A complete and unrivalled overview of the collections of one of the world's finest fashion houses through original catwalk photography.
Founded in 1854 as a luxury leather goods house, Louis Vuitton was one of the world's leading manufacturers of luggage and accessories for decades. However, it was after the launch of its first fashion collections in 1998 that the house achieved unprecedented global fame, pioneering high-profile collaborations with artists such as Richard Prince, Takashi Murakami and Stephen Sprouse. This definitive publication opens with a brief history of the house, followed by brief biographical profiles of Marc Jacobs, its first creative director (1998-2014), and Nicolas Ghesquière, who leads the brand today, before exploring the collections themselves, arranged chronologically. Each collection is introduced by a short text revealing its influences and highlights, and illustrated with carefully curated catwalk images. Featuring hundreds of spectacular clothes, details, accessories, beauty looks and set designs - and, of course, the top models who wore them on the catwalk, from Naomi Campbell and Gisele to Kate Moss and Cara Delevingne. A rich reference section, including a comprehensive index, concludes the book.
27.7 x 19.0 cm
632 pages
