for LeSportsac<b>LeSportsac Collaboration with French Artist Fafi for Spring 2007</b><br />(Source: LeSportsac Website)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTbVq-DhnpIwTXM-SMx3EQeJTGs20R1q810rNjYmvAwxu_XYq6ckfKX5mn5y1ZXTPxJlmQYbEMKwMNE8U-IbPFluwQ4Y4Lpn48FDBy0HZz_Q3Eq74oiRijnnsmIovAkFAbYnVC-lz-Z8I/s1600-h/product_page_image.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTbVq-DhnpIwTXM-SMx3EQeJTGs20R1q810rNjYmvAwxu_XYq6ckfKX5mn5y1ZXTPxJlmQYbEMKwMNE8U-IbPFluwQ4Y4Lpn48FDBy0HZz_Q3Eq74oiRijnnsmIovAkFAbYnVC-lz-Z8I/s400/product_page_image.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044747963135309746" /></a><br /><br /><br />Yet another designer collaboration for LeSportsac to add on to their ever-expanding list of Limited Editions/Artist Editions - Diane von Furstenberg, Gwen Stefani, Sara Schwartz, Tokidoki and now, French artist Fafi. Fafi creates an original print, designing a story in pictures to bring to life the tale of a girl "who was looking for the magic in her life and discovers a tree that blooms LeSportsac bags", in comic book-like illustrations. The original print by Fafi is called <b>"Fafiness</b><br /><br /><li><a href="http://www.fafi.net">Click Here</a href> to find out more about the Artist Fafi</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.lesportsac.com/external/fafi.html">Click Here </a href>to view the <b>Fafi for LeSportsac </b> Collection. </li>Bagaholic Babehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07544638027588443348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540654027862139469.post-3052865883982995222007-02-18T08:21:00.000+08:002007-02-18T07:49:19.218+08:00Newsflash: Gucci creates Limited Edition Bags for HK Store OpeningTo celebrate Gucci's Landmark Store Opening in Hong Kong (the largest Gucci store to date in the Asia Pacific Region), Gucci has come out with 85 Limited Edition Handbags (to mark Gucci's 85th Anniversary) called the <b>Landmark Exclusive Collection</b>. These Limited Edition Handbags are designed by Creative Director, Frida Giannini and comes in different combinations of colours and materials including precious croc, patchwork and silk 'GG' monogrammed logo velvet. The Landmark Exclusive Collection is only available at the Gucci Landmark Boutique, and the interior of each bag is adorned with a plaque that says "Landmark 2006". Ten sets of green "La Pelle Guccissima" <i>mahjong</i> sets were made of this occassion, and all were sold-out by the end of the ribbon-cutting cocktail party in the store.<br /><br />Source: Style Magazine (Malaysian Edition), March 2007Bagaholic Babehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07544638027588443348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540654027862139469.post-31519906034659282492007-02-16T08:26:00.000+08:002007-02-16T08:33:00.188+08:00Newsflash: +i.t. Store Opens in KLCC Yesterday+i.t., A very popular store in Hong Kong that sells Designer Clothing (men and women) and shoes has opened in KLCC yesterday. They carry haute 'radical chic' labels such as Just Cavalli (by Roberto Cavalli), D&G, GF Ferre (by Gianfranco Ferre), C'N'C Costume National and Galliano.<br /><br />Location: G14-15, Ground Level, KLCC<br /><br />Tel: 603- 23820315Bagaholic Babehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07544638027588443348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540654027862139469.post-16255356192031911802007-02-15T08:19:00.000+08:002007-02-15T08:28:58.077+08:00Newsflash: Marc Jacobs KLCC - Everything Must Go!Dear BagAddicts,<br /><br />Marc Jacobs in KL, Malaysia is experiencing a change in management. Currently owned by Bluebell, it's being bought over by Club 21 (not just in M'sia, but MJ is owned by Club 21 all over the world now) who owns brands such as Mulberry, Paul Smith, DKNY, Armani, etc. Because of this, everything in the Marc Jacobs boutique in KLCC is on <b>further reductions till the end of February! EVERYTHING MUST GO!</b> Shoes up to 80%, bags and clothes up to 60%! A definite bargain! Go check it out! Cheappppp!Bagaholic Babehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07544638027588443348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540654027862139469.post-22615395833188850582007-02-11T10:26:00.000+08:002007-02-10T20:45:57.242+08:00Pharrell: The Face of Vuitton<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpYEvZIM8bvzDjCe7Np5rCXEWwiniKW1grMqaVy5VAXi1itB8IVp0fBIKnjoYDDfI_2ypd_PAf0uoNfFHrFDhMgkaBpVp6EzUA7oOoOeAM_6awzA794jQ30R_dseYopxEomThnQ6NLrvxI/s1600-h/Pharell.