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Article: Louis Vuitton, Minus the Signature; Premiere Clothing Collection Bears Marc Jacobs's Stamp
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- The Washington Post
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- March 10, 1998
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The fall '98 womenswear shows here began today with the
unveiling of two long-awaited collections: the first ready-to-wear
line from the venerable leather goods house Louis Vuitton and a new
vision for sportswear at Hermes. These two fashion giants are in the
midst of aesthetic upheavals. The challenges facing them could not
be more different.
Both houses succeeded today in turning out beautiful clothes.
Both failed, by varying degrees, to reinvigorate -- or in the case
of Vuitton, to reinvent -- themselves.
Vuitton, part of the LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton luxury
goods conglomerate, has a rich history of producing signature
leather goods such as wallets, purses and steamer ...