In early 2007, Louis Vuitton released their most expensive handbag, the Louis Vuitton Tribute Patchwork Bag. The bags, as the title suggests, were made of samples of different Louis Vuitton bags. The fifteen bags used come from the LV spring/summer and cruise lines.

The gold chain shoulder strap makes this the perfect handbag for the discerning 90s rapper while the patchwork nature of the purse itself suggests that the person owning it may have a rusted truck propped up on cinder blocks in their front yard. Louis Vuitton made twenty-four numbered copies of their most expensive handbags, priced at $45,000 and thhis limited edition purse sold out almost immediately.

The Louis Vuitton Monogram Multicolore Zippy Coin Purse, which comes in Black or White; were finally released in Singapore in April 2008 after a long anticipated wait.

First came the one in Monogram Canvas, followed by versions in Epi, Damier Ebene and Damier Azur and finally the Monogram Multicolore ones.

There was even a special limited edition one that was launched to mark the opening of Hong Kong’s Louis Vuitton boutique at 5 Canton Road (all the guests received one for free!).

The brand has introduced a new bag made of soft cowhide. And the name of this bag is inspired by the moon phases - Mahira.

In Polynesian culture Mahira is a deity satellite white, whose candour is reflected in the delicate colours of the model. The belt is adjustable, thanks to the various options allowed by the golden. The interior is covered in microfiber, with pockets for mobile phone and accessories. The price is 2,890 U.S. dollars

Hotels are slowly moving beyond the bar, nightclub and restaurant trend to add some hip retail spaces in their properties.

Of course, this is nothing new as some hotels have been doing this already for a long time. But what is news is the report of a Louis Vuitton store opening inside the JW Marriott Bucharest Hotel.

The store will open in June and offer customers the standard LV leather goods as well as the opportunity to design their own travel trunk based on their “requirements and taste.”

Bring on the pollutants and harmful toxins—these Diddo Velema, Gucci and Louis Vuitton collaborative gas-masks are going to make fashionistas want to inhale stuff that’ll kill them.

The high-fashioned monogrammed, and diamond encrusted headwear was debuted by Velema at the 2008 Luxury Show in Bucharest, Romania, and seem to be reserved for the filthy-rich hypochondriacs. Via dvice

Gucci, the flagship brand of French luxury group PPR, is the world’s most coveted luxury brand according to a global luxury brands survey by The Nielsen Company.

In the latest survey, one in five global consumers said they would choose to buy Gucci (over any other luxury brand) if money was no option, making the Italian fashion brand that was revived by Tom Ford in the 1990’s the most coveted and aspirational luxury brand in the world today.

Chanel and Calvin Klein tied for second place in Nielsen’s 48-country global online survey that was conducted in November 2007.