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpYEvZIM8bvzDjCe7Np5rCXEWwiniKW1grMqaVy5VAXi1itB8IVp0fBIKnjoYDDfI_2ypd_PAf0uoNfFHrFDhMgkaBpVp6EzUA7oOoOeAM_6awzA794jQ30R_dseYopxEomThnQ6NLrvxI/s400/Pharell.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5027871261392406562" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />06/26/2006 3:00 PM, Yahoo! Music<br />Dotmusic <br /><br />Pharrell Williams is to become the new face of Louis Vuitton in a forthcoming ad campaign. The N*E*R*D* and Neptunes star will front the fashion company's 2006 and 2007 line of Italian suitcases and bags. Pharrell, who is due to release a solo album shortly, will appear alongside Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell in the photos. <br /><br />Marc Jacobs, Louis Vuitton's artistic director, commented: "We brought to this campaign a touch of the street, elevated to a rich, modern chic that embodies the message of our ready-to-wear accessories and bags. Working with beautiful, iconic, and powerful faces, we created compositions that boldly display Vuitton's exquisite, super-luxe style." <br /><br />http://music.yahoo.com/library/default.asp?m=content&add=news&i=33627240&Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540654027862139469.post-15622883152404566782007-02-10T20:27:00.000+08:002007-02-10T20:37:29.693+08:00Newsflash - Anya Hindmarch Goes Green (Environmental)<b> Green is the new Black </b><br /><br />Did you know that every person in this country (UK) uses an average of 167 plastic bags every year - that's 10 billion bags altoogheterl. Each one of these bags can take years to break down in landfill.<br /><br />We wanted to do something to make a difference and inspire people to change their everyday actions. The result is this bag.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Qkd2tqdgwATbJudCRDuohxg_Q4X_sRZxgfdw5AW_WnI1BZbDBzWO-XDtoGqxwnJwCJemAX-V_7zgrwo8II1E4yleCjRX98LQoo4u540EInSOrnvxDxn0VU1iI2EVkR6d3A5eZfRfDdg/s1600-h/Anya+GOes+Green.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Qkd2tqdgwATbJudCRDuohxg_Q4X_sRZxgfdw5AW_WnI1BZbDBzWO-XDtoGqxwnJwCJemAX-V_7zgrwo8II1E4yleCjRX98LQoo4u540EInSOrnvxDxn0VU1iI2EVkR6d3A5eZfRfDdg/s400/Anya+GOes+Green.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5029881451729179522" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaUYw51U6czm3d6PB7K4TxVgCIC6u_NjdiCR5FsBxmUjINwzo4pCSsycW6WDtLl2gGpN-_4U43R5qyOl8Vhd6KlUaFgLxiWXwzErsaLRR6uEh0g3oqnABrQQ80GpUUf7kiOTBR0tmRn34/s1600-h/Anya+Interior.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaUYw51U6czm3d6PB7K4TxVgCIC6u_NjdiCR5FsBxmUjINwzo4pCSsycW6WDtLl2gGpN-_4U43R5qyOl8Vhd6KlUaFgLxiWXwzErsaLRR6uEh0g3oqnABrQQ80GpUUf7kiOTBR0tmRn34/s400/Anya+Interior.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5029881451729179538" /></a><br /><br /><br />We have worked with 'We Are What We Do', the global social change movement to create this limited edition bag. You can get yours for just £5.00 (yes, £5!) from our UK Stores and online from the middle of March. <br /><br />The bag will also be sold at Collete in Paris, Dover Street market in London, through <b>Net-a-Porter</b> and Villa Moda in Kuwait. and from April 25th, the bag will be available in 300 Sainsbury's stores. <br /><br />Wear your bag to do your shopping, carry it to the gym, tote it to the beach, smug in the knowledge that you are doing something to influence people to make a difference.<br /><br />This is a Limited Edition Bag. Pre-Order now to ensure you are one of the first to wear it. Payment will not be taken until stock arrives in March.<br /><br /><b>Pre-Order </b> yours today from <a href="http://www.anyahindmarch.com/division/environmental_bags.aspx"> Anya Hindmarch.com </a href>. <br /><br />Source and photos: Anya Hindmarch.comBagaholic Babehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07544638027588443348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540654027862139469.post-19326502856435805532007-02-09T23:25:00.000+08:002007-02-09T14:30:04.101+08:00Newsflash: Lindsay Lohan for Miu Miu Ad Campaign PhotosHere are the Ad Campaigns for Miu Miu featuring Lindsay Lohan. I couldn't even recognise her! Who would've thought LiLo could look so refined, like a porcelain doll?? Her makeup and her total look here reminds Bagaholic Babe of the Anna Sui girls on the runway and on Anna Sui's 'Dolly' Range of Cosmetics. Take a look and see what I mean...