Got my tickets to see the Louis Vuitton Volez, Voguez, Voyagez exhibition. LV asked renown curator and historian, Olivier Saillard to prepare this exhibition. He is known for curating at, Musée de la Mode in Paris and Marseille, the Musée Bordelle and the Victoria & Albert museum in London. It is up untill January 7th but free tickets for the tour are suggested. I added the link below. I will be posting and sharing my POV of this event!
RECAP: OF the show....
What struck me as interesting is how the brand started, and the craft that went into making the trunks. I took the picture below to show how each one of the logos was hand painted! That's craft. If you look at the mark making it's 100% someone actually painting the logo on the trunks. That's more than 10,000 hours ( smile) for expert status.
Also what was great to see was that they made LV tire trunks for exactly that use. ( YES AN LV CASE FOR YOUR SPARE TIRE ) what a luxury!
The "bucket bag" trending for the past few seasons can also be traced back to LV and in one of the most cleaver ways. Champagne was carried in a "bucket bag" and there it is .... the inspiration for the shape of the trending purse. ( see picture below)
The expansion of LV to collaborate with artist|brands has probably proven very successful and profitable. Supreme, yayoi-kusama
Richard Prince, and Steven Sprouse, are some the highlighted ones in the show and probably some of my favorite collaborations.
I look forward to seeing how major fashion houses continue to excite the public, stay relevant with newness and create ways to educate the public and grow the fan base in non traditional ways!
EXTRAORDINARY LUGGAGE AND HISTORY OF FINE CRAFTMANSHIP!
Examples from the Louis Vuitton Volez, Vogeuz, voyagez show New York. Supreme, Richard Price, Stephen Sprouse images.
