Postcard From Paris: A Lot to Take In At Louis Vuitton

There's a phenomenon that happens at a Marc Jacobs show (other than the now famously punctual start-time that leaves guests hurdling over chairs to get to their seats). You experience several minutes of panic, or maybe, really, it's intense anxiety while the models bolt past you and you're trying to take it all in to decipher exactly what you're seeing. And so it was at the Jacobs-designed Louis Vuitton show.

The girls tromped by sporting huge afro wigs in a parade of vaguely ethnic, vaguely utilitarian, vaguely conceptual-Japanese layers. It seemed like Julia came close to winning the guess-the-theme game when she said "Louis Vuitton goes glamping in Tokyo." (For those who didn't read the Dsquared blog post, glamping is the marriage of glamorous and camping).

Ultimately, Jacobs said it was all about a traveler:big rucksacks with dangling raccoon tails functioned as luggage; sporty jackets with oversize utility pockets to wear on the road; brocade bike shorts should cycling be your mode of transportation; day-glo camouflage for the urban hunter; and little dresses layered for day or on their own for night.

Oh, and the shoes--a hybrid birkenstock/kitten-heel clog with shearling tassels on the front--would look very cute on the weekend, even if you're not leaving the neighborhood.

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