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Is Flipping Houses Illegal

I’m nearly sick to death of hearing it, but matter where you go when you bring up the fact you’re a real estate investor who flips properties, someone says “that’s illegal!”

1st part of the problem I think is we investors have our own lingo we use that means something to us, yet may imply something entirely different to an “outsider”.

The “outsider” immediately thinks about negative press about illegal property flipping scams. Yes, there are illegal ways to flip property, but when we investors refer to a flip we mean a legal, morally ethical way of doing it.

Examples of a “flip” the right way.

Wholesale Flip: You find a smokin’ good deal, that deal that has enough margin for a “buy and sell” profit for a retailer. Typically it’s a junker and the owner will take a discounted price for a quick, “As-Is” sale. The wholesaler (you in this example) ties it up and offers it (either the house or the contract to buy the house) to another buyer who wants to actually do the fix up, rehab, and get it ready to sell on the retail market and then does so. The wholesaler makes a profit by finding a good deal another investor wants.

Retail Flip: Same as above without the wholesaler in the middle. You are now a retailer. You find a smokin’ good deal and this time, you buy it as is, below market value and instead of “flipping” as-is to someone else, you fix it up and sell it in top retail condition yourself (meaning you hire a top agent to sell it).

Terms Flip: You find a situation where you can structure terms to meet a seller’s need and you then assign or sell your deal to someone else, either an investor or end-user/owner occupant.

Terms Flip+: You find a situation where you can structure terms to meet a seller’s need and then, instead of just assigning it, you create another terms deal for someone else and you stay involved. For instance you create price and payment (rate) spread, so now you flip it with terms and continue to be involved with each party till the end user pays you off in full or refinances.

So what about the "flipping" scams we hear about in the media?

To put it simply, it becomes illegal when loan fraud is involved. Typically this is because the resale relies on over-inflated appraisals, fake documents, "straw" buyers, or "silent" second loans. These fraudulent activities have been named by the media as “flipping” which, in their terms is synonomous with loan fraud. NOT how we as ethical investors refer to it. Kind of like football in the states, vs pretty much any other country. In America we think of big dudes in lots of padding running and passing the ball down the field. An oblong ball. Everywhere else, what they call football, we call soccer. Different sport altogether.

And loan fraud scams and ethical real estate flipping are two entirely different sports.

The people who defraud lenders should go to prison and often do, but their “sport” often reflects negatively on ours.

Real estate investors who operate a legitimate business of flipping houses as wholesalers or fix-and-flip rehab/retail investors are actually playing a vital role in our economy, and shouldn't be lumped into the category of "unethical" or "illegal" just because they invest in real estate.

Ultimately, if you buy ugly houses at a below-market value, sell them higher for a profit, and do so honestly, ethically and without committing loan fraud, then you’re not doing anything illegal.

Below I posted some information about loan fraud taken directly from the FBI’s website. It describes, in detail, the various scams and cases that have resulted.

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Below is an article from the FBI’s website describing illegal activities. It is reproduced in it’s entirety at: http://www.fbi.gov/page2/dec05/operationquickflip121405.htm I don’t see any copyright information on that page to”recite” but I did not write the below information it was created and posted on the FBI’s site - see link above.

OPERATION QUICK FLIP

* Operation Quick Flip is designed to show that federal law enforcement recognizes the mortgage fraud threat. The Federal Bureau of Investigation Criminal Investigative Division (CID), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of the Inspector General (OIG), the United States Postal Inspection Service (USPS), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have participated in this case round-up to provide information to the public regarding the federal government's efforts to combat mortgage fraud. The federal agencies involved are targeting mortgage fraud groups in order to disrupt and dismantle them permanently.

* Mortgage Fraud is one of the fastest growing white collar crimes in the United States. Mortgage Fraud is defined as a material misstatement, misrepresentation, or omission relied upon by an underwriter or lender to fund, purchase, or insure a loan.

* There are two types of Mortgage Fraud: fraud for property and fraud for profit. Fraud for Property, also known as Fraud for Housing, usually involves the borrower as the perpetrator on a single loan. The borrower makes a few misrepresentations, usually regarding income, personal debt, and property value or there are down payment problems. The borrower wants the property and intends to repay the loan. Sometimes industry professionals are involved in coaching the borrower so that they qualify. Fraud for Property/Housing accounts for 20 percent of all fraud.

