Twenty years after the original launch of what became one of fashion’s most iconic collaborations, the French Maison Louis Vuitton and Japanese artist Takashi Murakami are back at it again.
It’s hard to sift through luxury reseller websites and not stumble upon a Louis Vuitton x Murakami creation from the early 2000s, when Marc Jacobs was at the helm of the French Maison–and even harder not to add it to your cart. The bags, which are instantly recognisable for their colourful monogrammed “LV” pattern, have gone down in fashion history as a predecessor to modern collab culture as we know it today, a prime example of a creative exchange made at the hands of luxury’s finest.
A testament to the power of creativity and the commitment to craftsmanship, Louis Vuitton and Takashi Murakami are back for another round, in what we could already call the comeback of the year. Two decades later, the colourful monogram and Murakami-original motifs that we have all come to know and love return to over 200 products, spanning across bags, jewellery, key chains, scarves, sunglasses, wallets, footwear, trunks, and more.
A highlight of the collection includes the re-imagined City Bags, the emblematic icon of the Maison that comes in several iterations–-namely the Keepall, the Coussin, the Dauphine, the OnTheGo, and the speedy. The final product is one that embraces technology, and the advances in its savoir-faire the Maison has been able to make over the past two decades. Created with the utmost precision, the Monogram Multicolore has been rendered in over 30 different colours, at the highest definition and vividness we’ve seen from the Maison.
And to package it all up, the Louis Vuitton x Murakami news came in the form of a Zendaya-fronted campaign, embracing the playfulness just as much as the grandeur of the occasion. Pass by any Louis Vuitton store, and it’ll be hard to miss.
To celebrate the return of an iconic exchange in creativity, the Louis Vuitton x Murakami re-edition is taking stores globally by storm, with grande window displays, pop-ups, and even special in-store activations. London’s Brewer Street location has just opened the doors to its dedicated pop-up today, with the store housing the full collection. So don’t walk, run to grab your Louis Vuitton x Murakami re-edition piece of fashion history–we have a feeling stock won’t last very long–available in store and online.
