We all know Mother’s Day was this past weekend (and if you didn’t you’re already introuble so it’s too late to make up for it), and I was fortunate enough to spend the weekend in Chicago with my brother, sister and parents. Now I hadn’t been there since I was seven, so I was eager to return. Little did I know some crazy shit was going to go down while I was there.

The Magnificant Mile, Chicago’s fifth ave. is full of big name designer stores including the illustrious Louis Vuitton. This would be the scene of some of a police shoot out that is 100% fashion worthy. According the Chicago Breaking News Center, a woman entered the store and purchased a bunch of goods that were assumed to be purchased on a stolen credit card. This was confirmed as soon as she returned to the store hours later to purchase more items (IDIOT!!!) Upon doing so the police arrived and the woman made a run for it. When she got to her get away vehicle the police grabbed her, at which time she reached for one of the officer’s gun, which resulted in the other officer shooting her fraudulant ass in the stomach…YES!!!! The woman isn’t dead but she is in critical condition. That’s what happens when you try and steal Louis in Kanye’s hometown!

Hey it could be worse she could have been taken down Kanye’s Mulfro, and that is a form of public embarassment I wish upon no one!

Oh yeah that’s what it looks like when you get shot on Michigan Ave. and yes that is the woman!

READ MORE ABOUT: Kanye West, Louis Vuitton, Louis Vuitton Shooting, Magnificant Mile, Michigan Ave., Mulfro

Rihanna finally gets it right in Louis Vuitton…

READ MORE ABOUT: Louis Vuitton, Rihanna

Here is Mischa on set of her new fashion-based TV show – Beautiful Life.

The actress will play a New York-based model in the pilot episode, which will also feature a cameo appearance from supermodel Elle Macpherson.

READ MORE ABOUT: beautiful life, Chanel, christian dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Louis Vuitton, mischa barton

This spring, denim is the new black. We’ve seen destroyed denim cut-off shorts and boyfriend jeans make it big, but possibly the trendiest look for the season is denim on top. Ever since I saw Corey rock out his denim vest last summer, I’ve been pretty optimistic about this look, but denim vests are just the beginning. The spring season forecasts denim blazers, tank-tops, tuxedo button ups and tee-shirt dresses. While light-wash and destroyed pieces are all the go for the fall, I wouldn’t be too surprised if sleek, dark-washes continue into the chillier months. 

If you’re a bit apprehensive that this look might make you look like an 80’s rocker or worse, red-neck trailer trash, take a look at some of styling ideas from the Spring 2009 runways. Givenchy, Louis Vuitton and even Banana Republic know what’s up! 

Thanks Elle! Main photo courtesy of LF! 

READ MORE ABOUT: banana republic, boyfriend jeans, cut-offs, denim, givenchy, LF, Louis Vuitton

Madonna will once again be the face of the upcoming Louis Vuitton campaign for the Fall/Winter 2009 collection. Following the Spring/Summer 2009 ad campaign, Louis Vuitton, its creative director Marc Jacobs, and Madonna, will be collaborating for a second consecutive season, again photographed by Steven Meisel in New York City, under the art direction of Marc Jacobs. The first images of the campaign should appear in August issues of fashion magazines, and blogs as soon as we can get out hands on them.

READ MORE ABOUT: Louis Vuitton, Madonna, Marc Jacobs, PHOTOGRAPHERS, Steven Meisel

For any of you law aficionados out there, the case Liebeck Vs. McDonald’s probably rings a bell. If not, heres a brief synopsis: Liebeck sued McDonald’s, winning herself nearly $3 million, for burning her lap after spilling hot coffee. Hm, doesn’t coffee imply that the beverage is hot? Regardless, here’s another foolish lawsuit to add to the mix:

Clint Arthur, a businessman and fine art collector, bought special Takashi Murakami for Louis Vuitton prints at L.A.’s Museum of Contemporary Art two years ago.  A little while down the road, Arthur realized that these prints were made from scrap pieces used to make purses. His resolution: take Louis Vuitton to court for fraudulent deception.  Apparently, Arthur was a bit miffed that his prints cost $6000 each when the purses, which require far more craftsmanship, only cost $1000. While Vuitton claims that Arthur should have known the prints were made of scraps, offering the collector a full refund plus interest, Arthur presses onward in the hopes of correcting this “fraud” and collecting around $12 million. 

Really, the price discrepancy is totally reasonable. While the prints used are exactly the same, purses use far less of the material than the hanging prints. To me, this lawsuit sounds sounds like a bit of mid-life crisis drama and sought after entertainment. Seriously Arthur, go watch Gossip Girl or something. That should feed your petty drama craving for a few hours. 

Thanks NY Mag!