<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN7dhgMXkYG_1uqo87PoYJRw6G9FqBgln-guqdqzJcz6aWYi8Mf-KyhaoB4xydGkHvDLHk0tLr4gBsGPL_PZl6lU0wXCFznWQix6hZ1cUW9MOzPdHHLkSSJJgH686B4S2QDpHQSnSNG_4/s1600-h/LiLo+for+Miumiu+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN7dhgMXkYG_1uqo87PoYJRw6G9FqBgln-guqdqzJcz6aWYi8Mf-KyhaoB4xydGkHvDLHk0tLr4gBsGPL_PZl6lU0wXCFznWQix6hZ1cUW9MOzPdHHLkSSJJgH686B4S2QDpHQSnSNG_4/s400/LiLo+for+Miumiu+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5028227990200400578" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0XYHOqKvEipCh_Vs36MBTIZPAL8R4iZ9U4etLt0jzsTCL11vTZccR01J9iiPhjy_yo54sdeTcj_s73IiAmTBkrrzEtxUibvRKmRpHOx-jRi3UqKpignGr2SbY-NCgTeyNLKP3rSBRO50/s1600-h/LiLo+for+Miumiu+5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0XYHOqKvEipCh_Vs36MBTIZPAL8R4iZ9U4etLt0jzsTCL11vTZccR01J9iiPhjy_yo54sdeTcj_s73IiAmTBkrrzEtxUibvRKmRpHOx-jRi3UqKpignGr2SbY-NCgTeyNLKP3rSBRO50/s400/LiLo+for+Miumiu+5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5028227990200400594" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxN8BJqysGwgjHR6Nk6j9zBwN5PtT3YG44QFp9ui-dJNcNH7YFY1NVDP9Uw9tmwYSXZF0qk4Kb9gmg834LKyfikebtMMbCHnrTvgd_R5tR2np1PATB0xi-_l_FG1Wmers-kzlFgjUDnPs/s1600-h/LiLo+for+Miumiu+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxN8BJqysGwgjHR6Nk6j9zBwN5PtT3YG44QFp9ui-dJNcNH7YFY1NVDP9Uw9tmwYSXZF0qk4Kb9gmg834LKyfikebtMMbCHnrTvgd_R5tR2np1PATB0xi-_l_FG1Wmers-kzlFgjUDnPs/s400/LiLo+for+Miumiu+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5028227994495367906" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqPOfCFK4DATxOkmmDUkTnKT8wJmUuXRtyWayNwlYrXbSCdZYUgAGn6MXgtSXnDKdw8wfFrYqNdtllOGmKb7zj44T5Nj4w0LSx0YN-f4XC9rnqyexve_l_TNvF2fM6h58xNZrhkYVyzVs/s1600-h/LiLo+for+Miumiu+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqPOfCFK4DATxOkmmDUkTnKT8wJmUuXRtyWayNwlYrXbSCdZYUgAGn6MXgtSXnDKdw8wfFrYqNdtllOGmKb7zj44T5Nj4w0LSx0YN-f4XC9rnqyexve_l_TNvF2fM6h58xNZrhkYVyzVs/s400/LiLo+for+Miumiu+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5028228655920331554" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRe0awqUo7S85MJzQzGx0welhF7FgBon9Emqj7zpq3Dx4OeLnpojmrYoJdp6gdKASElG6n69X3j0czVHHDIG50n8KW2OQztxX1ebVmfLDzpy3jlwXfVFzm43cXqsHTYvcFmX7ooAE1uQ4/s1600-h/LiLo+for+MiuMiu+7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRe0awqUo7S85MJzQzGx0welhF7FgBon9Emqj7zpq3Dx4OeLnpojmrYoJdp6gdKASElG6n69X3j0czVHHDIG50n8KW2OQztxX1ebVmfLDzpy3jlwXfVFzm43cXqsHTYvcFmX7ooAE1uQ4/s400/LiLo+for+MiuMiu+7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5028229497733921586" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipF2ilWlUtmDQAkY666yja8TYwSfxhXqlncVE-s_uC0r9tRJpOLnLPUQSL6HPBwoQRy26FBbCiUhVcadCnqlgDTCuuQOmBOxFMXP65-Bp4YxOkjEmkA5Cjnh-e8eBVsBMZ3A3pGyEsCOg/s1600-h/LiLo+for+MiuMiu+4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipF2ilWlUtmDQAkY666yja8TYwSfxhXqlncVE-s_uC0r9tRJpOLnLPUQSL6HPBwoQRy26FBbCiUhVcadCnqlgDTCuuQOmBOxFMXP65-Bp4YxOkjEmkA5Cjnh-e8eBVsBMZ3A3pGyEsCOg/s400/LiLo+for+MiuMiu+4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5028227998790335234" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS3zaPaznvcz-_7mqp6i62oxP0PvbOrh7dcl8gUyF04Zzi5WPHnlBz54-NMLwevtNz9Qwk0J9i0RyIo6oWVIIwgLZ6izmJ0bcNmI8zUznPqmXUFN2nDVubaHHWSQMzIYlbg4cqooMwmsI/s1600-h/LiLo+for+Miumiu+6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS3zaPaznvcz-_7mqp6i62oxP0PvbOrh7dcl8gUyF04Zzi5WPHnlBz54-NMLwevtNz9Qwk0J9i0RyIo6oWVIIwgLZ6izmJ0bcNmI8zUznPqmXUFN2nDVubaHHWSQMzIYlbg4cqooMwmsI/s400/LiLo+for+Miumiu+6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5028228651625364242" /></a>Bagaholic Babehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07544638027588443348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540654027862139469.post-40425415362388048472007-02-06T13:53:00.000+08:002007-02-06T07:53:28.545+08:00Newsflash - Latest Celeb Craze: Moni Moni HandbagsThis hot new brand is so HOT that they are on backorders! Moni Moni is now officially arm candy on the Celeb Circuit as we see many celebs toting Moni Moni Bags that they are so IN LOVE with. Could this be the new IT Bag? Could this be the New Balenciaga replacement?<br /><br /><br />3 Designs are hot favourites among Celebrities - The Splendor, the Shopper and the Eden.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1uKzWJIQVPB-tgD7XzrX02Dneu4MTH1R9yC5g9e_3pNLOL07yWeIm9q7c55uZZobM-a6qyTO9AGfIJ2CHuaeMLdb9aUytPeOMDiSy53Jf-3f_gy4Bi4AZhzNVAZB9nS3T-DfVp7RPgUo/s1600-h/Moni+Moni+%27Splendor%27+Satchel.jpg"><img style="display:left; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1uKzWJIQVPB-tgD7XzrX02Dneu4MTH1R9yC5g9e_3pNLOL07yWeIm9q7c55uZZobM-a6qyTO9AGfIJ2CHuaeMLdb9aUytPeOMDiSy53Jf-3f_gy4Bi4AZhzNVAZB9nS3T-DfVp7RPgUo/s320/Moni+Moni+%27Splendor%27+Satchel.