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...defined the 2000s came from Jacobs’ eye, and his stellar turn as the first-ever artistic director of Louis Vuitton (from 1997 to 2014) not only introduced the first blockbuster-hit remixes of the house’s monogram...
...Not all brands are convinced that international gatherings are the way forward, though....
...Seeing the elegant international guests, their suitcases and trunks, apparently inspired him to set up his own leather goods company in Florence....
...Alongside is a monogram used by Mary when she was both Queen of Scotland and queen consort of France, following her marriage to Francis, the Dauphin, in 1558....
...Its arresting black-and-white images brought him international attention, leading to assignments with Japanese designer Yohji Yamamoto....
...“The first of these huge red Morocco leather boxes came out, with the duchess’s monogram on,” he recalls, remembering that the first piece to emerge was the ruby bracelet....
...Then, Riccardo Tisci’s tessellating Burberry monogram raised eyebrows, even the scrunch of the logo of high fashion retailer Zara was deemed “controversial”....
...A hundred or so bemused international press, Dior staff, clients, and Kate Moss sit and watch as giant anime automatons flail around the space in elaborately choreographed sequence....
...International Airport in Florida....
...A few endeavours are already under way: in mid-January, LVMH revealed a redesigned Rimowa logo, monogram and packaging suite....
...While also racing, Farrell has thrown himself into a marketing role, albeit one tied up with his own image (everything he owns seems to bear his monogram logo)....
...McDermott Will & Emery has hired Roy Larson, an international M&A lawyer focused on healthcare deals from Baker McKenzie. The new partner will join McDermott’s Miami office....
...Luggage as a status symbol can be traced back to 1896, when Georges Vuitton first applied the LV monogram to his father’s famous trunks....
...During his 15-year tenure his collections were fêted by the fashion press and he won the International Award for his work by the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) in 2001....
...He’d used a “spontaneous collage” of 1950s-looking sticker prints (inspired by the “cool girls who put stickers on their monograms”) as a motif on clothes and bags, and there were gorgeous, zipped tunic...
...It was the graphic V in his monogram design of that period that became the basis for the latest Acte V collection....
...“We offer a large selection of international designers, many of whom continue to extend their collections into the lifestyle sector,” says Helen David, head of womenswear at Harrods....
...“The slow movement that never stops is beautiful and romantic in itself,” says Hamdi Chatti, Louis Vuitton’s director of watches and jewellery, of the new Tambour Monogram Tourbillon....
...In addition to the Monogram, Empreinte and Cloud families, all imbued with Vuitton design codes gleaned from a heritage of trunk-making, the latest arrival is the Lockit collection....
...cent of all €7bn sales for LVMH’s fashion and leather division, needs to retain exclusivity and craftsmanship to keep its A-lister position in the industry – tricky given the increasing ubiquity of its monogram...
...Louis Vuitton’s new Tambour Bijou Secret has a monogram diamond and mother-of-pearl cover, which swivels open to reveal a second, different, pointed monogram on the watch dial....
...Online: the site features a selection of videos, from fashion editor Kim Hersov discussing the new collection to various talking heads extolling the virtues of the Monogram bag....
...The signature is the monogram and, when you look at the Ardentes collection, you see it is the ultimate expression of a monogram and it is beautiful. To me this is how you establish a signature.”...
...The International Aids Vaccine Initiative, IAVI, is sponsoring a global search for bNAbs....
...Last September, on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund/World Bank meetings in Washington, Mr Moynihan told one investor that a filing would be complicated but he did not dismiss the possibility...
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