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Louis Vuitton’s Fall 2016 Bags Introduced New Shapes and Prints

Yesterday, someone asked me what I thought about the new crop of Louis Vuitton bags from the brand’s Fall 2016 runway, and the first thing that sprang to mind was, “Well, there’s a lot going on.” I don’t mean that in a bad way (the collection is often excellent), but it also means I don’t know where to start.

There were plenty of Vuitton signatures in the show–monograms, train cases, lots of steamer inspiration throughout–but it was combined with plenty of things that I’d never think of as classically LV. First of all, there was quite a bit of traditional leopard print, which I can’t remember Vuitton doing at any point in the recent past and which at times made certain bags feel a little Givenchy.

There were also scarf handles, oil slick mirrored metallics, mixed prints, beaded fringe and a handful of new bag shapes for both day and evening. (Plus a few for travel.) It was, in short, a lot. Most of it was also a lot of fun, though, don’t get me wrong–I’m just still digesting it all.

[Photos via Vogue Runway]

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