* Fraud for Profit involves industry professionals. There are generally multiple loan transactions with several financial institutions involved. These frauds include numerous gross misrepresentations including: income is overstated, assets are overstated, collateral is overstated, the length of employment is overstated or fictitious employment is reported, and employment is backstopped by co-conspirators. The borrower's debts are not fully disclosed, nor is the borrower's credit history, which is often altered. Often, the borrower assumes the identity of another person (straw buyer). The borrower states he intends to use the property for occupancy when he/she intends to use the property for rental income, or is purchasing the property for another party (nominee). Appraisals almost always list the property as owner-occupied. Down payments do not exist or are borrowed and disguised with a fraudulent gift letter. The property value is inflated (faulty appraisal) to increase the sales value to make up for no down payment and to generate cash proceeds in fraud for profit.

* Typical fraud schemes:

o Backward Applications: After identifying a property to purchase, a borrower customizes his/her income to meet the loan criteria.

o Air Loans: These are non-existent property loans where there is usually no collateral. An example would be where a broker invents borrowers and properties, establishes accounts for payments and maintains custodial accounts for escrows. They may set up an office with a bank of telephones, each one used as the employer, appraiser, credit agency, etc. for verification purposes.

o Silent Seconds: The buyer of a property borrows the down payment from the seller through the issuance of a non-disclosed second mortgage. The primary lender believes the borrower has invested his own money in the down payment, when in fact, it is borrowed. The second mortgage may not be recorded to further conceal its status from the primary lender.

o Nominee Loans: The identity of the borrower is concealed through the use of a nominee who allows the borrower to use the nominee's name and credit history to apply for a loan.

o Property Flips: Property is purchased, falsely appraised at a higher value, and then quickly sold. What makes property flipping illegal is that the appraisal information is fraudulent. The schemes typically involve fraudulent appraisals, doctored loan documents, and inflation of the buyer’s income.

o Foreclosure schemes: The subject identifies homeowners who are at risk of defaulting on loans or whose houses are already in foreclosure. Subjects mislead the homeowners into believing that they can save their homes in exchange for a transfer of the deed and up-front fees. The subject profits from these schemes by re-mortgaging the property or pocketing the fees paid by the homeowner.

o Equity Skimming: An investor may use a straw buyer, false income documents, and false credit reports to obtain a mortgage loan in the straw buyer's name. Subsequent to closing, the straw buyer signs the property over to the investor in a quit claim deed which relinquishes all rights to the property and provides no guaranty to title. The investor does not make any mortgage payments and rents the property until foreclosure takes place several months later.

* Federal law enforcement is working with state and local law enforcement, regulators, and the financial institution industry to combat the problem.

o OFHEO (Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight) has passed a regulation requiring Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae to report suspicious mortgage fraud activity on a Mortgage Incident Notice (MFIN).

o FBI, OFHEO, and FinCEN (Financial Crimes Enforcement Network) are working to establish a reporting device similar to the banking industry's Suspicious Activity Report. This is in progress, but will likely take some time as regulations and possibly legislation will have to be passed.

o The FBI, HUD-OIG, USPS, and IRS conduct criminal investigations into Mortgage Fraud Activity with a goal of disrupting and dismantling mortgage fraud rings. We strongly support joint investigations to effectively utilize all of our limited resources while strengthening investigations by tapping into everyone's expertise.

* From July 5, 2005, until October 27, 2005, the FBI, HUD-OIG, USPS, IRS, in coordination with the DOJ, indicted 156 mortgage fraud subjects. A total of 81 arrests were made. A total of 89 convictions were obtained, and 60 subjects were sentenced during this time frame.

o The combined loss to the industry by the above-subjects is $606,830,604.

* In fiscal year 2005, the following stats are available:

o 21,994 SARs were filed (up from 17,127 in Fiscal Year 2004).

o 721 pending FBI Mortgage Fraud cases (up from 534 in Fiscal Year 2004).

o 1,020 pending HUD-OIG Mortgage Fraud cases (up from 920 in Fiscal Year 2004).

o 206 FBI indictments/informations (down from 241 in Fiscal Year 2004).

o 170 FBI convictions (consistent with 172 convictions in Fiscal Year 2004)

o $1,014,000,000 (FBI) reported loss (up from $429,000,000 in Fiscal Year 2004).

* Top ten hot spots for Mortgage Fraud activity in 2003 (per capita): California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Missouri, Illinois, Michigan, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.

* Top ten hot spots for Mortgage Fraud activity in 2004 (per capita): California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, Missouri, Illinois, Maryland, Georgia, and Florida.