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5026065103983502434" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY-S8A6ZK6NyNGVWYYXBZThwMy8eeXBXcIPvHJbv94M9dK_rIblHOZw6Jj0o3F23golqYGa66lStoZT9q5z81Es0-deC31v4ac_FGLiHvx5_yvVhbEqnFbNzFlUmm0gnFkONuV1JnvXm4/s1600-h/Paris+Hilton+%27+Splendor%27.jpg"><img style="display:center; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY-S8A6ZK6NyNGVWYYXBZThwMy8eeXBXcIPvHJbv94M9dK_rIblHOZw6Jj0o3F23golqYGa66lStoZT9q5z81Es0-deC31v4ac_FGLiHvx5_yvVhbEqnFbNzFlUmm0gnFkONuV1JnvXm4/s320/Paris+Hilton+%27+Splendor%27.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5026065108278469746" /></a><br />Paris Hilton with the Moni Moni 'Splendor' Satchel<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmdzvB31QUWT7tYM8tvLbYOIHuHQyNJVgllMH9L5mE4irf0wiSfadi2GtRxhLQTnNQko-CJXgvui44jhZA1M7zeehWm2_Y6IDHnTsHvHaEZAl9wDRjG2hl9nYY7_2lugmxZJRIIjm17-g/s1600-h/Jessica+Alba+%27Eden%27.jpg"><img style="display:left; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmdzvB31QUWT7tYM8tvLbYOIHuHQyNJVgllMH9L5mE4irf0wiSfadi2GtRxhLQTnNQko-CJXgvui44jhZA1M7zeehWm2_Y6IDHnTsHvHaEZAl9wDRjG2hl9nYY7_2lugmxZJRIIjm17-g/s320/Jessica+Alba+%27Eden%27.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5026065108278469762" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj627n6DuXyyap7KdQIeXWE1yaw575FA0JdGFgwGvbq1trJX1wZPv1tLDLp7_CHJRr8lGJX-AGgz98u4Yx09xLqQXLBGeT07F2natT4nFewOh91-he8TD8yqshboaBBLDCB1y6vakJrV9I/s1600-h/Moni+Moni+%27Eden%27.jpg"><img style="display:center; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj627n6DuXyyap7KdQIeXWE1yaw575FA0JdGFgwGvbq1trJX1wZPv1tLDLp7_CHJRr8lGJX-AGgz98u4Yx09xLqQXLBGeT07F2natT4nFewOh91-he8TD8yqshboaBBLDCB1y6vakJrV9I/s320/Moni+Moni+%27Eden%27.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5026065108278469778" /></a><br />Jessica Alba with the Moni Moni 'Eden' <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy-XeWCAHUNzOH4lRbmFz2cLhQm5tyHNb76pa21-sgTe2Kv8YqiBG2jp0cYP7x0GxvBoB_w7arTEIpTnr8zrx9hBXekHAVLQfYG22MxzdHlb-0qq4GO5LaXohuBIHtkN0uO_wCD2ZLzfU/s1600-h/Michelle+Tratchenberg+%27Shopper%27.jpg"><img style="display:left; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy-XeWCAHUNzOH4lRbmFz2cLhQm5tyHNb76pa21-sgTe2Kv8YqiBG2jp0cYP7x0GxvBoB_w7arTEIpTnr8zrx9hBXekHAVLQfYG22MxzdHlb-0qq4GO5LaXohuBIHtkN0uO_wCD2ZLzfU/s320/Michelle+Tratchenberg+%27Shopper%27.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5026066005926634658" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpP6dx2NYhVtUuFXwKtuG_9UYgxt7KtQocKUIZ5S-4iK0dMKsybdKke0PIA4XyhpVz3RglVxHEbUoAKmW-GtYnZBwQDD7Sce8NOTIrABRRhKHbrtA6wVb0heByWMF43BAABaAFg11zNAk/s1600-h/Moni+Moni+Shopper.jpg"><img style="display:center; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpP6dx2NYhVtUuFXwKtuG_9UYgxt7KtQocKUIZ5S-4iK0dMKsybdKke0PIA4XyhpVz3RglVxHEbUoAKmW-GtYnZBwQDD7Sce8NOTIrABRRhKHbrtA6wVb0heByWMF43BAABaAFg11zNAk/s320/Moni+Moni+Shopper.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5026066005926634674" /></a><br />Michelle Trachtenberg of <i>Buffy the Vampire Slayer </i> with the Moni Moni 'Shopper'<br /><br /><br />Moni Moni Handbags: designed by <b>Cinzia Monaci</b> <br /><br />After graduating from the University of Turin in Literature and Communications, Cinzia won a scholarship to study arts in Lyon, France and attended journalism courses at the Sorbonne University of Paris where she collaborated with several fashion and entertainment publications. She moved to Los Angeles in 1997 where she continued to correspond for European magazines, collaborated with In Style, and started her own business supplying major department stores with Italian name brand fashion goods. In 2002 she won a scholarship in Fashion Business at FIDM in Los Angeles and started designing her own line of handbags. Moni Moni International, Inc. was founded in early 2004 and is now sold in many boutiques around the country and around the world. <br /><br /><br />All Moni Moni Bags are handcrafted in Italy. Made of selected dyewash Italian leather that is dyed and then pre-washed to make them look shaded and patinated. Some irregular marks may occur as a result of this very particular proces; these should not be considered imperfections. If cared for properly, this bag will only get better with time. Super soft and Large. Dust Bag included. Some Bags come with a detachable Shoulder Strap. <br /><br /><br /><br />If you wanna get your hands on one, Now's your chance. You can only get them from ONE PLACE only. Get it from <a href="http://www.adasa.com"> ADASA </a href>. The 'Eden' retails for $525, while the 'Splendor' retails for $435. Bagaholic Babe loves the 'Splendor'.