When we were asked to come up with a creative concept for Louis Vuitton’s Vogue Fashion’s Night Out out we had recent memories of some photobooth fun…We love photo booths and especially have a fondness for well equipped ones with lot’s of props to distract from any blink in the spotlight shyness.
A dream commission then to make Louis Vuitton trunkfuls of headpieces and props for their Maison Stores in Paris and London to bring our concept to life. Inspired by the accessories in their recent shows, we made origami rabbit ears, giant layered paper bows, and then inspired by general fabulousness we created trailing mohicans, explosive shoulder pads and Daliesque paper moustaches…I was forced to stop at winged visors and eye patches (an origami restraining order was enforced.) We also made super-sized LV Vogue rosettes for the Booth Attendants to wear. All fashioned from the pages of Vogue. Our most Glamorous exercise in Fashion recycling yet…
Take a Bow
The making of…
The amount of fun one can have with a paper moustache is unquantifiable
Riley. Chief Prop Master. He needs his own booth…
Foldtastic
A Small piece of shoulder pad
A bow in the making
Retro Photobooths with Louis Vuitton light boxes on top. Love this booth
Perspex LV trunk to display the props. I want. Badly.
Origami Bunny Ears and Mohican in situ
Louis Vuitton Flower Cape
Tags: Louis Vuitton, Louis Vuitton Bond Street, Paper Art, Paper fashion, Paper Headpieces, Vogue Fashion's Night Out, Vogue Fashion's Night Out London 2010
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Happy Birthday to Makeda! My wonderful assistant who is unspeakably brilliant in so many ways (on top of working fabulously, she bakes brilliantly and rocks a hat/headpiece nearly every day) – A suitable birthday honour then to be featured on the Vogue Blog. Modeling a sneak peek selection of headpieces for Vogue Fashion’s Night Out at the Louis Vuitton store. We can’t wait for Fashion’s Night Out. Lots of fun planned!
Slice of lime with that ?
Tags: Fashion Origami, Louis Vuitton, Paper Art, vogue blog, Vogue Fashion Night Out
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Parties, Parties, Parties. Hands up I admit it, working as I do in events and having attended my fair share of parties when I’m not working……I can and have been a little Party jaded of late.
My faith was restored last night at the Louis Vuitton Bond street store opening party. High Octane on every level. From Donna Summer singing “I feel love” with Marc Jacobs as her very own backing singer (yes he was) to the mesmerizing Punch Drunk experiences in a myriad of hidden rooms. This party was refreshing in that amongst the Luxury goods Event staples of beautiful aesthetics and beautiful people It was a truly unforgettable experience. There was so much thought and Imagination put into the tiniest details it all felt very personal and intimate . We laughed and giggled our way around the rooms in the way one does at a relaxed dinner party. Very much like a journey, we went from walking through a Pine forest (admiring the smell of freshly trodden pine needles underfoot) and ending up in a yurt reading my very own tightly rolled message in a bottle. Ah. The message in a bottle, now that did please me enormously. It’s the little things amongst all the big things that make all the difference.
More messages in bottles please. More parties like this please. We need them in our Universe.
Incredible flowers in individual copper tubes by Absolute Flowers. Adore
Love the filament bulbs suspended from the ceiling and hanging amongst the flowers
One of the experience rooms. Everything was studded. EVERYTHING. Oh my! The giraffe from the window needs to hang out here with his studded hooves
Studded table and books. Stud my world. Please do.
A make believe old fashioned LV shop front
A charming speakeasy that was found hidden away in a room amongst trunks and boxes. The Barman fixed me a “surprise” drink and it was a surprise. It contained my favourite Hix Morello cherries. How could he have known?
Another lovely moment
A room that was a four sided cabinet of curiosities
Curiouser and curiouser
The forest and the yurt. There was a rickshaw too but alas my camera battery died…
Tags: Absolute Flowers, Donna Summer, Event Design, Fashion, Hix Restaurant, Louis Vuitton, Louis Vuitton Bond Street, Louis Vuitton Bond street store opening party, Marc Jacobs, Mark Hix, Punch drunk, style
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Today the new windows for the brand spanking Louis Vuitton Bond Street store were unveiled. Designed by the extraordinarily talented Faye McLoud and curated by Katie Grand. There are so many wonderful elements. Nestling in a frame of signature Gold Monogram mesh is the most delightful whimsical installation. Beautiful solemn bell jars containing little animals fashioned out of Louis Vuitton accessories. Adorable! The child in me wants to reach through the window and take the lot home.
Not being greedy I’ll settle for just a few. My Smash and Grab list in order of preference are:
1. The Frog
2. The Owl
3. The Hare.
Any partners in Crime?
Froggy Style
Ginormous giraffe. Looks like taxidermy, it’s not. Cleverer still.
The studded giraffe feet. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if all animals had feet like this? Even if just for special occasions…
Tags: Faye McLoud, Katie Grand, Louis Vuitton, Louis Vuitton Bond Street, wonderful windows
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