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Louis Vuitton City Bags: A Natural History

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This volume is an unprecedented history of Louis Vuitton’s women’s bags, the most coveted line of accessories in women’s fashion. At the heart of Louis Vuitton are its City Bags, a range of women’s bags that dates back to the turn of the twentieth century. Featuring the trademark monograms of the house, the City Bag story began with the Steamer, a resort bag designed in 1901 to be packed inside a much larger steamer trunk. These bags have in a hundred years formally diversified into a dizzying array of handbags for every conceivable function demanded by the modern woman. Profoundly influential, City Bags are now known to millions by their descriptive names (Keepall, Bucket, Papillon, Alma, Locket, Noe, Speedy) and are still evolving into more fantastical forms. Lavishly illustrated with new and archival photography, historical graphics, landmark editorials, and ad campaigns, the volume traces the history of these specific bag families, and examines the earliest specimens and today’s most sought-after collectibles, including Vuitton’s collaborations with Takashi Murakami, Stephen Sprouse, Richard Prince, Yayoi Kusama, and Rei Kawakubo and one-off projects by Zaha Hadid, Shigeru Ban, Vivienne Westwood, Helmut Lang, Andrée Putman, and of course, Marc Jacobs. Louis Vuitton: City Bags is an ambitious volume on the creation and cultivation of a cultural phenomenon. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rizzoli; Illustrated edition (October 15, 2013)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 400 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0847840875


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 78


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.75 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.8 x 1.4 x 12.5 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #849,248 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #386 in Fashion Photography (Books) #613 in Fashion History #1,464 in Fashion Design


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Top Amazon Reviews

    • Great book
The media could not be loaded. The book is quite big 13”x 10” and has some weight to it. The cover is so beautiful and has a nice texture. This books gives some history on LV, as well as lots of pictures of the evaluation of the bags. This is exactly what I was looking for. I believe the front cover protector is random. The one I got is the papillon, but from what I understand the other options are the speedy or the Noé. Would definitely recommend! The book came new in cellophane. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2022 by Ashley Maurizi
    • This book is absolutely gorgeous!!
I was hesitant to purchase a used book. Upon arrival I could not believe the quality of the book. It looks brand new. So happy to have purchased this book and I recommend it to everyone that is a Louis Vuitton fan. The history of Louis Vuitton and the many handbags he has designed is fabulous.
Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2019 by W. Franks
    • Luxury Lover Must Have
A book I’m happy to have in my collection. Takes you through some history of Louis Vuitton items. Very happy with my purchase. The book was brand new sealed in plastic. Delivery was quick and it was in immaculate condition.
Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2022 by Charissa D.
    • Next best thing to owning a Louis Vuitton city bag :)
For those of us whose purchases of LV bags are few and far between, this is the perfect bridge of that gap of exquisite torture between yearning and finally acquiring a coveted LV bag. The book is loaded with full page spreads of the classic city bags, many are of model/celebrity and advertisement shots. Don't think I can do it justice with my review... this book is massive, chock-full of images and facts. It has plenty of diagrams, sketches and pictures of swatches. The Louis Vuitton fan will find many hours worth of enjoyable perusing in this book. The only minor quibble are the pages where they amass all the "(re)incarnations" of a single bag in its history (i.e. Speedy in Mono, Camouflauge, etc). All the multiple images of the same bag are crammed onto one "Biodiversity" page each and unfortunately the bags with the most versions are too small to show all their glorious details together. These clearly are worthy of a fold-out page. There IS one double-fold section near the front and it is a "Genealogy" of the Louis Vuitton line of city bags. If you like any of the classic city bags shown on the cover, you should splurge and escape a bit into Louis Vuitton City Bags: A Natural History. It's like opening up a box of chocolates... ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2014 by Anonblue
    • Love this book
Great for fans of LV bags, gives a history to bags we know and love and it looks great on my coffee table.
Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2023 by ccnyc
    • Awesome buy
This book is absolutely nice and hard cover book. I love it and will not let no one touch it! I bought just as a coffee book table but I actually took the time to read it and learn all the different designs. Everyone loves my book when they see it!
Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2021 by MARLENE MADRIGAL
    • Evolution of Louis Vuitton City Bags
This is a great reference book for the Louis Vuitton fan. I thought it was reasonably priced at about $53. It is a large, high quality, heavy coffee table book. I enjoyed reading stories of the evolution/history of the city bags.
Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2016 by Betsy B
    • Just beautiful
This book is huge. Absolutely gorgeous gift for my husband who makes and repairs luxury bags.
Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2022 by AmazonPrimeMama

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