<br />(Info from ADASA, Photos from WhatCelebsWear)Bagaholic Babehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07544638027588443348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540654027862139469.post-32966826929942872882007-02-06T11:03:00.000+08:002007-02-06T11:06:14.427+08:00Newsflash -- Stella McCartney for LeSportsacPress Release Source: LeSportsac<br /><br />Stella McCartney to Design Limited Edition Travel Collections for LeSportsac<br />Monday January 29, 7:30 am ET<br /><br />LONDON, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Stella McCartney announces she will partner with LeSportsac, a leading manufacturer of functional and iconic handbags to design a series of limited edition lifestyle collections focusing on travel bags, luggage and baby accessories. The first Stella McCartney for LeSportsac collection is set to launch in Spring 2008.<br />The collections will incorporate innovative elements of design and will focus on travel accessories with an emphasis on baby. Ideal for the modern woman that does not want to sacrifice style and luxury for function, the collections will be lightweight and multi-purposeful. The Stella McCartney for LeSportsac collection will embody the same ethics as the designer's current luxury non-leather accessories collection that was launched in Fall 2006.<br /><br />"LeSportsac has a strong history in making iconic non-leather goods and this is a unique opportunity for Stella McCartney to address a new category of accessories for the busy woman of today," commented Marco Bizzarri, CEO and President of Stella McCartney.<br /><br />"The collaboration with Stella McCartney marks the continuance of LeSportsac's evolution into the designer accessory market," said Steve Jacaruso, COO and President of LeSportsac. "We are able to tap into Stella McCartney's creative vision and take the brand to the next level of high-end design and style."<br /><br />The Stella McCartney for LeSportsac collection will be available in high-end department stores and specialty stores including Stella McCartney boutiques and LeSportsac stores nationwide in Spring 2008. The collection will also available online.<br /><br />Source: http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/070129/aqm001.html?.v=4Bagaholic Babehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07544638027588443348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540654027862139469.post-69569162064285788302007-02-05T23:20:00.000+08:002007-02-05T08:57:09.374+08:00Newsflash: Launch of new LV store on Fifth Avenue to Celebrate its 150th Anniversary<b>Louis Vuitton celebrates 150 years of luxury <br />By Suzy Menkes International Herald Tribune<br /><br />Tuesday, February 3, 2004</b><br /><br /><br /><br />Next week, a giant store, its façade scintillating with crystalline glass, will open on New York's Fifth Avenue — yet another reason for Louis Vuitton to celebrate its 150th birthday.<br /><br />The milestone year was ushered in on the Champs-Elysées with a gigantic re-creation of the house's chocolate-brown traveling trunk with gold initials. For the Chinese New Year, the house beamed a greeting in Chinese characters by satellite around the world, emphasizing the global reach of a company that Louis Vuitton, the son of a carpenter, founded in 1854.<br /><br />"We did not want to focus on one single event with a cake and candles, but to make people understand that after 150 years Vuitton is forever young, fresh and creative," says Yves Carcelle, chairman and C.E.O. of the leather-goods company and the man credited with leading its breakneck advance. Working with his boss, Bernard Arnault, chairman of LVMH (Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton), Carcelle has made Vuitton the lifeblood — not to say the cash cow — of the luxury conglomerate. Its total revenue in 2003 was nudging €3 billion ($3.74 billion), a multiple of five over 15 years, each of which saw double-digit growth. Even more significant was the house's enormous increase in operating margin, to 45 percent in 2003, far ahead of competing brands.<br /><br />In his glass-walled office at the Pont Neuf, with a view sweeping along the Seine, Carcelle was analyzing what makes Vuitton an iconic name in the luxury world.