![Louis Vuitton Spring Ads Feature ’90s Supermodel Kristen McMenamy
That whole gray-hair-on-purpose look? It’s still hot for 2011. At least according to one of the highest fashion authorities, Marc Jacobs.
Full story on StyleList after the jump.
[Photo: Fashion Gone Rogue]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lezp9nE9S61qbo4m5o1_500.jpg)
Louis Vuitton Spring Ads Feature ’90s Supermodel Kristen McMenamy
That whole gray-hair-on-purpose look? It’s still hot for 2011. At least according to one of the highest fashion authorities, Marc Jacobs.
Full story on StyleList after the jump.
[Photo: Fashion Gone Rogue]
![Arty Fashion Advertisements Dominate Fall 2010
There’s an arty infatuation coloring this season’s crop of print ads from global fashion houses. After last spring’s lie-down trend, we’re glad to see models back up on their feet and getting creative. Several major campaigns focus on women in arts-related settings, from a gallery to a backstage dressing room.
Full story on StyleList after the jump.
[Louis Vuitton’s fall campaign evokes a backstage dressing room. Photo courtesy of Louis Vuitton]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_la4q40bOMx1qbo4m5o1_250.jpg)
Arty Fashion Advertisements Dominate Fall 2010
There’s an arty infatuation coloring this season’s crop of print ads from global fashion houses.
After last spring’s lie-down trend, we’re glad to see models back up on their feet and getting creative. Several major campaigns focus on women in arts-related settings, from a gallery to a backstage dressing room.
Full story on StyleList after the jump.
[Louis Vuitton’s fall campaign evokes a backstage dressing room. Photo courtesy of Louis Vuitton]
![Louis Vuitton Show Features Kristen McMenamy Topless in Body Paint
Clothes — who needs ‘em?
First Charlie Le Mindu showcased his hats and wigs on butt-naked models during London Fashion Week.
Now, Louis Vuitton is proving that skin is the new black after featuring model Kristen McMenamy covered in body paint during its Paris show.
Full story on StyleList here.
[Kristen McMenamy walks the Louis Vuitton Spring 2011 in body paint… instead of a shirt! Photo: Dominique Charriau, WireImage]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l9yaof3zBU1qbo4m5o1_400.jpg)
Louis Vuitton Show Features Kristen McMenamy Topless in Body Paint
Clothes — who needs ‘em?
First Charlie Le Mindu showcased his hats and wigs on butt-naked models during London Fashion Week.
Now, Louis Vuitton is proving that skin is the new black after featuring model Kristen McMenamy covered in body paint during its Paris show.
Full story on StyleList here.
[Kristen McMenamy walks the Louis Vuitton Spring 2011 in body paint… instead of a shirt! Photo: Dominique Charriau, WireImage]
![Luxury Brands Losing $250 Billion a Year to Counterfeit Goods
It seems despite an increased crackdown on traffickers of counterfeit goods, the business of selling fakes is booming more than ever.
Most of the fake products are coming from China and the International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition estimates that these illegal operations cost oft-imitated luxury companies like Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Coach, Burberry, Gucci, and others around $250 billion a year in lost sales, which translates to 750,000 lost jobs.
According to Kris Buckner, a counterfeit investigator interviewed on CNBC’s upcoming special “Crime Inc.: Counterfeit Goods” (Wednesday, July 14, at 9pm ET/PT), the dangerous end result of buying counterfeit goods is unknown to many customers. “Sales of counterfeit goods have been tied to street gangs and terrorist organizations,” he says. “There’s a lot of implications from the sales of counterfeit goods that I don’t think the general public knows or understands.”
Full story on StyleList after the jump.
[Ain’t nothing like the real thing. A sea of counterfeit/pirated luxury bags. Photo: AFP/Getty Images]
How do you feel about fakes?](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5i55pbu9Y1qbo4m5o1_500.jpg)
Luxury Brands Losing $250 Billion a Year to Counterfeit Goods
It seems despite an increased crackdown on traffickers of counterfeit goods, the business of selling fakes is booming more than ever.
Most of the fake products are coming from China and the International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition estimates that these illegal operations cost oft-imitated luxury companies like Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Coach, Burberry, Gucci, and others around $250 billion a year in lost sales, which translates to 750,000 lost jobs.
According to Kris Buckner, a counterfeit investigator interviewed on CNBC’s upcoming special “Crime Inc.: Counterfeit Goods” (Wednesday, July 14, at 9pm ET/PT), the dangerous end result of buying counterfeit goods is unknown to many customers.
“Sales of counterfeit goods have been tied to street gangs and terrorist organizations,” he says. “There’s a lot of implications from the sales of counterfeit goods that I don’t think the general public knows or understands.”
Full story on StyleList after the jump.
[Ain’t nothing like the real thing. A sea of counterfeit/pirated luxury bags. Photo: AFP/Getty Images]
How do you feel about fakes?
