Thursday, July 26, 2007

Mikhail Gorbachev Loves Louis Vuitton

The Vuitton ad is part of a campaign to emphasize the company’s heritage in luggage and travel accessories.

Photographed by Annie Leibovitz, the ads include other celebrities using Vuitton bags: Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf cuddling in a hotel room, their bags not yet unpacked; Catherine Deneuve resting on a trunk in front of a steaming locomotive; and Mr. Gorbachev in the back of a car with a duffel bag on the seat next to him.

Of the group, Mr. Gorbachev appears the least comfortable. He is holding on to a door handle, as if the bag contained polonium 210. (read more)

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