Louis Vuitton's Jewellery Designer Is Launching Her Own Line

NEW YORK, United States - Francesca Amfitheatrof - current artistic director of Louis Vuitton jewellery and watches; former design director at Tiffany & Co - thinks the dusty business of branded jewellery could use a bit of polishing That's why she's launching Thief and Heist, a new drops-driven, direct-to-consumer collection, in March 2019.

On Sunday afternoon, the designer will host a "Tagging" party at Spring Studios for a small group of friends and industry insiders, unveiling her first product Using a humble material like nylon - and pricing her product accordingly - offers greater access to the work of a designer best known for the clean-lined T collection she created for Tiffany, which remains a bestseller for the American jeweller Her first jewellery collection for Louis Vuitton, called B Blossom, launches in 2019.

An earlier version of this article misstated that Francesca Amfitheatrof's first collection for Louis Vuitton arrived in stores in late 2018 Her first collection for Louis Vuitton, called B Blossom, debuts in 2019. . Source