Favorite Five: Louis Vuitton Fall 2013 Menswear
“The Magic Mountain. This season sees the Vuitton traveller, always journeying both literally and metaphorically, venture to the magical mountains of the Himalayas, particularly to the Kingdom of Bhutan. ‘A collection is often an actual journey for us; it comprises what you take with you and what you bring back both physically and mentally from the experience,’ explains Kim Jones, Louis Vuitton’s Men’s Studio and Style Director, working under the Artistic Direction of Marc Jacobs. ‘This season involved traveling to the Himalayas for research and it was the mountain Kingdom of Bhutan that still had that mystery surrounding it; it was almost a fantasy idea as well as a real place. Backpacking has not ruined Bhutan – you have to be invited there – and it feels so exotic, almost from another time. It is the only place in the world where snow leopards and tigers cross paths and that is one of the reasons why the snow leopard became a chief motif in the collection.’
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Beautiful Ssnow leopard print on the mink collar and double breasted overcoat.
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Stately mountaineering tech, with a broadening effect at the shoulders. -
Traditional Bhutanese chic. -
Class for after you conquer the mountain of course. -
Artists Jake and Dino Chapman's version of wrathful deities make quite a statement piece.
Related: Louis Vuitton Wardrobe Pre-Fall 2013
