S$27,000 Louis Vuitton Chess Set 路易威登国际象棋

If you like Louis Vuitton, you have come to the right place. Personally i don't own any LV products yet but i know what i'm gonna get when i have S$27,000* to spare. ( * S$27,000 is about US$20,000.)
如果你喜欢路易威登，那么你就来对了。我并没有任何他家的产品，但是如果我有S$27,000* 散钱的话，我知道要买什么。（* S$27,000 大约是US$20,000.）

Louis Vuitton is famous for their travel accessories such as trunks, bags, and small leather goods. This limited edition chess set is just so beautifully handcrafted! If you enjoy playing a game of chess like me, you will appreciate it even more.
路易威登以皮制的旅行产品闻名，譬如箱子，包，小的皮具等。这套限量版的国际象棋，更是以其独特的精美手工令人叹为观止。如果你像我一样也喜欢下国际象棋，那么你将会更喜欢它的。

Ok maybe they should have made the bishops a little more different than the pawns, because right now they are almost the same, except that Bishops are a bit taller with a small gap on the head. I can't really tell which one is King or Queen because in a starting position, Black King is on e8 (white square) and White King on e1 (dark square) but in this game, let's assume the tallest pieces are Kings, somehow both of them are on a dark square. Ok maybe they have already moved. One thing is quite exciting here though, if you look closely, White is under a fork (attack) by Black's knight, and White is losing its rook... damn. HOWEVER, if the tallest pieces are Queens, then White Queen can take Black Pawn on e5 and put Black King in check, then get away with its rook... Ok i'm thinking too much.
好吧，也许他们应该把主教和兵做得区别大一些。因为现在它们几乎是一样的，除了主教稍微高一点，头上有一道缝隙以外。我也无法区分国王和王后。通常在游戏的开始，黑王在e8（白格子），白王在e1 （暗格子）可是这里如果说最高的棋子是国王，他们怎么都是在暗格呢？好吧，也许他们已经移动了。有一点倒是蛮令人兴奋的，你仔细看，白棋正被黑马所捉双- 白棋的车就要被吃掉了。唉。。。不过！如果说最高的棋子是王后的话，那么白后可以吃掉 e5的黑兵，正好将军，然后救走他的车。好吧，我是不是想太多了。

Here is its price tag with a very sloppy description, even i can write better than this, if i try. "Boite jeu d'échecs" means "chess box/set" in French, but I think they spelled it wrongly here. A small mistake but not acceptable by LV standard if you ask me. I will ask for a discount on this basis when buying it.
这个是价格牌，内容写得非常马虎。我都能写得更好，只要我愿意尝试的话。"Boite jeu d'échecs"是法语“（一套）象棋盒子”的意思，可是他们好像拼写错了。虽然是小错误，以路易威登的声誉来说，是不能令人接受的。我买的时候要以这个理由，要求打折。

OK if you're not into chess, here is a poker chip set that looks quite sweet too. I forgot to take a photo of its price tag because i didn't plan to buy them. Even though i LOVE watching world series of poker or any high roller cash games just for the thrill of it, when i'm sitting at a table, i just don't have a poker face. The blood in my face freezes when i try to bluff, and when i raise high, my body starts shaking...
好吧，如果你对象棋没有兴趣， 这还有一套扑克筹码也很漂亮。我忘了拍价格牌，因为我没有打算买。虽然我很喜欢看世界扑克大赛或高现金游戏，因为够刺激，但是我玩的时候，一点扑克脸都没有。我一咋唬脸上的血就凝固了，加注高一点的时候，身体就开始发抖。天啊。。

These photos are taken from Louis Vuitton's store at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. At the moment, it's the world's largest Louis Vuitton boutique outside of the flagship Champs-Elysees store in Paris.
这些照片是我在新加坡濱海灣金沙的路易威登店里拍摄的。目前这是路易威登在巴黎香榭麗舍大街的旗舰店以外，全球第二大的店铺。

Love,
Journey 宛儒