Marc Jacobs showcases Louis Vuitton's savoir faire

The Noe is a drawstring style derived from a bag designed rather decadently in 1932 to transport five bottles of champagne. In its present version it is an easy, elegant style to sling over your shoulder. Just a few other designs have been added to the special-order collection, such as the Milaris, which can be made in classic box leather, or a sumptuous matt crocodile, which is restricted to a palette of 16 colours.
Around the modern, brightly lit workshops there are some extraordinary pieces of luggage being assembled. Violin and guitar cases are not unusual but there is a trunk for a client in Taiwan that has a solar panel and batteries so the owner can make a cup of coffee, send emails and listen to music wherever he travels. Another was made for a client in Malaysia to hold a PlayStation. Damien Hirst helped Patrick Louis Vuitton design a pair of trunks for the 150th anniversary - one printed with butterflies - while Scott Campbell, the tattoo artist who has left his mark on Marc Jacobs's flesh, is the proud owner of a Tattoo Box covered in Monogram Macassar canvas with drawers for his needles and ink bottles. It could take anything from eight months to a year to make a small trunk with drawers for make-up and accessories. Given this length of time, maybe those decadently clad ladies in their mink coats and pyjamas in the Vuitton show should have thought twice before leaving their trunks.

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