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CAMP taste in fashion can be mesmerising when it's balanced with inventiveness and quality of luxury. Nowhere is this better demonstrated than at Louis Vuitton's womenswear this season. Artistic director Marc Jacobs elevated decadence to artistry with a colourful 1970s -inspired collection full of Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Chinoiserie references for Spring / Summer 2011,outlet locations M40146 in, writes CHEONG PHIN.

LOVE it or hate it,for sale Vuitton Louis, Marc Jacobs brings his inestimable sense of fashion reinvention into the venerable French luxury brand this season with an explosion of dazzling colours,store Coffee Louis, shimmering lame and overly stylised looks punctuated by heavy touches of Orientalism and Art Deco.

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The engaging Art Deco style backdrop from the Paris show was recreated at the press presentation of the new Spring / Summer 2011 womenswear in Seoul recently.

Glossy faux marble flooring, mirror-tiled panels together with a red Chinese screen and a prop tiger lent a high-camp note to Jacobs's fashion agenda of overly stylised looks with a distinct 70s vibe (midi-length hemlines, kimono sleeves, flared trousers) in key themes of colour-blocking, animal motifs, bold floral prints and Chinoiserie.

COLOUR BLOCKING

Contrasting colour combinations are often used to boldly outline the geometric and angular shapes of Art Deco style.

Jacobs translates it beautifully onto a ######y mandarin-collar dress in eggplant,sale online 59041 Louis, mustard and red; high-waist petrol blue lame trousers with contrasting orange side panels to support a stunning monogram lace top; shimmering body-fit knit dresses contrasted with darker sequined cummerbunds and a long mandarin jacket in scarlet lame with a purple collar and hot pink cuffs. The colour block theme was also applied to the Cuir Art Deco bags - a neat flap shoulder bag in two-tone calfskin with gold-link clasps. They come in the collection's standout shade combinations of rich brown with old rose, and plum with fuchsia or petrol blue.

ANIMAL MOTIFS

Jacobs's first fashion job in Paris during the 70s was with Kansai Yamamoto, then a leading Japanese contemporary fashion designer,on sale SPEEDY Louis, who was known for his sequined motif sweaters and exuberant animal prints.

He pays homage to his old master with a range of designs featuring prints of giraffes, zebras and tigers on skirts,outlet store in Lady, dresses and coats in wool,outlet locations Louis Vuitton, jersey or satin. For evening, a panda was embroidered in sequins on a tunic with kimono sleeves to pair with a slim tuxedo-inspired skirt while a giraffe's head with its winding neck adds playfulness to a white satin pant suit. The animal references go beyond ready-to-wear to the season's extraordinary collection of glamorous strappy sandals with lacquered heels in the shape of animal legs encrusted with strass and crystal.

CHINOISERIE

The recurring theme of Chinoiserie in the collection,store Louis Vuitton, expressed in slinky cheongsam dresses and mandarin-collar jackets, is teemed with luxury and richness when combined with the savoir-faire of the Louis Vuitton ateliers. The designer played with sequins,store purple 002, silk lame,online sale Louis Vuitton, tassels and lace - decorating a black duchess satin cheongsam dress with a thigh-high slit with polka dots created from tiny beaded tassels; adding luxe to frog button fastening with python skin and big Chinese fans fashioned from LV monogram lace.