<br /><br />"There are multiple facets," he says. "You can't reduce it to one word or raison d'être. There are eternal values, drawn from the past. The spirit of travel nourishes us. The roots are so strong. That is when the company's codes were set, when it was the elite who traveled.<br /><br />"The birth of Vuitton also marked the start of modern life," he continues. "It is not by chance that Vuitton was born in the mid-19th century, when the nature of travel was revolutionized. We are also celebrating 150 years of modern times."<br /><br />Louis Vuitton's first claim to fame was at a job packing crinolines for Empress Eugénie. He opened a Paris store in 1854 and his son Georges created the family business that captivated movie stars and maharajahs of the 1920's, creating hefty travel cases for stately steamer travel, then light bags for the jet set of the 1950's.<br /><br />The introduction of the famous "monogram" toile came in 1896. It followed the graphic "Damier" block print that Carcelle describes as "eternally modern." Yet it is those identifiable LV initials that attract the Japanese clients to the new Avenue Montaigne store in Paris and or to the "bag bar" at the new store in Tokyo's Roppongi Hills.<br /><br />Out of Vuitton's 10,000 employees, 3,600 work in 14 ateliers in France. Arnault, asked about the success of Vuitton, says: "It's the quality, because we do everything ourselves, from creativity through manufacture and distribution. We are the only luxury house to offer such quality at half the price of others."<br /><br />LVMH has been a pioneer in China (since 1992), which is now Vuitton's third largest market, and in India — its first store there opened last year.<br /><br />Yet the man with the vision to bring Vuitton to Japan was actually Henry Racamier, who married into the Vuitton family, took over the reins in 1977, engineered a merger with the Moët, Chandon and Hennessy liquor families, but ultimately lost the battle for control to Arnault in 1989.<br /><br />In Carcelle, who came to Vuitton in 1990, Arnault found an executive in perfect synergy with the brand — and the incarnation of its frequent-traveler spirit. Carcelle was at one stage the overall LVMH fashion honcho, but his heart and his success story is with Vuitton.<br /><br />"When you have a chance to direct a mythical mark, you remain viscerally attached to it," says Carcelle.<br /><br />With his genial character, bonhomie and wit — and a reassuringly untidy desk with anthills of files — Carcelle is the human face of corporate fashion. He had the same higher education as Arnault and then worked in textiles at Descamps. But he tells a revealing story about his first job as a salesman of cleaning products: On the road, he would send a female colleague ahead to ask for specific items, thus softening up the store owner for his cold call.<br /><br />Writ large, this is Vuitton's strategy, as new consumers who never knew they needed a Vuitton bag to go with a sari are brought into the fold. The Vuitton name was attached to the America's Cup yacht race (just as Silicon Valley billionaires were buying boats), to a monogrammed World Cup football (as David Beckham became a fashion icon), to Stephen Sprouse's "graffiti" designs (when "trash" fashion was cool), to Jennifer Lopez (plunging into celebrity endorsement) and to the Japanese artist Takashi Murakami's designs (following an Asiatic trend). To View these Ad campaigns, <a href="http://bagfetish-unleashed.blogspot.com/2007/01/fw2000-kate-moss-christy-turlington.html"> Click Here NOW! </a href><br /><br />In 1998, Marc Jacobs, a young and streetwise American designer, was picked to launch Vuitton fashion. Arnault describes Jacobs as "a perfect fit with Vuitton, like John Galliano at Dior." Gucci and Prada might have made fashion a promotional arm, but Vuitton found in Jacobs a designer who has an instinct for the moment, with clothes, jewelry, watches or purses.<br />*<br />Not everyone is so enthusiastic about Vuitton's success: Some accuse the company of turning a family business into a soulless corporate machine. One executive, who asked not to be identified, describes the monogram bags as "the biggest sleight of hand since snake oil," adding: "Can you imagine that this is all based on canvas toile with a plastic coating and a bit of leather trim?"<br /><br />Yet clients are eager to embrace the bags and to absorb their aura of luxury in stores that Carcelle says are now less homogenous and increasingly tailor-made — the flagship store in Tokyo's Omotesando district being quite different from the New York store on Fifth Avenue at 57th Street.