By Ted Kruckel
Louis Vuitton's grand affair for 1,200 or so in a tent in Lincoln Center last week had no-expense-spared, universally admired decor. And this wasn't a time for LV to be cheap: Last Monday The Wall Street Journal's Teri Agins published a lengthy, detailed and riveting public airing of designer Marc Jacobs' chafing under the LVMH bit. (Actually, I guess Hermes makes those saddles. Either way, it was a great story for the opening of Fashion Week.)
Plenty of people showed up at the new store: Louis Vuitton had an intimidating line of people not 15 minutes into the party that did not let up. Among them was Vogue's instantly recognizable Hamish Bowles, who was (oops!) turned away. When I called about this, a Louis Vuitton spokesperson politely declined to point fingers but confirmed that the door was handled by their in-house staff, PMK and Vanessa von Bismarck. "Later, he got in," she clarified after calling Bowles' office to smooth things over.
The event did not have separate, staggered call times, which I always recommend when you want as many people as possible to pass through a small space. And having too many firms with overlapping skills and contacts can get dicey. Next time.
Posted 02.18.04
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Louis Vuitton's grand affair for 1,200 or so in a tent in Lincoln Center last week had no-expense-spared, universally admired decor. And this wasn't a time for LV to be cheap: Last Monday The Wall Street Journal's Teri Agins published a lengthy, detailed and riveting public airing of designer Marc Jacobs' chafing under the LVMH bit. (Actually, I guess Hermes makes those saddles. Either way, it was a great story for the opening of Fashion Week.)
Plenty of people showed up at the new store: Louis Vuitton had an intimidating line of people not 15 minutes into the party that did not let up. Among them was Vogue's instantly recognizable Hamish Bowles, who was (oops!) turned away. When I called about this, a Louis Vuitton spokesperson politely declined to point fingers but confirmed that the door was handled by their in-house staff, PMK and Vanessa von Bismarck. "Later, he got in," she clarified after calling Bowles' office to smooth things over.
The event did not have separate, staggered call times, which I always recommend when you want as many people as possible to pass through a small space. And having too many firms with overlapping skills and contacts can get dicey. Next time.
Posted 02.18.04
More Bash Buzz...
