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consumption? A statem
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need for sophisticatio
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market where copy
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is crucial? Or a strik
starter at your next women’s networking
power lunch? Louis Vuitton’s new
Masters collection of bags and
accessories designed with iconic
contemporary artist Jeff Koons in tribute
to the masters of history (Rubens, Titian,
da Vinci, Fragonard and van Gogh) is
all these things and more. Call it
a collector’s dream.
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er idiosyncratic style has been earning
her places on best-dressed lists and
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time before our forever lady-crush Alexa
Chung launched her own label, featuring apparel,
jewellery and shoes. This time the icon has complete
creative control and the range reads like an homage
to her Annie-Hall-meets-English-rose aesthetic.
Expect to be clambering for cute dresses, retro shoes
and one cultish classic trench when the inaugural
collection launches globally on May 30.
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ring black coat) with something that
ss as camping equipment (see: sleeping
bag, foil thermal sheet or even a picnic blanket).
We’re talking hi-tech quilting, oversized plaid
and hi-vis colouring in voluminous shapes that’ll
keep you as warm as the campfire.
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Words: Claudia Jukic; Genevra Leek; Marion Vignal. Photography: Getty Images; Jason Lloyd Evans; Instagram: @alexachung