The making of Louis Vuitton x FIFA World Cup

This video is a designer bootlegger's dream. In just over two and a half minutes, we see the process taken by Louis Vuitton to transform a few planks of wood, a few yards of leather adorned in their iconic print, and a couple of gold bits and bobs, into possibly the most valuable carry case in the world. That's right, in true Blue Peter spirit, now you can have a go at making your own version of the custom World Cup trophy case commissioned by FIFA, unveiled to the world by Naomi Campbell last month.

In my opinion, FIFA should use it with caution. Seeing as the World Cup has already been unceremoniously shafted twice in its history, carting the trophy around in Louis Vuitton's ubiquitous monogram case is probably not the best deterrent for those looking to get their grubby mitts on the golden beaut. Whats more, who's to say that an LV toting WAG won't mistake the case as her own? I reckon that whoever the unfortunate victim is would be horrified at the prospect of finding a huge lump of gold occupying the spot where their beloved mutt 'Cinderella' was once peacefully laid.

The yard

The following is the result of convincing your flatmate to traipse around a dumping ground wearing your clothes.

Shoot Credits
Photos: Josh Solana
Model: Sarah Curtis
Wearing: Vintage scarf, American Apparel jacket, Vintage Levi's denim shirt, Topshop leggings, Market bought army boots (models own)

The full set is after the cut.

Hello real world

So its officially been one week since I joined the real world. Yes, that fateful day when your status changes from student to unemployed (waste of space). Hence, I am spreading the gospel on this Mark Ronson video for the Creators Project, where he talks Winehouse and Hip Hop, in order to instill some sort of purpose back into my life. Am I suddenly some sort of Obama, empowered to change the world? Probably. But definitely watch this anyway.

Meet diplo

Meet Diplo, purveyor of last summer's crossover banger 'Pon De Floor' with partner Switch, as he talks to VBS in Jamaica about production, globalisation and diversity, and the evolution of the music scene.

Logorama

Winner of the Best Animated Short Film at this years Oscars, French collective H5 made up of François Alaux, Hervé de Crécy and Ludovic Houplain, take the concept of product placement and give it an overdose of steroids to present an apocalyptic view on the world of corporate branding.


Logorama from Marc Altshuler - Human Music on Vimeo.

Faces

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