Louis Vuitton just recently launched their 2009 Stephen Sprouse Collection, another tribute to the late fashion designer and artist Stephen Sprouse. Vuitton’s creative director, Marc Jacobs, reincarnated the successful 2001 line for a limited 2009 collection that is already flying off racks and difficult to come by. The collection consists of bags, shoes, and accessories splashed with Sprouse’s rose motif as well as his signature graffiti in fluorescent colours scrawled over the Vuitton monogram.
I like the graffiti look. I think it breathes new life into a fashion house with a monogram and signature colour scheme that is…what’s the right word…boring? Some may argue that Vuitton bags are classic, but they’re really not. With the rampant availability of knock-off bags, the Vuitton monogram has become mainstream and ordinary. I’m sure we’ll see knock-off’s of the Stephen Sprouse collection in no time but at least it’ll revive the brand a little and get that god-awful white and multi-coloured monogram collection stuffed into the back of closets.
If someone offered me some of the more classic bags such as the Boetie, Manhattan, or Neo Cabby, I wouldn’t say no. However, I’ve never been compelled to go into a Vuitton store to peruse the merchandise that I can’t afford and that doesn’t speak to me. Like I said, boring. I salute Marc Jacobs for breathing new life into Vuitton and making me actually want to step into one of their stores if only to look at the pretty, bright colours of the new collection.
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