READ MORE ABOUT: gossip girl, L.A.'s Museum of Contemporary Art, Louis Vuitton, Takashi Murakami

Tatsuya Matsui has designed robots for the likes of Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, and the MOMA–including an animatronic mannequin that uses visual data recognition to figure out which poses make people people want to buy their crazy-expensive clothes. This is the next level of retail.

READ MORE ABOUT: Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, moma, tatsuya matsui

The rumors about Peter Copping heading design at Nina Ricci are true. On Monday, the ex–Louis Vuitton designer officialy replaced Olivier Theyskens, and started working on a resort collection to be unveiled in late June. However, his first runway show won’t take place until next March,  allowing  him plenty of  time to situate himself  in the label before coming-out at Paris Fashion Week.

READ MORE ABOUT: Louis Vuitton, Nina Ricci, Olivier Theyskens, Paris, peter coppling

Louis Vuitton decided to donate 15 percent of all sales from its U.S. Web site that day to The Climate Project, the non-profit organization founded by Al Gore.

They first partnered with The Climate Project in 2007, when it started
making donations on behalf of some of the personalities in Vuitton’s
Core Values advertising campaign.

The campaign has featured the
likes of Catherine Deneuve, Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi, Sean Connery,
Keith Richards and Francis Ford and Sofia Coppola.

“Over the
past few years Louis Vuitton has voluntarily made efforts to reduce the
impact of its activities on the environment,” Daniel Lalonde, president
and chief executive officer of Louis Vuitton North America said. “In
addition we are proud to be able to support The Climate Project.”

LINKAGE: WWD

READ MORE ABOUT: Al Gore, andre agassi, catherine deneuve, daniel lalonde, francis ford, keith Richards, Louis Vuitton, sean connery, Sofia Coppola, steffi graf, the climate project

I know there are those days when I wake up and I just don’t feel like dressing up so I throw on some dog hair covered sweatpants, one of Daniel’s t-shirts, and throw my hair up in some random configuration with a rubberband. Even on those days, I look a thousand times better than Misha Farton does here. It looks like her fat ass has finally won and she’s given in to wearing maternitywear. The Louis Vuitton shoes aren’t enough to save this outfit. Next time you’re forced to make a public apperance to pay for your nose candy see if they can’t spring for a stylist. You obviously can’t be trusted with a well stocked closet.

READ MORE ABOUT: Louis Vuitton, mischa barton

Kanye [and a little of Amber Rose] star in the new ads for his sneaker collaboration with Louis Vuitton.  

Spending $900 on Velcro sneaks and being around Kanye’s incredible genius makes me tired, too, Amber!

See three more images of the campaign in our gallery.

GALLERY: Kanye x LV Ads.

READ MORE ABOUT: Amber Rose, Kanye West, Louis Vuitton

Madonna might do an encore for LV for Fall 09, reuniting with photographer Steven Meisel

Jennifer Connelly might be in Balenciaga’s next campaign, being tapped again by designer Nicolas Ghesquière

Christy Turlington and Spanish male supermodel Andrés Velencoso recently shot the Fall 09 campaing for YSL, with photograhpers Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin

READ MORE ABOUT: Andres Velencoso Segura, Balenciaga, christy turlington, Inez van Lamsweerde, Jennifer Connelly, Louis Vuitton, Madonna, Nicolas Ghesquière, PHOTOGRAPHERS, Steven Meisel, Vinoodh Matadin, ysl

In case you needed another reason to hate Adriana (for being gorgeous), but here it is. Personally, I’m jealous of the Alexander Wang dress (which I could never wear) and the Louis Vuitton heels (which I could never afford).

READ MORE ABOUT: adriana lima, alexander wang, el pais magazine, Louis Vuitton

Rumor has is that Madonna will extend her stay as the face of Louis Vuitton, and star in a new Steven Meisel-shot campaign for Fall 2009.

Nothing has been confirmed yet, but it sounds like we should know more in the next month.

Would it be Madonna overload? Are we all so over the divorce and adoption dramz, or do we want to see more Madge in LV?

LINKAGE: Fashionologie.

READ MORE ABOUT: Louis Vuitton, Madonna, Steven Meisel

Gwennie wears Fall 2009’s most mainstream looks in this ELLE shoot. Seriously, your only indie is Rodarte!!! Shame Elle, shame. You didn’t make her wear the Louis bunny ears. It’s Easter guys and the baby Jesus is now officially going to chuck colored eggs at your asses. 

READ MORE ABOUT: alexander mcqueen, elle magazine, gwen stefani, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, rodarte

Here’s something we don’t hear often, a designer solely known for his high heels ventures into designing a sneaker! Guess this is sort of similar to Kanye West doing a sneaker for Louis Vuitton.