<br /><br />Are there any obstacles to continued growth?<br /><br />Sources at Printemps Pinault Redoute, LVMH's rival luxury group, suggest that Carcelle and Jacobs have both been approached to fill the shoes of the departing Tom Ford and Domenico De Sole from Gucci Group.<br /><br />Friends of Jacobs's say he is restless, frustrated that his own New York-based label, owned by LVMH, is growing slowly. And a Manhattan source says that Lawrence Stroll, in the midst of building a luxury group, approached Arnault to buy out the Marc Jacobs label but was rebuffed.<br /><br />Asked whether he would ever jump ship, Carcelle declined to comment. Asked whether he ever felt that he worked too hard to generate huge profits that then went to support less successful brands in the LVMH group, the executive had a firm reply: "I am a good soldier."<br /><br />What of travel itself? The very myth that Vuitton has created of pleasurable voyages to distant places (the company even produces attractive city guides) is under threat from global fears and banalization. The glamour of travel, personified by an elegant Audrey Hepburn with Vuitton luggage, has been eclipsed by cheap-fare tourism.<br /><br />Fresh from a trip to India, Carcelle spoke up for travel. "I love traveling personally," he says, "the chance to meet people and to discover a different culture. As soon as we open a country like India, I want to understand it in a personal and professional way. And I never think of danger when I travel. If you accept that, the terrorists have won."<br /><br />The next land to conquer? South Africa. A Vuitton store is scheduled to open in Johannesburg late this year.<br /><br /><br />Source: International Herald Tribune. Article by Fashion Journalist, Suzy Menkes<br /><br /><br />To View the Louis Vuitton Ad Campaigns from 2000-2007 (featuring <b>JLo, Uma Thurman, Scarlett Johansson, </b> etc), <a href="http://bagfetish-unleashed.blogspot.com/2007/01/fw2000-kate-moss-christy-turlington.html"> Click Here NOW! </a href>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540654027862139469.post-90248146931429488942007-01-26T08:49:00.000+08:002007-01-26T09:04:34.243+08:00Newsflash - Dakota Fanning as Marc Jacobs's New Muse<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQEeqxPoRc17GJhu_dxsGy9sG6dzi8eN3UEqwrwhyphenhyphenat-L2YFOD6fsHZTuGHiDe_lvFuoFqbq8JDM5mEpQW5NVkVvHtzjSqVC0Gg4dVq4xdiISrbWc7wx5AhGvJHydbc9kKv5OJPJmekzc/s1600-h/Dakota+Fanning+For+MJ.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQEeqxPoRc17GJhu_dxsGy9sG6dzi8eN3UEqwrwhyphenhyphenat-L2YFOD6fsHZTuGHiDe_lvFuoFqbq8JDM5mEpQW5NVkVvHtzjSqVC0Gg4dVq4xdiISrbWc7wx5AhGvJHydbc9kKv5OJPJmekzc/s400/Dakota+Fanning+For+MJ.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5024135194788782658" /></a> Dakota Fanning in Marc Jacobs Ad Campaigns<br /><br /><b>DAKOTA FANNING FOR MARC JACOBS </b><br /><br /> The year will kick off with a <b> advertising campaign for Marc Jacobs featuring Dakota Fanning</b>. The ads, which will break in February issues of W and Vogue, were shot by Juergen Teller on location in Los Angeles in mid-November.<br /><br />"Marc loves her as a character and thinks she is beautiful and a great actress," said Robert Duffy, president. "He loved the idea of having this young, small girl in the clothes, and we made them in her size to shoot her in."<br /><br />Source: http://fadedyouth.blogspot.com<br /><br /><b>Marc Jacobs & Dakota Fanning?</b><br /><br /> 12 year old 'Charlotte's Web' star Dakota Fanning, is surprisingly the new face of Marc Jacobs' Spring 2007 advertising campaign. <br /><br /> The pint-sized tween recently finished shooting the ads in Los Angeles with the influential fashion photographer, Juergen Teller, who has had a long list of impressive subjects, including Kate Moss and Yves Saint Laurent. <br /><br /> Fashion Week Daily reported that her entire wardrobe had to be custom made, due to her extremely petite size. <br /><br /><br />Source:http://teenfashion.about.comBagaholic Babehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07544638027588443348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540654027862139469.post-23501195121415236462007-01-14T08:41:00.000+08:002007-01-14T10:05:45.863+08:00Newsflash! -- Galliano Designs 12 Limited Edition Saddle Bags to commemorate his Decade at Dior<b>Hot off the Press!!</b> As seen in this month's edition of <i>Marie Claire </i> (Malaysian Edition).