France, frills & the 80s

The June issue of Elle magazine had a general rundown of fall/winter 09/10 fashion shows, and from it I discovered the fabulousness that is the Louis Vuitton women's ready to wear fall/winter 09/10 line. I haven't ever had an especially great interest in Louis Vuitton in the past, but I do love Marc Jacobs, who designed the line.

He referred to it as being inspired by "all those great French muses of the late eighties" specifically naming Victoire de Castellane, Marie Seznec, and Inès de la Fressange.

The full collection is wonderful, with lots of ruffles, lace, feminine sashes and black with bursts of color, and worth checking out, but here are some of my favorites:


and my favorite:


Celebrities & magazines have already been seen showcasing the collection, including everyone from Madonna to Rihanna to Elle & Vogue Deutsch.

Three of the looks were worn by various people to the costume gala (Kerry Washington, Madonna & Leighton Meeser, who is pictured)

Here is a photo from a Vogue Deutsch editorial featuring Heidi Klum in one of the looks:


Also, here, in a photo of Chloe Sevigny, from an editorial in the June 2009 issue of Elle, a envy inducing sash from Louis Vuitton makes the outfit:

I really want a sash like that or the one in my favorite look from the runway.