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Louis Vuitton X Exhibit in Beverly Hills, CA

The Louis Vuitton X Exhibit in Beverly Hills, CA on Rodeo Drive opened this summer for just a few months for LV enthusiasts and fashionistas around the world to see an unique collection of Louis Vuitton. The X collection features pieces from the 1800’s when the LV brand started all the way to today’s modern collection by Marc Jacobs plus more recently Virgil Abloh.

When you walk in you are greeted by an LV associate who will make you check your bags, coats and any large shopping bags. I was lucky enough to be able to hold on to my Birkin bag as I was nervous they were going to make me check it in. Once you get pass the “coat/bag check”, you are then welcomed into the space (which use to be the flagship LA store for Ralph Lauren before it closed) where there is a huge picture of Louis Vuitton when he was young.

The exhibit continues into other rooms filled with unique monogramed pieces that were designed specifically for celebrities or for a certain purpose in life such as a trunk for your DJ equipment or your gym equipment.

There is a room designed with all the LV graffiti print which is from the Stephen Sprouse collaboration which took over!! It was one of my favorite rooms as it is one of my favorite LV collaborative prints that they have designed. I loved that the graffiti print continued from the walls to the floor to the bags displayed on the wall.

The other room which was amazing was the “Keepall” room which had about 12 or more LV Limited Edition Keepall duffel bags that are the most sought after luggage in the world. The wall included the Jeff Koons collaboration, the red/white Supreme Keepall, the ever so limited PRISM Keepall plus other limited editions that some have never seen in person as they are the holy grail of luggage.

The next room showed off Louis Vuitton’s garments which have been featured in pop culture and fashion editorials. As you walked along a horse shoe path you could see the LV X Supreme denim garments, the infamous “Damier” checker patterned garments along with the latest from the LV’s Mens Creative Director, Virgil Abloh. They showcased a Stephen Sprouse flower dress which was sensational.

As the path of street garments ended you are then transcended into the big lights of Hollywood. With mannequins displaying gorgeous intricate gowns that have been worn by Hollywood’s royalty, you really felt like the magic these handmade gowns brought to the red carpet was in the air in that specific room. A huge LCD screen at the back of the room showed off the featured gowns on the actual Hollywood starlets who were so lucky to wear them for usually a red carpet film premiere.

Around the corner from the Hollywood gowns is where the bag artisans are waiting to show you how they make the iconic “Speedy” bag from scratch. From cutting the monogram canvas with a blade, to stitching the bag plus the handles with a contrast white stitch, all the way to the paint seal added to the side of the handles to ensure the quality. It is amazing to see how much work goes into the production of making one handbag for Louis Vuitton and how many intricate details there are to just one bag. The artisans who hand craft these amazing bags are truly in a class of their own!

As for the last room on the tour, you brought into a very dark space which in the center was a large Louis Vuitton steamer trunk however it was made out of fiber optics so it was able to change any color in the rainbow…and it did!! It was the most amazing trunk that I have seen yet from LV and will be a desired piece for many LV collectors.

Once you leave that space, you are generated into the last room with the most current bag collection. Then there are stairs up to the next level where there is a Louis Vuitton Beverly Hills Pop Up store just for this X exhibit which featured special limited edition pieces for purchase. You could get LV stickers with Beverly Hills, CA written on it or even some unique accessories.

Before you leave the X exhibit, you HAVE TO MAKE SURE to get the collectible pin that each exhibit features. This one of course has the “Beverly Hills” logo on it however from my past experiences, each LV exhibit has its own collectible pin that are now very sought after.

Look below through the small gallery of photos from the exhibit that I was able to upload.

Have you been to any of the LV exhibits? If so, how was your experience? Leave a comment below.