Louis Vuitton - Limited Editions
Louis Vuitton - Limited Editions
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15/6/2021
Someone asked me this question at my last workshop.
"Will the Louis Vuitton bag appreciate in price after you draw on them?"
To be honest, I didn't have a reply then. But if you ask me this question again now, I would say, "Why not? When I am famous, the bag will surely appreciate in value cos it's the one-and-only in the world!"
Pardon me while I dream a little.
Jokes aside, the Louis Vuitton Neverfull is a popular model that many ladies carry. Although the Louis Vuitton Neverfull was only introduced in 2007, the everyday tote has become one of Louis Vuitton’s all-time most successful and best-selling bags and is now considered a true classic. Do you know that LV actually has limited edition versions other than the standard Monogram and Damier patterns?
Scroll on to read more of the 5 Louis Vuitton Neverfull limited editions that caught my eye!
1. Louis Vuitton Catogram (2019)
1. Louis Vuitton Catogram (2019)
Louis Vuitton x Grace Coddington Neverfull
Cat Monogram G by Deelydelly
I first discovered the Louis Vuitton Catogram when I was designing a monogram for my client's coin purse. She took a photo of her coin purse alongside her Catogram Speedy and that piqued my interest. And so, that inspired me to try a monogram in a playful kitty pose. Quite matching isn't it?
in 2019, Louis Vuitton invited Grace Coddington, former creative director for US Vogue magazine, to work on a capsule collection working together with Nicolas Ghesquière, Louis Vuitton Artistic Director for Women's Collection. The fun and whimsical illustrations by Grace depicted her cats, which include Persians, Pumpkin and Blanket, as well as Ghesquière's dog, Leon. The result was an imaginative twist to leather goods splashed across Monogram canvas in orange to echo her flame-coloured hair.
2. Louis Vuitton Stephen Sprouse Graffiti (2001)
2. Louis Vuitton Stephen Sprouse Graffiti (2001)
Louis Vuitton x Stephen Sprouse’s collection was first introduced for spring/summer 2001, featuring a dramatic departure from their iconic logos and a reimagined monogram print. Then-artistic director Marc Jacobs roped in '80s fashion designer Stephen Sprouse and they both reinvented 150 years of aristocratic heritage. It was a bold move by for the house where their famous LV monogram enjoyed a sacred status which was not to be altered. Neon graffiti made their way onto LV popular models - the scribbled "Louis Vuiton Paris" a vibrant and rebellious contrast against the iconic brown monogram prints.
This collection could always go either way with its supporters or detractors. I always have a soft spot for avant-garde art, so I was immediately taken with this. For the record, this collaboration achieved cult status and was sold out almost immediately.
3. Louis Vuitton Stephen Sprouse Roses (2008)
3. Louis Vuitton Stephen Sprouse Roses (2008)
Few collaborations are remembered in such fervor like the Louis Vuiton x Stephen Sprouse one. In a posthumous collaboration in 2009, Marc Jacobs took an iconic rose motif Stephen Sprouse drew during their first collaboration. The result was a beautiful tribute to Stephen Sprouse who died of cancer in 2004. The beautiful, vibrant Roses collection is a classic and never appear dated even in the year of 2021. The beautiful, coveted bags still solicit sales that are way beyond market value, cementing this collaboration as one of the brand’s best.
4. Louis Vuitton Summer Jungle Dots (2016)
4. Louis Vuitton Summer Jungle Dots (2016)
From Cruise 2016, the Louis Vuitton Limited Edition Summer Jungle Dots came in prints in either red or blue dots layered over Palm Spring leaves. This joyful pattern evoked a sense of tropical animals passing through palm leaves, channeling a flora and fauna sentiment .
5. Louis Vuitton x Jeff Koon Masters Collection (2017)
5. Louis Vuitton x Jeff Koon Masters Collection (2017)
Image from Asia Tatler Hong Kong
“Luncheon on the Grass” by Edouard Manet
And I leave my favourite series to the last.
Fashion and art have always had a meeting place and the collaboration between Louis Vuitton and acclaimed contemporary artist Jeff Koons blended these two synonymous worlds perfectly. The collection featuring iconic paintings by the Old Masters were mounted onto some of Louis Vuiton's signature Neverfull, Speedy and Keepall. The artists' names were emblazoned across the front. For the first time in the house's history, the artist's initials "JK" were reworked in a similar intertwined style to the house's logo, enjoying prominent placement on the front alongside with the iconic LV logo.
My favourite piece was “Luncheon on the Grass” by Impressionist French painter Edouard Manet. Even though he was trained in Realism, Manet was a catalyst to the Impressionist movement. It was this controversial move of introducing nudity into an otherwise formal picnic scenery that sparked a whole new shift in how his contemporaries approached art. And Manet's approach in thinking was actually a big influence in how I would like to use my art to challenge the norms.
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