So I’m not going to show you the shoe, you’re gonna have to click through to see if, but promise to comment with your reactions…

READ MORE ABOUT: Christian Louboutin, Kanye West, leopard print, Louis Vuitton

You can now be the coolest one shopping at Trader Joe’s (or Whole Foods) with these Louis Vuitton inspired tote bags. They are designed to not only hold your food, but imporve the environment as well. As more and more grocers are switching to reuseable bags, the industry for the trendiest canvas tote is picking up. Just wait until someone makes a real designer grocery tote.

Thanks: LikeCool

READ MORE ABOUT: Louis Vuitton, Luxury Inspired Tote

I’ve been waiting for these to hit the street and here they are. Fake Sprouse bags are now attacking the eyeballs of  New Yorkers. You’ve been warned.

READ MORE ABOUT: Louis Vuitton, Stephen Sprouse

People are always looking for the next Donna, the next Ralph, or the next Calvin. (sorry Tommy, we never consider you a fashion designer) but no one ever acknowledge that there may not be a next big fashion business bearing a designer’s name. Consider this: after the big 3, name another designer with his/her business over 1 billion dollars. The answer is: 0. It’s very typical of fashion to prefer the system to remain unchanged.

Let’s look at new york. Marc? His business is tiny comparing to Louis Vuitton. Micheal Kors? Those old Tommy business guys, Lawrence and Silas, brought Kors 6 years ago and proclaimed it will be a billion dollar business. They are stuck at the middle. Our personal favorite: Narciso Rodriguez? Liz Claiborne brought 50% for a mere 10 million, then return it back to the designer late last year. We assume for much less. Then we have those wunderkind kids one after another; remember Zack? What about Jeffery Chow? It’s ok, because now we have the Wangs and the Wus. But would they be like Calvin?

Yes, some designers would claim that they would like to remain small and ‘intimate’. Fine, but you should also know that we are some of the most egotistical creatures. We want fame, money, and sway, in that order. To drive any real influence, one will need to reach the mass (say hi to Issac Mizrahi). To do that, you need cold hard cash. A billion of it.

What companies blew up so big in the part 10 years? Juicy. Sven. Zara. H&M.

Can we see a pattern and the future here?

Written by (angry) deacon on Next.FashionIndie

READ MORE ABOUT: alexander wang, calvin klein, donna karen, isaac mizrahi, Jeffery Chow, Liz Claiborne, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, Mickeal Kors, narciso rodriguez, ralph lauren, Zack Posen

Katie Grand -the former editor of Pop Magazine is never afraid of high fashion, and why should she be?

Not only is she wearing a wooly mammoth fuschia pink Dolce & Gabbana Fall 2009 coat, but she also has Louis Vuitton Fall 2009 bunny ears, as a hair accessory.

Her amazing look is complete with Louis Vuitton Spring 2009 heels and a sparkling pink – barely seen – dress.

For more looks from the Missoni Cocktail Party: Red Carpet Fashion

READ MORE ABOUT: Dolce and Gabbana, Katie Grand, Louis Vuitton, missoni, POP Magazine

I really just liked the image and needed a reason to repost. You can read the full story on The Cut, but it’s pretty boring unless you care about legal goodness and Google Bashing.

LINKAGE: Louis Vuitton Takes Google to Court

READ MORE ABOUT: Google, lawsuit, Louis Vuitton

The rest of Claudia Schiffer’s shoot for the April 2009 issue of Vogue UK has been released.

Wearing Versace on the (kind of boring) cover, Claudia has a more interesting spread inside, with an Hermes poncho, black Louis Vuitton dress, and of course the Balmain military vest.

GALLERY: Claudia Schiffer for Vogue UK, April 2009

READ MORE ABOUT: balmain, claudia schiffer, Hermès, Louis Vuitton, Versace, vogue uk

Jason Lloyd-Evans went backstage at Paris Fashion Week and has amazing shots from last weeks shows. Above: Backstage at Louis Vuitton.

LINKAGE: Wallpaper

READ MORE ABOUT: jason lloyd-evans, Louis Vuitton, Paris, wallpaper

Olivier Theyskens (right) has officially left Nina Ricci, to be replaced by Louis Vuitton designer Peter Copping (left).

This means a totally new designer for the house for Spring 2010, and a major opening at LVMH, unless Marc’s already found Peter’s replacement, hope we’ll know soon.

Wonder if Olivier will take this opportunity to finally launch his own label? Hope so.

LINKAGE: Fashionista

READ MORE ABOUT: Louis Vuitton, LVMH, Olivier Theyskens, peter copping, Vanina Sorrenti