CASES:

* OPERATION BROKEN LOAN (Detroit): On 10/18/2005, an undercover operation targeting five criminal mortgage fraud organizations culminated in the execution of 18 arrest warrants, seven search warrants, eight seizure warrants for subjects' bank accounts, and two vehicle seizures. Among those charged were several mortgage brokers in the Detroit metropolitan area who allegedly defrauded mortgage lenders through inflated appraisals and straw purchases. Subjects were charged with violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1344 (bank fraud) and 1343 (wire fraud). On 10/06/2005, six individuals were indicted and six complaints were filed. On 10/07/2005, seven complaints were filed against subjects in this case, and on 10/13/2005, an additional complaint was filed.

Operation Broken Loan was initiated to target widespread fraud in the home mortgage industry in the Detroit metropolitan area. Detroit successfully utilized a Title III in this investigation and made controlled purchases of real estate. The investigation confirmed that dishonest mortgage brokers were creating fraudulent W-2s, paycheck stubs, and employment verifications in order to qualify straw buyers for real estate purchases. The victim lenders relied on inflated appraisals and borrower certifications arranged by subjects.

* CHALANA MCFARLAND (Atlanta): This case involves a mortgage fraud property flip scheme which operated from the summer of 1999 through March 2004. This case was worked by the FBI, HUD-OIG, and USPIS.

Chalana McFarland was an attorney who operated her own law firm. She acted as a title agent for title insurance companies as well as the closing attorney for various lenders.

McFarland used the stolen identity of numerous victims to submit false fraudulent loan applications. Appraisals were inflated and straw buyers were used to complete the fraudulent sales of over 100 properties. McFarland paid her identity thief $10,000 per stolen identity, as well as paying the appraiser who inflated property values over $400,000. Fraudulently obtained mortgages valued in excess of $20 million with losses in excess of $12 million.

McFarland and 16 other subjects were indicted. Fifteen have been sentenced, with McFarland receiving 30 years in prison-the largest sentence ever for Mortgage Fraud.

* THOMAS FAUNTLEROY/DAVID BOWIE (Newark): This case involves the subjects' alleged inducement of the FHA to insure mortgage loans valued over $1 million, made by Neighborhood Mortgage (owned by Bowie) to unqualified buyers. In support of the FHA loan applications, the defendants allegedly created and submitted false and fictitious bank statements, leases, IRS Forms W-2, verifications of past mortgage payments, pay stubs, attorney escrow letters, gift letters, verifications of employment, deposit checks, and fraudulent property appraisals.

To date, the following have occurred: one complaint, three informations, two indictments, three arrests, four federal convictions, and one state conviction.

* MARK YOUNG (Nevada): This case involves a former Nevada First Residential Mortgage Company branch manager (Young) who directed loan officers and processors in the origination of 233 fraudulent FHA loans valued at over $25 million. Young conspired with other mortgage company employees and with employees of General Realty to manufacture and submit false employment and income documentation for borrowers. Most of the borrowers were illegal immigrants from Mexico. To date, 58 loans with a total value of $6.2 million have gone into default, with a loss to HUD of over $1.9 million. The Nevada First Residential Mortgage Company is no longer in business.

On 09/01/2005, Mark Young was found guilty on 32 counts of submitting false information to HUD, and one count of conspiracy. This case was jointly investigated by FBI, HUD-OIG, and the Nevada Mortgage Fraud Task Force.

* RANDALL DAVIDSON ET AL (Cincinnati): Randall Davidson used his companies Knab Mortgage and Capital Properties to commit Mortgage Fraud. He used unsuspecting buyers from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for the purchase of depressed properties in the Dayton, Ohio, area. These properties were purchased at an inflated rate using falsified documents to secure the loans. Davidson maintained a business office in both Pittsburgh as well as Dayton. The closing agent would disburse funds prior to receiving the down payment checks in order to provide Davidson and other co-schemers with money. The closing agent was aware that many of the documents used in order to secure the loans were falsified, but continued to close the loans. Davidson would inevitably receive a large cash profit during the disbursement of funds. Currently the known loss is over $8 million. This case was jointly investigated by FBI and IRS-CID.

* ROBERT A. AMICO ET AL (Buffalo): Robert A. Amico and his sons Robert J. Amico and Richard Amico engaged in a large conspiracy with loan brokers, appraisers, and buyers to submit over 100 fraudulent mortgage applications that overstated the value of all houses so that no down payment was made and so that the buyers could qualify for loans that they could not otherwise afford. All of the conspirators plead guilty, with the exception of the Amicos. Some of these conspirators were sentenced to probation and testified at the Amicos trial. Others were sentenced to jail terms of up to five years. After a six month jury trial the Amico sons were convicted and the father died of cancer. Fraudulently obtained mortgage applications were valued at $58 million with losses totaling $14.7 million. Robert J. Amico was sentenced to 17 years in prison and Richard N. Amico was sentenced to 9 years in prison. This case was joint investigation with IRS/CID.

