Madonna for Louis Vuitton spring/summer '09 campaign

Get a load of this! Madonna's new campaign for Louis Vuitton has been revealed and its a cracker. Check out those legs, those shoes, that bag *drool*. LV's creative director, Marc Jacobs, admitted that the choice to use Madge was a light bulb moment.

"I just blurted out, 'I think we should do Madonna,"' he said, adding that he'd attended her Paris concert the night before. "I was totally just blown away by it, and moved by her performance, by what she had to say, and her energy."

Following that light bulb moment, Marc tapped out a Blackberry message to Madonna, who replied with: "I'd love to."

And who wouldn't? The outcome is six French-inspired, sepia-toned photographs by Steven Meisel, which were taken of the Queen of Pop inside L.A.'s trendy Café Figaro. Antoine Arnault, Vuitton's director of communications, denied rumours that Madge pocketed a whopping $10 million for the gig.

"It's very far away from that," he admitted.

If, like me, you're wondering what the turn-around was on these photos, then it look less than a day for shooting to wrap, with the pictures taken just last week. Speedy.

"It was her idea to do the fishnets," Jacobs revealed. The campaign looks set to drop in February, in tandem with LV's "core values" campaign, which currently stars Sean Connery. I sure do look forward to those Miu Miu shots of Katie Holmes now.

[Source: WWD][Images via TFS]

Star style: Chloe Sevigny in new season Louis Vuitton on NYE

While the rest of us are freezing our behinds off in heavy knits, chunky scarves and our secretly beloved ugg boots, young Chloe Sevigny was looking breezy and party-ready in new season (yes, spring-summer) Louis Vuitton last week as she geared up for New Year's Eve in Miami.

Okay, the outfit is six days old... but since it's also wonderfully ahead of time too, I couldn't resist featuring it here so you can appreciate the pop of pumpkin orange, the fabbo shoes and the sheer floaty fabrics we will all be hoping to get our hands on in a few months' time.

[Image: Seth Browarnik/Rex Features]

Marc Jacobs exposes the latest 'It' bag (and mega tan lines) in nude 'Harper's Bazaar' shoot

You might still be reeling from the visual of a nude Karl Lagerfeld (even if it was just an illustration), but at least you will hopefully be a bit more prepared for the sight of Mr Marc Jacobs casually sprawled on a pink furry throw exposing more than just the newest 'It' bag - check out them tan lines!

The photo spread is set to appear in the January issue of Harper's Bazaar, to coincide with the release of the revisited Stephen Sprouse graffiti designs for Louis Vuitton. You can read more about the limited edition collection over at our accessories sister site The Bag Lady.

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The Best of Fashion Week: Kelly's accessories picks

Following on from Gemma's picks yesterday of her favourite bits and pieces from the recent Spring / Summer collections, being The Bag Lady that I am, today I bring you my favourite trends and creations within the world of accessories. From lush leather handbags to gorgeous gloves - and of course, more hats and hair accessories than you can shake a stick at - these are some of the standouts from New York, London, Milan and Paris.

Louis Vuitton combats counterfeiters with new Takashi Murakami design

Last night at the preview of Takashi Murakami's new exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, Louis Vuitton unveiled its new plan to combat counterfeiters. But instead of the usual speech-giving or handing out of leaflets, the French label has chosen an alternative approach to fighting the busy trade of copycat artists. It will set up its own street vendors outside the museum in New York, which will sell, not fake Vuitton bags, but the genuine article.

The vendors will also begin selling Vuitton's latest 'Monogramouflage' print, developed by Murakami and Marc Jacobs. It's a mixture of Murakami's famous monogram print and camouflage, to be sold in special canvases during the course of the exhibition.

"We always thought that counterfeit requires zero tolerance for several reasons," Yves Carcelle, chairman and chief executive officer of Louis Vuitton, told WWD.

The fashion house now employs 40 staff, based in Paris, who work specifically on protecting its trademarks. It's a huge problem for the company who have conducted over 30,000 raids on counterfeiters in the last five years alone.

"The street vendors are not negative in themselves, they are part of the life of the city. When they sell counterfeit goods, however, it's detrimental to the city itself," added Carcelle.

The Murakami exhibition officially opens this Saturday. The Brooklyn Museum will house a special Vuitton boutique stocking LV multicoloured bags, other small leather goods and 300 of the Monogramouflage print canvases priced between US$6,000 and US$10,000.

• The Monogramouflage collection, including luggage, handbags, costume jewellery and ready-to-wear, will launch worldwide in selected Vuitton stores from 15th June, 2008.

For more handbag and accessories news, make sure to visit The Bag Lady.

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Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton reveals pre-fall '08 collection

Marc Jacobs has just revealed his pre-fall '08 collection for Louis Vuitton and he's decided to return to the classics. Jacobs has taken the early styles from Louis Vuitton and reworked them slightly in a modern way by adding layers and an array of bright colours. WWD describes it accurately as, "Conservative yet quirky".

This collection sees Jacobs returning to the fashion spotlight following the controversy that surrounded his shows last season. It's great to see a return to ladylike elegance which has undoubtedly been influenced by exhibitions on Paul Poiret at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Golden Age of Couture at the V&A.

Source: CatwalkQueen.tv

Scarlett Johansson looks infuriatingly good again for Louis Vuitton

She's been decidedly over exposed in my opinion of late but that doesn't stop Scarlett Johansson looking devastatingly good in these latest shots for Louis Vuitton. I've never been a fan of the iconic bag maker but they sure know how to sell. Their recent Mikhail Gorbachev shoot was out of left field, but it certainly got tongues wagging.

View more from Scarlett's ad shots over the jump.

Louis Vuitton Lets Fashion Students Design Window

Louis Vuitton has turned it's shop window over to students for holiday season.

The winners of a competition at London St Martin's College of Art and Design will decorate the brand's 370 stores for the Christmas rush.

Vuitton chose the lucky designers through a competition at the famous fashion school, asking students to draw inspiration from their history and image.

The winners were 21-year-old Christopher Lawson from Ireland and 26-year-old Marcos Villalba from Spain, who took the map location of Vuitton's Asnieres workshop as a starting point then re-created its contours into an abstract landscape.

"This year, we decided to give emerging talents the chance to freely express themselves and their vision of the brand," said Yves Carcelle, chairman and chief executive of Louis Vuitton to WWD.