07 31, 2009 
As a fashionista, we have to admit seldom to see graffiti handbags from Coach. Maybe it is inspired from Louis Vuitton, since this season Stephen Sprouse’s Graffiti Collection outshines others in the serious and prolonged downturn.
07 09, 2009 
Since 1997 Marc Jacobs has been appointed as Creative Director of luxury French fashin house, Louis Vuitton. He is famous for collaborating with many popular artists for his Louis Vuitton collections. For instance, in 2001 he worked in conjunction with Stephen Sprouse to turn the Louis Vuitton logo into graffiti. While more recently, he sent models dressed as nurses down the runway in homage to a Richard Prince painting. As to his 2009 cruise collection, Jacobs collaborated with fashion illustrator Tanya Ling who created a series of illustrations of the range, as well as an exclusive striped print. Shown through the soft focus of Ling’s watercolours, Jacobs’s sharp tailoring and unique design greatly illustrate the theme of this collection, bright, feminine and flirty.
Traveller, a part of the Travel Shopper line from the Cruise 2009 collection by Marc Jacobs, is the ultimate 24 hour bag that can easily go from city to beach and even sea soirees. This handbag features cotton canvas, cotton lining as well as calf leather trimmings. The graphic design in the handbag is inspired by archives dating back to the 1920’s. You may wonder what the exact meaning of the graphic is. 101 Champs- Élysées in Paris, [...]
04 29, 2009 
Louis Vuitton held a Stephen Sprouse Graffiti Launch Party on January 9th to pay homage to this great American artist who passed in 2004, with the release of the limited editon Graffiti line.
Stephen Sprouse, a fashion designer credited with pioneering the 1980s mix of “uptown sophistication in clothing with a downtown punk and pop sensibility”, collaborated with Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton in 2001 made the graffiti-printed fashion. This is a great and bold attempt for conservative Louis Vuitton. All graffiti pieces are sold out instantly. Then, they have a wider-ranged cooperation. In 2002, Stephen Sprouse created a vast collection of men’s and women’s apparel, home accessories, sports gear, etc.
In this launch party, one of graffiti collection, Stephen Sprouse Graffiti Speedy 30, are revisited in fluorescent Monogram Graffiti canvas, channeling the culture of the present times. Speedy 30 is a classic silhouette in style for years to celebrities, going well with everything, from jeans to dresses. Meanwhile, it is function. The monogram canvas is lightweight, supple, strong and sturdy. Completely waterproof, it is highly resistant to surface scratches- prefect for travel and contemporary lifestyles. Now, Stephen Sprouse provided the crowning touch to Speedy 30. His casual graffiti sets the fashion [...]
04 27, 2009 
I tried to use the things in Stephen’s vocabulary, and give the collection the shape, silhouette and styling that Stephen would have done when he was at the top of his game. It really is a complete homage, and a complete combination of what is Louis Vuitton, and what is this legendary icon, and then what are the icons and the lasting aesthetics that Stephen left in the fashion world.” – Marc Jacobs
2009 is a year to memorialize the great American artist Stephen Sprouse in the House of Louis Vuitton. Marc Jacobs chose to revisit the two motifs which, for him, best represent the legacy of Stephen Sprouse at Louis Vuitton: the graffiti and the rose. After the huge success of the limited-edition Stephen Sprouse collection, Stephen Sprouse’s rose motif appears on the Alma bag which was launched in new, eye-popping shades of glossy Monogram Vernis leather.
The classical Alma MM in Monogram Vernis leather is revamped with the Roses pattern of the artist. The Louis Vuitton Alma MM Roses bag is discreetly embossed Monogram Vernis leather, textile lining, plain vernis leather trimmings. The golden brass pieces and double brass pieces opening and padlock and removable key holder make the liquid-like [...]
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