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Book SynopsisThe go-to for all things Vuitton' TatlerFounded as a luxury leather goods house in 1854, Louis Vuitton was for many decades one of the world's leading trunk and accessories makers. It was after launching its first fashion collections in 1998, however, that the house reached unprecedented global fame, and pioneered high-profile collaborations with artists such as Richard Prince, Takashi Murakami and Stephen Sprouse. Louis Vuitton Catwalk is a complete and unrivalled overview of the world's top fashion house. The book opens with a concise history of the house, followed by brief biographical profiles of Marc Jacobs, the first creative director 19982014, and Nicolas Ghesquière, who helms the brand today, before exploring the collections themselves, organized chronologically. Each collection is introduced by a short text unveiling its influences and highlights, and illustrated with carefully curated catwalk images. Showcasing hundreds of spectacular clothes, details, accessories, beauty l
Trade Review'The go-to for all things Vuitton' - Tatler
'[This] 632-page tome extensively retraces the house’s first two decades' - WWD
'Gorgeous' - Sunday Times
'Sumptuous … this is pure eye-candy' - The i Newspaper
'Lavish' - Daily Mail
'A valuable reference for fashion fans' - GLASS
'The infamous Catwalk book series, published by Thames & Hudson, are made up of the modern day fashion worshipper’s holy bibles ... The Catwalk books are extraordinary in mapping out fashion trajectories lost to the pre-digital age' - SHOWStudio
Table of ContentsIntroduction • The Collections: Louis Vuitton by Marc Jacobs, 1998–2014 • Louis Vuitton by Nicolas Ghesquière, 2014–2018
