Organized between 1924 and 1925 by André Citroën, the Croisière Noire was primarily an ambitions anthropological and technological mission. Traveling through Algeria, Mali and the Congo aboard vehicles (such as the Gold Scarab and Silver Crescent half-track) developed especially for this excursion, the crossing was marked by physical and technical achievements, as well as scientific, ethnographic and geographic accomplishments. The House of Louis Vuitton accompanied the expedition at the request of Mr. Citroën. Special orders [for photos, see first post of this series] were made so as to offer trunks that were suited to climate, modes of transport and the practicalities of daily life for the explorers (tea sets, toiletry kits, etc.). The second expedition organized by André Citroën, the Croisière Jaune, took place a few weeks before the official opening of the Colonial Exposition of 1931, with the objective of crossing the legendary Silk Road through Asia.
Chauffeur’s kit in vuittonite canvas, 1910
Dornac, 100 à l’heure travelling coat in Scottish wool twill, ca. 1923
Ladies’ flat hand bags in Morocco leather, ca. 1910
Driving googles, ca. 1900
Louis Vuitton by Marc Jacobs coated cotton coat, F/W 1998-99
Special car trunk for motobloc vehicles in vuittonite canvas, ca. 1908
at the American Stock Exchange Building, through January 7th, 2018.
Admission is free
November 12th, 2017
Yan Pei-Ming
In 1906, a reference catalogue precisely inventoried items and luggage from Louis Vuitton. The trunks that would make the House a success were already there. 
Louis, Georges and Gaston-Louis Vuitton posing with craftsmen in the courtyard of the Asnières-sur-Seine workshops, ca. 1888
Collage workshop at Asnières-sur-Seine, ca. 1903
Ideale trunk in natural cowhide, ca. 1903 with accessories from the 1900s
Paris suitcase in natural cowhide leather, 1914
Restrictive trunk in monogram canvas, once belonging to Gaston-Louis Vuitton, ca. 1925
Shoe trunk for thirty pairs of shoes in monogram canvas, once belonging to Yvonne Printemps, 1926
Bed trunk in damier canvas once belonging to Gaston-Louis Vuitton, 1892
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Special car trunk in coated canvas, custom-made for the Black Journey, 1924
Steamer bag in cotton canvas once belonging to Gaston-Louis Vuitton, ca. 1901
Tennis shorts once-piece, ca. 1930
Ensemble in crêpe de chine with a black and ivory pattern, ca. 1935
March 30th, 2017
The apartment block where the play’s main – and only – character actually grew up becomes alive, with the help of an incredible off-stage crew, in the form of a giant dollhouse.
Robert Lepage, who also wrote and directed this deeply personal, autobiographical play, invites us to join him on a journey into the realm of memory. On the way, he revisits his childhood home; shares anecdotes about his friends and family; commemorates names of parks, streets and monuments – places often forgotten or no longer noticed; recalls Charles De Gaulle’s call for a Free Quebec, the time he famously ended his 
The trip starts with a struggle: Lepage is invited to recite ”Speak White”, a poem b
The ”palace room” method worked; in the end, Lepage did recite the poem and it was powerful, emotional – flawless. Ironically, the most compelling performance we’d seen thus far in New York was by a francophone Canadian, translated into English.
From the High Line, 19th St.
The Humble Fabulist 