Marc Jacobs is the creative director for Louis Vuitton and designer for the Marc Jacobs and Marc by Marc Jacobs lines. Florence Muller is a curator, fashion historian, and associate professor at the Institut Francais de la Mode. Takashi Murakami is an artist based in New York and Tokyo.
"This volume-which comes enveloped in a richly hued marbleized
cover-takes sociology of fashion seriously, tracing the development
of Vuitton's trademark bags through "a system mimicking the
scientific classification of plants and animals"...interviews with
Vuitton collaborating artists, vintage paparazzi shots, and fun
packing lists round out the book." ~Vogue
"City Bags examines the century-long development and
manufacture of the iconic lines that helped make the handbag a
fashion staple for modern women...the authors and illustrators of
this handsome volume, bound in buckram canvas with a swirl-paint
print, trace the rich genealogies of Louis Vuitton staples..."
~Surface Magazine
"In Rizzoli's latest luxury monograph, the creation and
evolution of Louis Vuitton's legendary handbag line gets a jolt of
intrigue, thanks to a clever conceit: each bag is treated like a
species all its own, classified and categorized with scientific
precision." ~V Magazine
"This book delineates the genealogy of the Vuitton bag,
with stops along the way to show amazing photos of vintage Vuitton
bags, complete with travel stickers. There are terrific images from
vintage advertising dating back to the beginning of the 20th
century." ~WWD
"By the end of the book, your appreciation for LV bags
will be so high you may find yourself drawn to your nearest
boutique to admire the craftsmanship in person." ~Lucky
Magazine
"No matter what you call it, Louis Vuitton City
Bags is nothing short of remarkable in its detail paid to every
single style, permutation, and generation from this fabled brand.
The book takes a genealogical approach with how and why each
handbag evolved and is amazingly illustrated with renderings that
look like family family trees as well as photographs. Louis
Vuitton City Bags leaves no stone unturned and really might be
subtitled "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About a Louis Vuitton
Bag and Didn't Know You Needed to Know (But You Do)." Without
exaggeration, the creators have compiled facts, drawings, data, and
history that are usually afforded to the categorization and
authentication of antiques or fine jewelry rather than mere
handbags. One must assume that LVMH does not look upon a Louis
Vuitton bag as just any handbag bit as a slice of their long and
revered history." ~New York Journal of Books
"I certainly won't look at a handbag in quite the same way
now that I have read this amazing publication. This certainly is a
great book to give as a gift...and one which will form the
centerpiece of any fashion fan's collection."
~PoliticalStyle.com
"City Bags combines a unique, appealing approach to almost a
scientific play on iconic shapes. The first comprehensive taxonomy
of Louis Vuitton's City Bags, a range of women's handbags that date
back to turn of the 20th century." ~Trouvaillesdujour blog
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