ILVOELV Profiles: Alexander Huseby
I sat down (on MSN) with 19 y/o blogger, Alexander Huseby of www.thefashionista.us, the star of this month's ILVOELV Profiles. Residing in Norway, Alex is currently studying Finance at BI Norwegian School of Management (Handelshøyskolen BI). He loves to hang out with friends, design women's clothes, travel and see the world.. and be with his fiancée, Sara. Yup, he's engaged. Bengt: With jus

Daisy Lowe for Louis Vuitton Beachwear 2010 Press Kit
London 'It girl'-slash-model Daisy Lowe was booked by Louis Vuitton to star in a press kit for its new beachwear collection which consists of ready-to-wear, shoes, bags and accessories. The kit will be shot in Miami this weekend and will be sent to editors in January. The goods are expected to hit the shelves come April. Please, just please lovely people at Louis Vuitton! Send me this press kit!

Prada: The Book
Prada unveils its ginormous 706-page self-titled book that covers the 30 years of innovations and experiments in fashion, art, architecture, cinema and communications. "For Prada, fashion, luxury and style go beyond producing an infinity of clothes and shoes, so the book wants to illustrate the various aspects through which Prada expresses itself," said Patrizio Bertelli, chief executive officer of Prada Group. The book is published by Prada Progetto Arte and is available in Prada stores worldwide, in select bookstores and on prada.com for €100 or approx. U

Miu Miu Stage Bags
For Cruise 2010, Miu Miu presents the Stage bags, a collection of insanely ravishing purses made from either the buttery soft Nappa leather or intricate lurex fabric with detachable crystal handle straps that could double as a bracelet or necklace. Now that's witty! You could carry the bags as a clutch or on the elbow, or carry the bag as the clutch and wear the crystal strap as a bracelet. The possibilities are endless. But its just quite woeful to think that the strap might snap... hopefully it won't. The collection consists of three groups of three bags, all of which will be available at Miu Miu stores and online retailers by the end of the month. Miu M

Louis Vuitton L'Excellence du Savoir-Faire: The Red Cross Special Order
To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Red Cross, a movement initiated on the battlefield of Solférino in 1859, Louis Vuitton has created the Boîte Spéciale Croix-Rouge. The hard-sided case in Monogram canvas, equipped with Louis Vuitton's signature natural leather handle, brass S-lock and corners, opens frontally to reveal an array of red and grey aluminium medicine boxes arranged in such a way as to form the familiar emblem of the Red Cross. The logo of the Red Cross is hand-painted on the front of the case.