Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Louis Vuitton Journeys – Legends | Featuring Zidane, Pele And Maradona

Journey– the physical act and course of travel from one place to 
another, in a romantic sense, embodies more than just moving 
from point A to point B. For Louis Vuitton which started out making 
suitcases that accompany men on their spiritual and physical 
metamorphosis, journey is a hefty word laden with experience, 
meaning and growth– it is an emotional experience that can 
and often lead to self discovery. For a few years now, Louis Vuitton 
has been working on the Journeys campaign with renowned 
photographer, Annie Leibovitz, and has shot some of the world’s 
leading personalities including the man who brought the former 
Soviet Union Perestroika, Mikahail Gorbachev, French actress 
Catherine Deneuve, actor Sean Connery and Keith Richards 
of The Rolling Stones. This year, keeping in line with the 2010 
FIFA World Cup, Louis Vuitton has worked its Journeys campaign 
with soccer legends Zinedine Zidane, Pele and Diego Maradona.
The campaign is currently live online as a microsite, featuring an 
epic battle between the three greats of football– Zidane, Pele 
and Maradona– duking it out on the foosball table. Though, 
calmer, happier and more peaceful than perhaps the emotional 
football matches these men have been in. Aside from a video 
of the three football wonders, the site also features an interactive 
interview where the visitor can play director and select his 
interviewee and the questions he would like to ask. For instance, 
to ask Maradona what his greatest football moment was, is 
absolutely possible.
For those who are unfamiliar with soccer, all three men are 
considered to be the greatest players of all time. Diego Maradona 
was a former Argentine soccer player and current manager of 
Argentine national team. He captained Argentina to World Cup 
victory in 1986, which was an legendary win because the 
un-penalized hand-goal earned a moniker, “The Hand of God”. 
Zinedine Zidane, aside from his memorable head-butting incident 
at FIFA World Cup 2006 (After which the man formerly retired 
from the competitive scene), was one of the all time greats and 
one of the two three-time FIFA World Cup Player Of The Year–
the other being Ronaldo. Last but not least, Pele, is more of a 
soccer legend than just an exceptional player. He was named 
the Football ambassador of the world by FIFA, and is also the 
Brazilian national treasure. Pele won his first World Cup at a 
tender age of 17 and is the all time leader scorer of the Brazil 
national soccer team. he is the only player holding three World 
Cup winning medals.
Even though all three men have retired, their journeys have 
changed the game of soccer and left an impressionable, 
permanent mark. Explore and enjoy the site, bask in the glory 
of the legends, whom after their competitive careers, have 
seemed to acquire a sense of composure and tranquility, 
and easier put, have matured gorgeously with age, just like 
that Louis Vuitton suitcase.

Louis Vuitton Journeys   Legends | Featuring Zidane, Pele and Maradona
Louis Vuitton Journeys   Legends | Featuring Zidane, Pele and Maradona
Louis Vuitton Journeys   Legends | Featuring Zidane, Pele and Maradona

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