I have recently watched Marc Jacobs&Louis Vuitton documentary on DVD and was reminded how much I really loved this collection. Everything about it was fantastic. The touches of grunge, but done in amazingly expensive and lush materials and combining it with the Japanese anime silhouettes was a fantastic idea.
The hats, the shoes.... I love the effect those looks had on the runway, but more so in the ad campaigns. Plus, the accessories were incredibly luxurious. I think this was a collection created with the Japanese customers particularly in mind. And the darkness and danger of it were simply compelling. FW 2006 was a fantastic season for both Paris and Milan in general. It was the best seasons for Dior, Versace, Prada, Burberry, Balenciaga, Hermes and LV, imo. Marc Jacobs was equally spectacular. Hell, even Frida could manage to turn in a somewhat expensive looking collection, once in her life.
Miss those days... terribly!