<br /><br />John Galliano's 'Saddle' Bag is his most iconic design to date.. And to to commemorate his 10-year tenure as Artistic/Creative Director at the House of Dior, Galliano launched a collection of <b>12 Limited Edition Saddle Bags </b>, each inspired by a different country Galliano has, in his own words, "plundered". <br /><br />Below are 3 Saddle Bags from Galliano's collection of 12 Limited Edition Saddle Bags<br /><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhAFrYf_qMkb9SnmGnLSpLcpsBQuJhpLh-t6ZsXoZ-W5b6TnnNy6F-n4hLCDpb7my-vFePKJajKctu_8nIxBS6GHOtPVCQazOYTGtFIpcv9HvRHt9my1IdrUvB0kNTW3hSnwZ-9L_QwtM/s1600-h/Dior+Saddle+China.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhAFrYf_qMkb9SnmGnLSpLcpsBQuJhpLh-t6ZsXoZ-W5b6TnnNy6F-n4hLCDpb7my-vFePKJajKctu_8nIxBS6GHOtPVCQazOYTGtFIpcv9HvRHt9my1IdrUvB0kNTW3hSnwZ-9L_QwtM/s320/Dior+Saddle+China.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5019701370382965778" /></a>Dior Saddle Bag 'China' -- with embroidery of a majestic Chinese Dragon and Dragon themed strap and 'D' charm <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioRm1i_DKOQtuuDAprfoqRR6KmquFGIM70YbSLsTiwRXE7sTXwjWNKL9leMeqKDQamX-xjSYVIHveBZjKpghocSeVPv7ZNhqRAaaO4f1TU0khRuETIbFUtwGWCRDleidMgaMIc9yt3b6E/s1600-h/Dior+Saddle+Egypt.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioRm1i_DKOQtuuDAprfoqRR6KmquFGIM70YbSLsTiwRXE7sTXwjWNKL9leMeqKDQamX-xjSYVIHveBZjKpghocSeVPv7ZNhqRAaaO4f1TU0khRuETIbFUtwGWCRDleidMgaMIc9yt3b6E/s320/Dior+Saddle+Egypt.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5019688743179115506" /></a> Dior Saddle Bag 'Egypt'--with Gold and Black 'CD' Logo and 'D' charm to represent the Sphinx<br /><br />Gold and Embellished, For the modern-day Cleopatra, <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglzrm3v8xw8RlRLff2n8DiB2zi4UdKy-lcASM-4u8da15LNn0PUiGdwy1vlhXBmuwxlbYfI403zCsdB8WnuXZQiRTcI4cx_lFFfBgigaOMnox09Tz5K2iodqkSBWN-vfZU07JTtKD3px0/s1600-h/Dior+Saddle+Spain.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglzrm3v8xw8RlRLff2n8DiB2zi4UdKy-lcASM-4u8da15LNn0PUiGdwy1vlhXBmuwxlbYfI403zCsdB8WnuXZQiRTcI4cx_lFFfBgigaOMnox09Tz5K2iodqkSBWN-vfZU07JTtKD3px0/s320/Dior+Saddle+Spain.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5019688747474082818" /></a>Dior Saddle Bag 'Spain' <br /><br />With its Floral motif and tortoiseshell 'CD' logo and hanging 'D' charm, it resembles a traditional Spanish Dancer's shawlBagaholic Babehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07544638027588443348noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540654027862139469.post-79709610688785945432006-12-30T11:32:00.000+08:002006-12-30T11:59:35.881+08:00MUST SEE!! -- Marc Jacobs' Dramatic Makeover...<b>HOT OFF THE PRESS!!</b><br />Marc Jacobs, also known as fashion's 'Resident Geek', with his goggle-like spectacles and sweaters, has <i><b>drastically </i></b> changed his look. Look below for his BEFORE and AFTER pics!! <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiggpE5cK7Wafa9h6RtMtiQQL2L9FG3CtL4ASPn0gv1GiRIhyphenhyphenLQrORnfT0Hyn7xtjviCIKQRASB4M7J93VADW_yj_quePcdLwsaqOyw-G0KqRpetcpLRfRi2JnbQK4VFzRb9J2zKwBO5CM/s1600-h/marcjacobspic.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiggpE5cK7Wafa9h6RtMtiQQL2L9FG3CtL4ASPn0gv1GiRIhyphenhyphenLQrORnfT0Hyn7xtjviCIKQRASB4M7J93VADW_yj_quePcdLwsaqOyw-G0KqRpetcpLRfRi2JnbQK4VFzRb9J2zKwBO5CM/s320/marcjacobspic.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5014161940615056914" /></a><br />Marc Jacobs BEFORE...<br /><br /><br />andddd *drumrollllll*....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBgXnh_EidNZC2p9fYvSf7WM8JQSMGmNaLDGt_ENucKlI7VTQGQHN-rZg6LAnXbre-yinlTXuJhgxx3c0iu9Ea50467Lc676uDKF_Ikm5Vp4-mqBt1MM8D_MMr63n8zm1buR3n_nQrO54/s1600-h/marc+new+look.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBgXnh_EidNZC2p9fYvSf7WM8JQSMGmNaLDGt_ENucKlI7VTQGQHN-rZg6LAnXbre-yinlTXuJhgxx3c0iu9Ea50467Lc676uDKF_Ikm5Vp4-mqBt1MM8D_MMr63n8zm1buR3n_nQrO54/s320/marc+new+look.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5014161940615056930" /></a><br />Marc Jacobs AFTER<br /><br /> Who knew Marc looked THIS good?! And his style of ressing has changed too, making him look so much <b>younger!</b> Marc, why have you been hiding your <b> smouldering</b> good looks behind your glasses and your hot bod under all the grey sweaters all this while?? <br /><br />All Bagaholic Babe has to say is he's G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S!!<br /><b>GOODBYE GEEKY, <i>HEL-LO</i></b> <b>HOTTIE!! </b><br /><br />What do you guys think?!Bagaholic Babehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07544638027588443348noreply@blogger.com0