The Louis Vuitton Gala

Fashion Fete

"I just like to have a good time!" said Louis Vuitton artistic director Marc Jacobs, who gathered some A-list friends to celebrate his couture collaboration with Japanese artist Takashi Murakami at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles. The event was a chance for hip Hollywood stars like Christina Ricci, Kerry Washington and Owen Wilson to mingle and marvel at the "© Murakami" exhibit inside the transformed Geffen Contemporary gallery. After the art appreciation, guests flooded the temporary dance floor to watch a performance by Kanye West, making this no ordinary night at the museum. "In working with a company that is as classic as Vuitton, it's important to be respectful," Jacobs mused as he surveyed the fashion crowd. "But at the same time, it's important to be rebellious."

—James Patrick Herman and Lindzi Scharf

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