Ahh, the greatness that is Marc Jacobs. The new collection for Louis Vuitton is inspired by none other than the late and great Stephen Sprouse; skate/punk/fashion extrordanaire. In fact, the entire SoHo location is currently being revamped in the Sprouse style, complete with a spray-painted facade, neon lighting, vinyl, and graffiti galore.
For the launch of the collection and the new store-front, the brand will release 2 limited edition pieces; a Stephen Sprouse graffiti skateboard with its own LV monogram *skateboard trunk* and a "Roses" tee, both of which will only be available at the SoHo Greene Street location. The skateboard and said trunk will retail at a whopping $8,250.00 each, and the shirt will sell for $250.00.
Sorry, but somehow I don't see Geoff Rowley or Tony Trujillo shelling out 8 grand for a skateboard...
note: I borrowed the LV Storefront photo from Coco. You can read more at wwd.com
that's insanity done well! x
ReplyDeleteI really want one of the bags, they are sooooo cool.
ReplyDeleteI am so glad you said it first! I mean, if I paid that much for a skateboard there is no WAY I'd use it. If you use it, it'll get all scratched up and the logo will totally wear off. And then you just have an $8,000 board that doesn't even have LV on it anymore.
ReplyDeleteI think its genius what hes done! LV was getting so old and needed a new lease of life and Marc Jacobs has done it!
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