* OPERATION CLEAN DEED (Charlotte): Promoters and other industry professionals obtained/brokered loans based on inflated property values and false application information for recruited buyer/investors. Participating attorneys falsified closing documents showing non-existent down-payments and closed the sales as "primary residence" purchases rather than as investments. The excess amount of the inflated loan was diverted to the promoters and other co-conspirators with a payment typically made to the buyer/investor following the closing. Loan payments were not made and houses eventually went into foreclosure. Fraudulently obtained loans valued in excess of $71 million with losses in excess of $9.5 million. To date, 14 subjects have been convicted, including promoters, attorneys, mortgage brokers, and builders.

AMERIFUNDING (Denver): This joint investigation with IRS/CID involved kiting of mortgage loans by utilizing stolen identities to facilitate the scheme. Further investigation determined that the scheme involved over $200 million in fraudulent loans over a 24 month period. One of the subjects obtained fraudulent identities by placing "help wanted" advertisements in a local newspaper. Information from the victims applications were used to apply for mortgage loans between $300,000 and $500,000. The proceeds of the scheme were used to pay personal expenses of the defendants. In a related fraud scheme, the lead defendant paid prior loans and purchased defective properties that were then resold for a substantial profit with inflated appraisals. To date, six subjects have been indicted. Losses totaled $37.5 million and approximately $16 million in assets were seized.

* DOTTY PIERRE ET AL (Boston) : Four individuals were indicted with Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft in connection with a scheme involving the use of stolen identities to obtain mortgage loans. The subjects used stolen identity information to obtain, or attempt to obtain, mortgages worth over $800,000. This case was a joint investigation with the Postal Inspection Service, and Massachusetts State Police.
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What is ''PAM'' and is there an alternative in the UK!
or something that will get them out without making a mess with spoons and toothpicks???

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It's all about the eating technique. You have to use your tongue to loosen it from the edge, then suck! Practice makes perfect!

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Window care

Assured that winter has at last made its final retreat, homeowners across the state are ready to throw their windows open to the refreshingly pleasant, warm Summer air. The problem is, some of those windows just won’t budge. The following window care tips can help you see the light of day.

 

Window maintenance

 

Window maintenance is a relatively simple matter, and Summer is the perfect time for doing it. Begin with a routine cleaning of the window frames and sills, as well as the tracks of sliding windows.

 

“Windows that don’t get opened and closed much tend to attract dirt, bugs and nests,” said Stanford Blanck, co-owner of Taylor-based Wallside Windows. “That sort of buildup can cause windows to stick and eventually, not operate properly.”

 

Blanck says to scrape any residue and dirt from the window frames and then vacuum them out.  If necessary, wash any fingerprints or smudges from the frames with an appropriate household cleaner. If the tracks on sliding windows are grimy or sticky with dirt, wash them with a spray cleaner and rag, getting as little moisture as possible on the frames. After washing frames or tracks, dry them completely with paper towel.

 

Stanford Blanck, who has more than 30 years of window replacement experience, offers these additional maintenance tips:

 

• About once a year, lubricate all moving parts of your windows – the tracks, slides, crank mechanisms and metal brackets. Teflon spray is best, as silicone has been found to yellow certain vinyl windows. Do not use WD-40, or any oil or petroleum-based products – they make a gummy mess that attracts even more dirt.
• Metal frame windows – particularly those painted bronze or black – tend to oxidize in the sun, losing some of their color. A little car wax, used according to directions, will often restore the frames’ luster.                              
• Windows that “sweat” on the inside are not defective – the moisture is simply a product of too much humidity in the house, which condenses on the inner windows in winter. There’s not much you can do about it, other than reducing humidity in the house or perhaps setting up a fan near the windows.
• Glass that clouds up from the inside is defective. The cloudiness means that seal on the window has been broken, allowing air and moisture to seep between the panes of glass. The only remedy is to replace the glass.
• On double-hung windows, where both windows slide up and down (on a single-hung window, only the bottom slides up and down), the counterbalance mechanism that keeps the windows in a raised position may malfunction. This mechanism usually consists of ropes, and can sometimes be repaired or replaced. There are also several after market products, such as compression springs, that can be installed on windows to keep them in place. Check your local hardware store for these products. 

