Each week, we dive into the vast archives of our favourite brands and houses to extract and share their most luxurious or technical (and thus, pricey) miscellanea. This week, our drip of choice is the Louis Vuitton’s Porcelain Vase Petite Boite Chapeau.
It’s not out of the norm to buy classic silhouettes from fashion houses like Louis Vuitton to treat the self or a close loved one for no reason. Especially during this time of the year, when the give-and-take culture of gifting is amplified in frequency and intensity. But this is the time to also get creative with that process, and a fun way to do so is to start with switching up what you buy for those who mean the most to you.
The Petite Boite Chapeau firstly makes for a good entryway into the French house’s repertoire because it is not only an ode to the house’s legacy travel bags and trunks, but is also a particularly nostalgic shape of a “small hat box” that only recalls that specific era expeditions and voyages on trains, then later planes.
While this particular version of the “circle bag” (as it was nicknamed before its for-sale debut) is not practical in the way its silhouette suggests, the Porcelain Vase Petite Boite Chapeau is a tongue-in-cheek way to add luxury into someone’s life without the usual publicity value high-end or craftsmanship-driven items guarantee. Instead of your belongings, you fill this with blooms and only blooms — against the bone white porcelain, the sight will definitely be one for sore eyes.
Furthermore, this striking vase from Louis Vuitton’s Home Decorating Collection boasts detailed craftsmanship, the embossed Monogram pattern, distinctive handle and name tag all clearly expressed and defined by the sheen and texture of the white china.
Both classy and fun, the Porcelain Vase Petite Boite Chapeau is a statement-making dećor piece that makes for a thoughtful gift for the women in your life. Or you can keep it for your own personal space — as a reminder to not only invest in the things that are built to withstand the test of time, but to also take time to slow down occasionally to appreciate the beauty of life’s transience.
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