Simply Abu Dhabi Magazine XVIII

2 6 5 S I M P LY A B U DH A B I The outerwear looks associate refined leathers, military tailoring, silks and sophisticated technical fabrics in pieces that are both chic and high-performance. The trench in twill- textured, Louis Vuitton signature natural cowhide leather is both sumptuous and rugged, and the overcoat in dark silk with Indian military gold sundial buttons has a technical Aertex silk and cashmere bicolour lining for elegant performance. There’s much of interest in the way of volume and treatments as well. Twill leather reappears in a military flight suit, wool twill trench coats sport suede epaulettes, while blousons show in traditional and tunic versions in suede with suede ribbing at the waist. Knits combine Louis Vuitton Karakoram stripes and symbolic Indian patterns. The T-shirt is treated with the collection’s caravansary elephant in ornate jacquard (instead of print) on an Indian style super-mercerised cotton. Super fine 21-gauge cashmere sweaters are narrow-striped at the neck and hemwith silk, while silk sweaters are given the same treatment with cashmere stripes. Spring’s cardigan looks like a bomber jacket withmatte jersey body and satin sleeves, and silk chenille knit in bicolour appears as a warm-up vest under a jacket. And you’ll see that Rajasthan has inspired some fantastic accessories as well. Four special edition trunks, a desktop case, guitar case, record case and a composer’s case designed to hold music paper, ink and notebooks, have all been included in this collection in aged natural cowhide with fine calf interior. The Maison’s classic monogram signature has been reversed in three new bags featuring the LV monogram trim on solid tanned deer leather in this season’s doctor bag, soft weekend suitcase and vertical tote with monogram straps and tags. This season also marks the launch of the new V bag collection. Made of an exclusive light, supple and water-repellent leather, it is especially designed for modern urban nomads: multi-purpose bags fitting all daily activities, from gym to the office. Signed with a Gaston V, the collection provides a contemporary vision of travel, matching the pace of 21st century. “While last season’s collection was about looking down at the earth from above,” Jones says of the spring/summer 2015 collection, “this time we’ve looking up at the stars.” We think you’ll like what you see.