More than twenty years after their first collaboration, the Louis Vuitton house and the Japanese artist Takashi Murakami return with a collection of bags, belts, sandals, scarves and even perfumes adorned with monogram canvas and imbued with kawaii motifs.
Louis Vuitton x Takashi Murakami, an iconic collaboration
More than twenty years after their first meeting, romance is rekindled between Takashi Murakami and Louis Vuitton. To the delight of fans of this fun collaboration between the Japanese superstar of contemporary art and the French leather goods house.
At the origin of the artistic movement Superflatinspired by manga, Japanese and pop culture, Takashi Murakami has long had a special relationship with fashion.
If we perhaps forgot the caps New Era or even Hublot watches, its collection with the Suprême label and its famous t-shirts decorated with flowers remain engraved in memories.
The return of the Monogram by Takashi Murakami
However, everything changed in 2003, when Marc Jacobs, then artistic director of the Louis Vuitton house, invited the Japanese to reinvent the famous Monogram. The result? Unique, luxurious and daring multi-colored pieces that shake up the fashion world by shaking up established codes.
As surprising as they are attractive, these models, later coveted by collectors, are among the most desirable creations of the early 2000s. With this reissue, Louis Vuitton and Murakami wish to pay tribute to their legendary collaboration.
Among the 200 new models unveiled, we find iconic accessories adorned with the Jardin Superflat print, such as a travel bag Keepall or a mini bag Nasturtiumsalongside kawaii pieces faithful to the artist’s crazy and colorful universe like a key ring Panda – or the gri-gri par excellence.
But if we had to keep only one favorite, it would surely be the pair of heeled sandals in monogram white canvas. Very BB in Saint-Tropez, they will undoubtedly experience dazzling success…
7 pieces spotted in the Louis Vuitton x Takashi Murakami collection
The Louis Vuitton x Takashi Murakami collection will be available from January 3, 2025 in Louis Vuitton boutiques and on louisvuitton.com.
