Looking back: Takashi Murakami on Louis Vuitton

Here's a look back on Takashi Murakami's Louis Vuitton designs. I'm sure every fan of LV has at least one of these. The designs reinvented the usual and commonplace look of Louis Vuitton and made it vibrant and...well, cute.

A movie on Gucci

Calling all Gucci fans!

Fox 2000 has agreed to do a movie that features (and will be about) the Gucci dynasty. American Gangster's director, Ridley Scott, is given the task to direct the movie. It's still unknown when the movie will be officially released into the big screen, but don't you think that it's premier will be like a fashion show of some sort?

Anyway, the story will focus on Maurizio Gucci, grandson of Gucci's founder, Guccio Gucci. According to Variety:

The center will be Maurizio Gucci, the grandson of founder Guccio Gucci who emerged as the unlikely winner of a bloody power struggle to run the family business. Just when Maurizio was on the verge of his greatest success -- a daring fashion show debuting the clothes of newcomer Tom Ford -- his penchant for accumulating enemies caught up with him; Maurizio was gunned down in front of his Milan apartment in 1995.

So...looking forward to this?

Attention-whore

It's undeniable. Marc Jacobs is one of the best designers today. His clothes, bags, shoes and other accessories are top of the line. They're sought-after. They're given attention.

But guess what? Marc Jacobs probably loves the attention his designs are getting, but there's nothing he loves more than the attention he's getting.

Don't believe me? Read this:

“In the most basic way I can say it,” he said, relighting a cigarette, “coming from a psychological place, what I love more than anything is attention. That is about as honest of a statement that I could possibly make. I want a reaction, because I want the attention.”

Do you believe me now?

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Who is Ed Hardy?

The Ed Hardy brand is probably one of the most popular brands these days. Even celebrities can be seen wearing their favorite piece of clothing by Ed Hardy. Be it shirts, caps, shoes - Ed Hardy's designs can be recognized even from afar.

But who is Ed Hardy?

"Don Ed Hardy" is a well-known tattoo artist who incorporated Japanese designs to his Western-style tattoos to create a more aesthetic appeal to them.

In 2002, Ku USA Inc. approached Hardy and asked if they could produce a clothing line using his tattoos as designs. After two years, Hardy Life LLC was formed to hold copyrights and trademark ownership of the clothing line.

2004 was when famed designer Christian Audigier, who made Von Dutch, licensed the rights to produce the Ed Hardy clothing line. He used the same marketing techniques that he employed with his own brand by opening shops in high-end districts to target celebrities.

The Ed Hardy designs attracted a lot of stars, including Brad Pitt, Carmen Electra, Hulk Hogan and Madonna, making them unofficial models of the brand. Currently, six Ed Hardy stores are in business worldwide.

Here are some of Ed Hardy's designs: