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The Drop is the very first collaboration between luxury cognac Louis XIII and a fashion designer, in this case New Yorker LaQuan Smith. This devilishly sexy capsule collection features a jewel and a fashion accessory, in this case a pair of gloves, with a shared sensuality.<\/p>\n
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This unprecedented encounter is not just about shared values, as the two brands have in common a young, night-owl, hedonistic target audience.<\/p>\n
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The Louis XIII The Drop capsule is made up of long Ritual Boudoir gloves<\/strong>, in continuity with the gloved tasting set and perfect for bouncing off the #operaglove<\/strong> trend that’s been raging for two years now and was notably embraced by singer Taylor Swift at the last Grammy Awards ceremony. The model in question is made from sustainably-sourced silk with velvet details. It’s a fitting tribute to the knitted jumpsuit, a staple of designer LaQuan Smith’s wardrobe.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Also featured is a chain, The Drop Metalmorphosis<\/strong>. Made of genuine silver, it can be worn as a pendant, bracelet or belt, with a Louis XIII cognac mignonette like a semi-precious stone.<\/strong><\/p>\n In the eyes of American designer LaQuan Smith, “this chain pouch is simply brilliant, interchangeable and universal.” The idea from the outset, he concedes, was to make it the equal of a piece of jewelry both special and unique.<\/strong> He adds, “I wanted to make it a conversational piece<\/strong>. It’s a concept that’s as simplistic as it is sexy and timeless.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Each of these fashion accessories has been conceived as a manifesto for contemporary night owls<\/strong>, to be worn both on a simple city jaunt and at a red carpet event to shine brightly. For LaQuan Smith, there’s no doubt that the two actors share the same artisanal and organic values<\/strong>, which he sums up as “a kind of evolution of the Journey [of the Hero (cf Joseph Campbell’s seminal work on storytelling)] namely the quest of the quest to find wealth and abundance.”<\/strong><\/p>\n \t\tAn essential part of the fashion and Louis XIII heritage<\/h2>\n\n<\/p>\n