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I thought they were slowing the Collaborations?

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

Sofia Coppola for Louis Vuitton

Do you remember reading that?

I mean, this one's right on the heels of Louis Vuitton's Rei Kawakubo/CDG collaboration, as well as the announcement of the mash-up they're doing with shoes & Kanye West.

But it looks like Sofia Coppola will be their latest partner.  WWD is reporting that Louis Vuitton is working with Sofia on a line of shoes and bags.  Her stuff will launch in Japan, but will be available worldwide.

There's no doubt that Marc Jacobs loves her.  She's famously regarded as his muse.  I love this Marc Jacobs quote about her:

"She is young and sweet and beautiful... the epitome of this girl I fantasize of."

We'll see.

Moderation on the Collaborations…

Monday, September 1st, 2008

 Comme Des Garcons Collaboration

So apparently, Marc Jacobs had "no creative input" into the LV X CDG "collaboration" (unlike his experience with Murakami/ Richard Prince, etc)... which he was totally fine with.

But what I found most interesting from the WWD article on the subject, was what MJ had to say about future collaborations.  It seems that he's done with the whole collaboration after collaboration concept-(even if the suits on the fifth floor are gunning for it.  Loved his quote on slowing down:

“I’ve kind of warned everybody up there that I think they’ve gotten a little too into this idea which, I mean, is great, I’m glad that everybody gets behind it, but what they don’t realize is that I do it at a pace that maintains the brand’s integrity and seems really right, and I think that sometimes everybody loves a good idea so much that they kind of go too far and it kind of kills it.”

My mother always told me, "a good artist knows when to quit."  Or in this case, maybe slow down?

I totally agree.  Collaborations are supposed to be fun, and suprising and new.  But too many too soon, just gets boring, monotonous and rushed.

MJ on Rei and Visa Versa

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

 Rei Kawakubu Edith Head Edna Mode

OK, I made this image back when the Comme des Garcons X Louis Vuitton collaboration was first announced... and just never found a good place to put it (not that it really relates here- but I just can't help myself any longer!).  I still LOL whenever I think of it!  I mean, tell me this isn't how the Pixar animators came up with one of my all time favorite characters ever, the fabulous matriarch of all things fashion, Ms. Edna Mode?  A little Rei Kawakubo... a little Edith Head... and vuala, Edna Mode!

Anyway, can't get enough of the little love fest going on between Marc Jacobs and Rei in anticipation of the debut of the collaboration next Wednesday!

MJ on Rei:

"I admire and worship her and it's the kind of thing that I think is so wonderful to do at Vuitton, where it's such an iconic brand and that monogram and everything and, again, I've said all this before, but it's so wonderful to have someone so outside of that thing take their look at it, their approach to it."

Rei on Louis:

"Due to our clever coordination, I anticipate that the wall between us will disappear. . .  Funnily enough, I have never actually bought anything [at Vuitton], but I probably will buy a party bag next week. The best thing about such one-off events is the chance to arrive at something new from the meeting together of two different spirits."

Can't wait to see more!

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