Louis Vuitton In Tokyo: First Time Ever Fashion Show Out of Paris

Louis Vuitton In Tokyo: First Time Ever Fashion Show Out of Paris

June 08, 2006

First row, celebrities, and exceptional party

    TOKYO, June 8 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Louis Vuitton,
world leader in luxury goods staged its women's pret a
porter show outside Paris for the first time in Tokyo on
June 7th 2006.

    The show, created and presented by Artistic Director,
Marc Jacobs, took place at Yumenoshima Park, in a specially
built marquee, the first time that this park has seen a
fashion event. It presented the Louis Vuitton Fall/Winter
2006-07 collection. The show was followed by a fabulous
party for 1000 privileged guests, with a lot of celebrities
and trend-setters.

    Bernard Arnault, President & CEO of LVMH Moet
Hennessy - Louis Vuitton and Yves Carcelle, President of
Louis Vuitton received international press from all over
Asia and such exceptional personalities as Wing Shya (Hong
Kong), Xu Jing-Lei (China), Chen Bo Lin (Taiwan), Simon Yam
(Hong Kong), Nigo (Japan), Ryoko Yonekura (Japan), Nanaka
Matsushima (Japan), Kyoko Hasegawa (Japan) to name but a
few.

    International DJs such as Nigo, Jus Ske and Benjamin
from "Le Baron", "Colette dance class",
roller girls and catering by French Chef Pierre Herme were
few of the highlights of the party offered to the guests.
Last but not least, the decor of gold was set off by iconic
singer Grace Jones transforming the party into
"the" place to be.

    Marc Jacobs, awarded on June 6th "Designer of the
year" by Japanese "Fashion Editors Club"
commented on the event: "There is a lot of energy in
Tokyo and I wanted to thank all our Asian and Japanese
customers for their strong support since the beginning.
This is a great moment for all of us and I am very happy to
be here with all my team members. And I wanted to bring all
the excellence and quality of the Parisian show into
Tokyo."

    Yves Carcelle said "this is a landmark
presentation of our entire show, not a pre collection or a
presentation of selected items. Marc and his team are very
excited at the prospect of staging a show in Japan, as am
I.  This is an opportunity for us to communicate directly
with our important Asian audience, while giving them a
small thank you for their support for Louis Vuitton
throughout its history."

    The photographs (looks, celebrities and party) are
available on:   
http://easyshare2.oodrive.com/easyshare/fwd/link=c1XuhutBBw4_ALwNg6JBFD?action=view


    Or on PR Newswire

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    For more information, please contact:

     International: 
     Louis Vuitton press office
     Jean-Baptiste Rougeot
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail] 

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