 

 

Window glass cleaning

 

1. Prepare a cleaning solution of one capful of ammonia in 2 gallons of water or 1 cup of vinegar in one quart of water.
2. Dip a cloth, sponge or chamois in the solution, and wring it out to almost dry. You want just enough solution to cover the window without flooding it.
3. Wash the surface of the window with the sponge, paying special attention to the sides and corners of the window frame, where dirt and grime tend to build up.
4. Dip a squeegee into a bucket of clean water. Press the squeegee lightly into the surface of the window, starting at the top and pulling down vertically, stopping a few inches before the bottom of the window.                                      
5. Wipe off the squeegee with a paper towel. Press the squeegee down the area of window directly beside the one you just cleaned, stopping at the same place (a few inches before the bottom of the window).
6. Continue this process until the entire surface of the window except the final few                          inches at the bottom has been cleaned.
7. Pull the squeegee horizontally across the bottom section of the window and the wipe the squeegee off with a paper towel.
8. With paper towel or newspaper, dry off any water collected at the bottom of the window frame.

 

Tips:

 

• Avoid washing windows in direct sunlight as they tend to streak.
• For hard-to-reach windows, squeegee extension poles are available at most hardware stores.
• Be careful not to drip cleaning solution on painted or varnished woodwork, as it can damage the finish.
• Do not wash windows with a high-pressure spray – the pressure could crack or displace the caulking around the window.

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This question is more in reference to care of LCD monitors. If you use cleaners on the glass screen that are too abrasive is it possible to remove the anti-glare coating, or is the anti-glare coating on the underside of the glass?
My question: Is the "anti-glare" coating applied to LCD monitors something that you can wipe off like on a camera lens?

Anti-Glare coating isn't really a coating at all. It's an extremely thin piece of plastic covering your viewing surface, one side smooth, and the other side a matte finish (microscopically bumpy) to diffuse the light that shines against it. There is no chemical coating on typical LCD monitors.

Many camera lenses have anti-reflective and anti-UV coatings which do, unfortunately wipe off if you're not careful, especially when using a solvent.

However, it is important to be careful while cleaning your LCD monitor with a damp, soft cotton cloth (never paper towels or toilet paper, as the thin outer layer of your monitor will scratch easily). Water is all you need. Never use solvents like glass cleaner because it is not safe for the plastic on your monitor.

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An Introduction to Optical Coatings

An Introduction to Optical Coatings

By: R.L. Fielding

Optical coatings are used to manipulate the reflectance and transmittance of an optical component. Typical optical coating examples include: Antireflection Coatings which reduce the amount of light reflected at a given wavelength or wavelength range; Narrow Band Filters which allow only a given window of wavelengths to transmit; and High Reflector Coatings, used in the production of mirrors. More specifically, custom optical lens coatings utilize broadband and v-coat anti-reflection coatings to optimize application results. Broadband custom optical lens coatings work over a large spectral range, typically, Ultraviolet, Visible, or Infrared, to reduce reflectance and increase transmittance, while V-coat custom optical lens coatings work best at a specific wavelength.

Coatings are designed for a specific incident angle of light and for a specific polarization of light such as S-polarized, P-polarized, or random polarization. If a coating is designed for light at a zero degree angle of incidence, but is used with light at a forty-five degree angle of incidence, the coating will not perform at the stated transmission/reflection specifications. Similarly, coatings are generally designed for randomly polarized light so using S- or P-polarized light with a coating designed for randomly polarized light will again fail to produce the stated specifications.

Coatings are created by depositing dielectric and metallic materials such as SiO2, TiO2, or Al, in thin layers that are typically equal in thickness to one-quarter the wavelength of the light used in the application. These thin films alternate between layers of high index of refraction, and low index of refraction, thereby inducing the interference effects needed. Most optics have some form of coating Optical companies are also able to design and apply custom coating solutions.

Below are definitions of common terms used in the optical coatings industry:

Crystal Thickness Control:

The oscillating frequency of a quartz crystal declines from 5 MHz as coating materials are deposited on the crystal. Consequently, the thickness of the coating on the crystal can be calculated by measuring the fall of the crystal's oscillation frequency. The crystal is positioned at the center of the coating chamber and the coating thickness on the crystal is used to calculate the coating thickness on the optics.

Dielectric:
Material exhibiting very high transmission (non-absorption) across many wavelengths - from the UV through Visible wavelengths and into the IR.

