Ladies, get ready to experience an unbelievable lightness of being, because Louis Vuitton’s mini icons dare you to ditch everything you don’t need.

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Miroslava Duma, founder of the online fashion magazine, Buro247.ru, is the daughter of a Russian senator, a busy business woman and a mother. She is regularly photographed by street-style photographers

during fashion weeks.

Hanneli Mustaparta is a former model, stylist and photographer. She launched her blog, which mixes street-style pictures and self portraits,

in 2009. She has been working as a contributing photographer to Vogue and Vogue.com since 2010.

Elin Kling is the co-founder of Fashion Network, the owner of NOWMANIFEST, one of the world’s leading online platforms for

fashion and which was recently sold to Conde Nast. Kling started her online career in 2007 with the launch of Scandinavia’s largest fashion-

blog: Style by Kling.

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Big is beautiful, and small is the new big for Louis Vuitton. This small is

beautiful shoot celebrates some of louis vuitton's most iconic shapes

in miniature. The focus is on the Alma bb, the Monceau bb, the speedy

bandoulier 25 in Monogram empreinte, and the pochette Accessoires.

Reminiscent of the Art deco elegance of the 1934 original, the Alma bb

makes a lightweight and ladylike companion. The all-new Monceau bb – a

mini replica of the 1986 classic – has the nostalgic appeal of a satchel but is

strictly for girls who’ve finished with school. with their long and conveniently

removable shoulder straps, the Alma bb and Monceau bb beg to be slung close

to your body in a casual, carefree way. The pochette Accessoires, celebrated

since 1992, has graduated to full handbag status with an oh-so-subtle increase

in size. while the originals were first created in Monogram canvas, the new

mini icons make a big impact in bright and beautiful colours of cult epi and

Monogram vernis leathers. colours range from the spicy piment and vert Olive

to the cheery and vibrant Rose velours, Rose Indien and fuchsia. The Monceau

bb has even been so bold as to remove the monogram from Monogram vernis,

to better flaunt this little treasure's retro graphic shape. There's an even smaller

companion to complement your already small vuitton: leather goods made to

match your chosen icon. Our favourite, the Marie-lou wallet, with its stunning

combo of Monogram canvas and colourful epi leather.

Rather than choosing models to tout these gorgeous miniatures, louis

vuitton selected three of the hottest fashion bloggers currently on the circuit:

hanneli Mustaparta, elin kling and Miroslava duma. These ladies are at the

top of their game, their word quickly becoming fashion decree. The trio had a

grand time toting the mini vuittons around the avenues of paris, the beauty of

the bags seen to fabulous full effect.

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