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Louis Vuitton to open its 1st maison flagship store in China

To celebrate the brand’s 20th anniversary in China, Louis Vuitton will open its first Maison in Shanghai on 21 July.  Located at Plaza 66, the four-level store marks the brand’s 16th Maison worldwide and houses leather goods and ready-to-wear for women and men, luggage, watches and jewellery, footwear including made-to-order in addition to rare products.

The space also features specially commissioned artworks by Chinese and international contemporary artists as well as a five-metre high pagoda sculpture.  Plaza 66 will also play a host to an exhibition to mark the journey of the Louis Vuitton Express from Paris to the Bund, taking place 18 July – 8 August. For this occasion, Louis Vuitton and photographer Todd Selby have teamed up for a video following the path of the Louis Vuitton Express train from Paris to Shanghai.

(Source: cpp-luxury.com)