Optical Monitoring:
Direct measurement of an optic's reflectance, performed by reflecting light off the optic and measuring the intensity of the reflected light. A similar procedure can be applied to measuring transmittance. For certain applications, the Optical Monitoring technique yields greater precision than crystal thickness control.

Spatter:
Material unintentionally ejected in larger particulate form from the coating material chunk. These particles can become embedded in the substrate as surface defects.

Thin Film:
Any film that produces constructive or destructive interference effects when light is transmitted through or reflected from it.

There are a range of techniques used in the application of optical coatings. The three most common coating application techniques are:

IBS: Ion Beam Sputter. Sputter process in which energetic ions are produced by an ion gun.

PVD: Physical Vapor Deposition. A coating material is heated causing evaporation such that evaporate condenses on the optic, leaving a film. Coating material can be heated by a focused beam of electrons or by heat derived through electrical resistance.

Sputter: Energetic molecules of coating material are created by smashing accelerated ions into a target of coating material. The sputtered material then forms a durable, stable deposit on the optic. The accelerated ions are normally produced from a plasma of inert Argon.

For more educational materials on optical coatings, please visit the Edmund Optics Technical Library: http://www.edmundoptics.com/techsupport/library.cfm. The engineering staff at Edmund Optics has written and assembled a comprehensive archive of FAQ's, articles, application notes and real-world examples for use.

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Stephen Sprouse

What do you think of the Louis Vuitton Stephen Sprouse speedy 30 in green?

I recently bought the Louis Vuitton speedy 30 in green, from the Stephen Sprouse collection. Tell me what you think, personally I think its really cute.
http://www.bagbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/louis-vuitton-graffiti-speedy.jpg - the green one
Tell me what you think !
Thanks ! I definetly agree that the pink is really cute too! I love LV.

Oh my friend has exactly the same one, but she lives in Bulgaria so don't worry! I think it's really cute, and if a girl knows what's in, she will be super jealous to see it. I know my friend's bag was the envy of every one of her haters. I adore that bag, I like what Marc Jacobs did to Louis Vuitton.

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Marc Jacobs Interview on Stephen Sprouse

Louis Vuitton is Drawing Graffiti

Inspired from the art of design and with the development of fashion industry, now natural free Graffiti culture has become a brand new aesthetic phenomenon which is being concerned day by day, and as one of the mainstream of fashion culture. Like the current released Louis Vuitton Stephen Sprouse Tribute Collection in Spring/Summer 2009.

As for the brand new Louis Vuitton collection, Marc Jacobs the head designer of LV group made a command, saying that “in the last days, I was told that I can not make any change from the classic monogram style, therefore, I tried my best to design just follow the rule. Until the season, I realized that I have to make something new. I hope I would be younger, cooler and more stylish. I clearly know what I really want so that I take the advantage of Graffiti style of Stephen”.

As a fact, since it has released, there comes with so many topics about fashion. Without any question, the Graffiti idea is another great success. At the same time, Terry Richardson screened series of photos of the collection that published on Harper’s Bazaar, Jan 2009, among which Marc Jacobs showed his stature with Graffiti all over the body. Very eye-catching!

Since 2001, the House of Louis Vuitton first cooperated with Stephen Sprouse and created the Graffiti collection. While, it is a great pity that Stephen Sprouse died in 2004. Till now, five years have past, Marc Jacobs released the collection again in order to momorialize the friend. In the collection, the colors of the Graffiti print against the classic Monogram Canvas background are all neon (lime green, shocking pink and bright orange) and there is also Rose-tattoo collection inspired by Sprouse’s past work.. Louis Vuitton is now drawing graffiti, what about you?

What is Graffiti? It is recognized that Graffiti origined from Philadelphia and Pennsylvania of America in 1966. At the first beginning, graffiti is simply a symbol. Graffiti writers during that time just tag their nickname, doorplate number and the like. From 1971 to 1974, more and more writers began to make effort on the tyle and effect of the words. Maybe you cannot describe very well toward the Graffiti, we have to admit that now Graffiti has developed into a form of art which has received a great deal of recent attention.

Besides Louis Vuitton, there still are so many brands which have special favor toward Graffiti.

Chanel T shirt with Graffiti on Lily Allen

James Jean Graffiti for Prada Handbags

M.A.C Cosmetics with Graffiti Detail

In a word, there is a special relationship between art and fashion industry. More or less, they effect each other. The Louis Vuitton Monogram Graffiti style is such a classic style.

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