It was a scene ripped from a John le Carré novel. According to firsthand accounts and court documents, a man is told to go to the front desk of the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown Manhattan and say the phrase “banana peel.” The concierge then hands him an envelope with orders to circle the block …

Louis Vuitton ‘s latest “Core Values” campaign celebrates the multi-decade-spanning careers of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in tennis. Photographed by the legendary fashion photographer Annie Leibovitz, the image shows the sports superstars resting 3,000m high atop the alpine vista of the Italian Dolomites, sporting timeless Louis Vuitton styles.

In the imagery, Federer and Nadal are on a mid-mountaineering expedition equipped with Louis Vuitton's signature travel accessories. Federer carries the classic Monogram Christoph