For most large brands, men’s bags are something of and afterthought. If a satchel or tote design works well in the women’s line, it gets simplified, enlarged and made more neutral in order to appeal to dudes, and that’s about as far as most brands go when it comes to innovative design for their male fanbases. That probably sounds boring, which it is. Thankfully, Louis Vuitton puts more thought and detail into its men’s bags than most other premier designer brands combined, and it really showed on the Spring 2017 runway in Paris earlier today.
The bags had a safari feel to them, but thankfully without the overdose of khaki and olive tones that are so often used when that theme is invoked. Instead, the collection’s main color story was blue, which made the whole thing feel like a highly stylized storybook adventure. That feeling was encouraged by the gorgeously detailed illustrations of animals that graced several of the bags, plus animal prints on many others. Don’t let those bold bags distract you from some of the collection’s quieter woven pieces, though, which are just as beautiful and a bit more subtle.
Check out all the bags from the runway show below.
[Photos via Vogue Runway]
Some interesting looks but I do not care for the caricatures of the animals at all.
The tone of the new monogram is looking gorgeous however I absolutely hate those drawings! Reminds me of the DIY painting Birkin bag from Kim Kardashian
I couldn’t agree anymore. The drawings are awful. I like the ostrich bags though.
Numbers 1, 12 and 15 remind me of the Birkin bag way too much : (
That is the iconic Steamer bag that LV makes. They were invented almost a decade before the Birkin was.
Oh wow, I didn’t know that until you told me! : )
Strange day in the fashion world when the mens’ bags are better than the women’s.
I agree with the other posts regarding the illustrations (awful). I’d take them with out the animals.
Slides 7,11,14,18,22 are fabulous. 24 is the best – and I don’t even like bucket bags!
I find this line so interesting. I, like many, am not a huge fan of the drawings- or the monograms for that matter- but I actually love the plaid, and the weekend tote styles. I like that they are branching out into other materials. The colour palette is lovely too 🙂 I really like the giraffe(dinosaur?) clear box style bag- though I think I would display it, rather than use it as a bag of any kind.
Love the color palette. Hate the drawings. Number 24 is my favorite.
I just wonder how many men would actually carry these as the are very reminiscent of a woman’s handbag. My husband and sons all said that they look like some of my purses. The crossbody bags also sit really high on the hip, but at least the strap is adjustable.
I really like the springbok. Very cool. The plexiglass pieces are cool as well, but I’m assuming that both are more display pieces than anything functional for real life.
Does anyone else find the illustrations frightening? Those elephants are what nightmares are made of.
I love the different colored monogram patterns but why do the drawings look so demonic?? I am hoping that eventually the monogram patterns will be availble without any drawings on them. I would defintely purchase something with that darker color!
ostrich COOL ! the rest……. i have to say is just ……………
I hate all the fierce drawing. The rest are all beautiful!!
Dreadful! I wouldn’t carry them even if I got them free. What on earth is going on at LV?
LV Men’s collections are always far superior to the Women’s. You can see the designers are actually thinking about it…maybe because men are a hard customer to acquire when it comes to accessories. I think the odd animal drawings are a fun touch also! Beauty can always be found in the grotesque…McQueen proved that point quite well in his collections.
I like the black ostrich steamer bag!
The springbok/gazelle hide trunks in images number four and five are really gorgeous. I wouldn’t carry them – I’d display them on my coffee table as curios! I like the new monogram variations in navy and cerulean. It’s a really fresh new interpretation of the traditional brown Louis Vuitton® monogrammed canvas.
New to the blog but not to the bag life… Loved these looks. Would definitely carry the blue fur mini trunk, but probably not the ones with the animal sketches. They’re beautiful but they almost look too “boy” for my taste. Maybe if it was a photo of a peacock or swan! If I am sporting furry blue animal print, I want to convey DIVA COMING THROUGH.
I got into bags slowly about 2yrs ago after finding out that I need needed to carry one to house electronics, money, wallet, manicure, stuff, note pads, pens, meds, etc.
It started out as a cheap nylon draw string sack. That fell apart FAST so I though a leather backpack would be nice. Well that got old as I didn’t like the carry it provided or getting in the bag.
With out the long story I just recently upgraded and bought the MK Fulton, and the MK harness satchel and I love em!
With all this being said here’s my take….. I love women’s bags and their style more than men’s and I am a very everyday male. I do tend to be female minded but I am straight. I w
ish men’s bags would basically be women’s bags with a subtle change. Men’s bags are too big and not soft or slouchy. I know I’m probably the only guy on here to have this thought process but if any one agrees leave a reply.