Louis Vuitton Fall Winter 2009-2010 Releases

Well, Saturday's the big day as the bags from the Collection of Fall Winter 2009 2010 starts trickling to the boutiques. I was invited today to view the collection and of course, some snapshots were in order. I saw most of them but was thrilled with the super expensive Double Jeu. They had both the Neo Alma and Neo Noé and I must say that the leather is so buttery and soft. Really high quality. The inner bag was an added treat with the beaded handles and the Inventeur plate being the discreet element to identify it as a Louis. They also had the Paillettes collection: Alma, Speedy and Pochette Accesoires. The work that went into these pieces is truly amazing. The black sequins were my favourite because they weren't too loud. I'm not sure that these could be day pieces but nighttime drama would surely display the pailletes to full advantage. I wasn't too wild about the Coquette Pochette (pink) as well as the My Deer Rebele. (black) The Thalie which was a metallic brocade was definitely an evening bag and it sits comfortably in the hand. All in all, the collection was quite exciting with the leather handles being the most memorable feature for me. I am used to rolled or flat handles from Vuitton so these large, buttery soft, almost belt-like straps are very much welcomed. I noticed that the bags are quite small in stature this season (Speedy being 28cm) . Last Fall we were treated with big bags of suede and skin, but this year Marc was all about the details of chains, rivets and huge zipper pulls of brass (really LVoely). LVoe it!!!