LVMH Artistry | Thandie Newton in 'Double Exposure' | Deborah Turbeville @ Donna Karan London
/Louis Vuitton ‘Double Exposure’ with Thandie Newton
Old school, slow living — the concepts of slowing down the crazy pace of fashion, with its incessant demand for newness — is getting a big pick-me-up with Thandie Newton’s new ‘Double Exposure’ campaign for Louis Vuitton.
The brand’s second installation of ‘Double Exposure’ will debut on Louis Vuitton’s Facebook page on September 8. Actress Newton poses for the portraits using a 19th century collodion wet plate photographic process.
The first installation of ‘Double Exposure’ was created by director Sam Taylor-Wood last March, using the ‘ancient’ process that required Thandie Newton to hold a post for 12 seconds.
Louis Vuitton Double Exposure with Sam Taylor-Woods
Returning to the Thandie Newton release:
“Amidst the frenetic hustle and bustle of the modern consumer landscape one of the key creative objectives for Louis Vuitton was to slow things down, and take a moment to capture the true essence of the sitter, in order to create something that was unique, exclusive and timeless,” the luxury label said in a release.
“It really takes you into the heart and history of photography itself,” Newton says in the film that chronicles the process, “and to parallel that, we’re getting into the heart and history of me.”
Marc Jacobs & Robert Duffy
Jacobs (left) and Duffy relax at the Palais-Royal during the men’s spring 2012 fashion shows in Paris. “Les Deux Plateaux,” an installation by Daniel Buren, provides the seat.Marc Jacobs and Robert Duffy WSJ Magazine
With most eyes in fashion glued to the expected announcement that Louis Vuitton creative director, American-born Marc Jacobs and his business partner Robert Duffy will move to Christian Dior, WSJ writer Meenal Mistry takes an in-depth look at 28 years of ‘phenomenal success’ by the pair.
The success came after multiple failures for Marc Jacobs and Robert Duffy and the steady intervention of LVMH, who now owns 96 percent of the Duffy/Jacobs alliance.
Marc Jacobs presides over the $5 billion luxury brand Louis Vuitton; Marc Jacobs has 239 retail stores in 60 countries; and the pair is now pursuing bookstores and cafes. WSJ examines not only the history of this creative/business alliance but the reality that the two men have always been there for each other, although they have never been lovers like Bergé and Saint Laurent and Giammetti and Valentino.
Why Marc Jacobs is the world’s most influential designer Telegraph
Marc Jacobs backstage with models after his Louis Vuitton spring/summer 2011 show Photo: REXAs Marion Hume writes for The Telegraph, even though there are no denials to the buzz the Jacobs and Duffy are headed to Christian Dior, let’s wait until the contracts are signed.
Hume reminds us that not even Karl Lagerfeld at Chanel is as good for business as Marc Jacobs has been for Louis Vuitton.
Another footnote to the Telegraph article concerns Phoebe Philo coming to Vuitton, which we’re also noted. Arnaut’s daughter Delphine is a big fan of Celine and Philo.
In China, the land of fashion knockoffs, “hip Beijingers damningly dub LV” a second-tier city brand”. Interesting. What does the Chinese fashion aristocracy desire instead? Céline, of course, like all the other chic young women.
Louis Vuitton Milan Boutique & Jacobs Retrospective
Adding still more fuel to the fashion fire that sweeps Mac Jacobs into Christian Dior is the announcement by WWD that Louis Vuitton will pay tribute to Marc Jacobs’ tenure at Louis Vuitton, since 1997.
Vuitton’s first “travel room” in Europe — dedicated to luggage and travel accessories — and exclusive made-to-order services for men’s shoes and women’s handbags will be part of Louis Vuitton’s expanded store on Via Montenapoleone, slated to open on Sept. 21.
The Jacobs exhibition, is curated by stylist and editor Katie Grand — also a good friend of Marc Jacobs —and will feature her edit of more than 70 ready-to-wear seasons under Jacobs’ purview. The show runs from Sept. 22 to Oct. 9.
Deborah Turbeville & Donna Karan Join London’s Wapping Project
Closing out this AOC update on LVMH brands, Donna Karan will engage in an exciting collaboration with American fashion photographer Deborah Turbeville, showcasing Turbeville images at her Conduit Street store for six weeks starting September 8, 2011. The exhibit is part of London’s Wapping Project which seeks to blur the boundaries between more commercial photography and fine art photography.
The focus of Deborah Turbeville’s photography is the theme of ‘tainted beauty’, a grittier look at the Photoshop perfectionism that pervades fashion’s glossy pages.
Donna Karan’s London store recently closed out an exhibit of Lillian Bassman’s work which was featured from May 11-July 11-2011. See Lillian Bassman images on Donna Karan website.
Writing about Lillian Bassman, DK says:
Lillian Bassman’s sense of female beauty and the passion with which she presents it, is an inspiration to any one who views it. Her work is subtle, intimate and celebrates women and their essence. A true original, Lillian expresses a strength of vision. Her work retains its power to inspire, making it as relevant today as it was when she created it. Lillian transcends the moment, capturing the individuality and universality of women the world over. We are honored to exhibit her work our London store.
‘Night Bloom’ by Lillian Bassman
