Founded 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. This definitive publication opens with a concise history of the house followed by
brief biographical profiles of Marc Jacobs the first creative director 1998-2014 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 looks and set designs - and of course the
top fashion models who wore them on the runway from Naomi Campbell and Gisele to Kate Moss and
Cara Delevingne. A rich reference section including an extensive index concludes the book.
