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Don’t wait until February to get a look at Louis Vuitton’s new Spring/Summer 2013 Ad Campaign! Just like their Paris show in
October, the brand’s classic check is getting a colorful reinvention with a distinctly 60s feel. Find out more about Marc Jacobs’ inspiration after the jump.

Neiman Marcus and Target enlist a dream team of American designers from Altuzarra to Tracy Reese to create a 2012 holiday gift collection. Read on for another reason we’re ready to celebrate Christmas in July.

Season after season they shock and amaze us with boundary-pushing garments, causing us to question our definition of chic and the purpose of having a savings account. Here, our favorite designer finds that you can’t hang in your closet. Lagerfeld Coca Cola, anyone?

Although summer is here and the brights and the prints are all over the streets of major cities, most people just can’t get away from the basic black uniform. So we have selected for you CITYist’s out there that love black even in the summer time the best black bags to go with your chic black looks.

The statement skirt is your hero piece this season – the more decorative and fashion fabulous, the better. From day to night we have you covered CITYist’s. Check out some of our favorite skirts of the season.

Sometimes you need to give your feet a break from those sky high platform heels that seem to be getting higher and higher. Also not every woman wants to wear heels. So for our female CITYist’s we have selected our favorite loafers from spring that are perfect to achieve a chic tomboy look. Check them out!

Go bold with gold this spring. Gold accessories are no reserved for hip hop artists or your grandparents. Gold has made a huge comeback. So bust open your parents closets and add some gold to your look this season. Check out some of our favorite gold accessories.

Put some pep into your spring styles with peplum. The trend stood out on the runways with its curve-enhancing effects and fun, feminine style. Take a look at our peplum picks.

On March 9th during Paris’ 2011 Fashion Week, Marc Jacobs showcased the Louis Vuitton Fall 2011 collection. Sculpted jackets, blouses that buttoned up the back and below-the-knee pencil skirts ran through the collection. A miniature plastic mask sat atop the models’ hats.

The Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 2011 advertising campaign, photographed by Steven Meisel, features three shimmering models, all emblazoned in an array of bold colors and sparkling textures of clothing. Marc Jacobs drew on his Orient-inspired vision to create a spectacular image of “bad girls” with glossy hair and makeup surrounded by Seventies-influenced décor. A true vision, the campaign will be featured across magazines worldwide in February 2011.

Marc Jacobs is the king of urban playful cool. And we’re sure serious fans have been rather anxious for the debut of the new Marc by Marc Jacobs Ophthalmic Collection—considering that the last one came out in July 2008. Two years later, Marc is betting on eleven new styles through Safilo USA to stand out from the pack of vintage-inspired specs.