A steam train!!!! i love it. How romantic? A steam train arrives in Paris full of beautiful clothes. My dream come true.
Harking back to a bygone era, Marc Jacobs unveiled an Edwardian-inspired collection for Louis Vuitton on the final day of Paris Fashion Week yesterday.
Models took to the catwalk elegantly dressed in classic cuts with ornate silk hats.
But the real showstopper was the LV express – a fully functioning steam train built specially for the show, branded with navy and gold lettering. Forget a branded Range Rover, I would like my very own Louis Vuitton steam train.
As a giant bronze clock struck 10, steam emerged from the far end of the runway and the single-carriage locomotive pulled into the 'station'.
The crowds seated in the marquee, erected in one of the larger courtyards of the Louvre, looked on as, one by one, each of the 24 girls stepped out unveiling Marc Jacobs’s autumn/winter range for the French label.
Longtime Jacobs fan, Sarah Jessica Parker, was among those placed in the front row.
'It's just sumptuous, and what a spectacle,' said French actress Catherine Deneuve stepping onto the carriage after the show.
Guests were surprised by the spectacle, and it was only invitations in the guise of luggage tags that gave any hint of what was to come.
The LV express was specially built for the show and was branded with navy and gold lettering
Two-piece suits and coats were layered over ankle-skimming, subtlety flared trousers, providing an elegant silhouette. Long heavy fabrics in brown, black, and purple gave a more bottom-heavy effect.
Jacquard and brocade were further embroidered and appliqued with laser-etched plastic stones, while dazzling silk thread was sewn into oversize coats.
'We're imagining the romance of a better time,' said Jacobs, 48, backstage.
'Whatever you try, clothes never really live in the past. They are worn now so they are modern, with a modern take.'
Cigarette trousers, waistcoats, scalloped jackets were other design features.
And as ever the LV accessories played a vital role. Porters followed the models with their 'luggage', while hat boxes, vanity cases, and petite valises in crocodile and embroidered sequins were worked into the big-budget production.
Tall hats appeared in warm shades of mauve, charcoal and green detailed with feather and horsehair corsages.
Jacobs celebrated 15 years at the helm of the French label with an exhibition opening in Paris last night.
Marc Jacobs: The Exhibition was laucnhed at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs with celebrity guests including Kristen Stewart, Natalia Vodianova, Poppy Delevigne and Karl Lagerfeld.
Feeling pink: Designer Marc Jacobs attends a photocall for his work with Louis Vuitton: The Exhibition
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