murakami

check out murakami's exhibition at the guggenheim.

"From LA to New York to Germany, Muarkami's historic retrospective has traveled across oceans and continents, and now, here is a first look at the exhibit on its final leg in Spain at the Guggenheim Museum Bilboa.This retrospective encompasses Takashi’s entire career, from the early days of his “Hiropon Factory” to the evolution into his now juggernaut like "Kaikai Kiki Studio."The master and creator of the “Superflat” art movement, Murakami has influenced our art and fine culture in ways we could have never imagined - from high end fine art canvases to gigantic sculptures to collaborations with Louis Vuitton, to prints, toys and cartoons. If you are going to stop by Spain before the end of May, do yourself a favor and treat yourself to visual euphoria."

more pics at arrested motion.

kanye + lv

courtesy of kanye west...here's another sneaker for louis vuitton. out june 2009.

credits: kanye

infiniti essence

what luxury hybrid vehicles should be
peep the exclusive sn essense louis vuitton luggage

credit: autoblog

kanye & lv - part 5

you've already seen the red...here's two more colorways. they're pretty clean.




credits: selectism

kanye & lv - part 4

this is a more visually based post. here's kanye's first shoe for louis vuitton designed for women. you have two colorways here, a grey suede as well as a pink suede.




but as mentioned in the previous post, here's some shots of the grey and pink sneaker kanye mentioned over the weekend.






credits: kanye

kanye & lv - part 3

last night, kanye put up a pic of his third louis kick on his blog, saying he's about to go clubbing with them. interesting high top, with a huge huge velcro strap, and a pink midsole. yeezy said he'd put up more pics when he gets back, so keep a look out for a few more pics in the next few days.

credits: kanye

kanye & lv - part 2

kanye's second pair of kicks for louis vuitton is up and around the web... it's an all red sneaker, a fresh look...and it comes with a special quilted flap on the back made specifically for your jeans.

“The inspiration came from a jacket with a huge collar in the movie ‘Dune,’ ” West says. “Most sneakers focus on the tongue, so I wanted to do something different.”

the "LV-meets-kanye kicks" collection will feature 5 pairs of shoes designed by kanye. on the topic of shoes, kanye said he has no idea how many pairs he owns, but does find himself sending shipments of shoes off for storage frequently.

look for the monochromatic kicks with no frills to come to lv stores in june.

credits: nytimes

kanye & lv

he did once say "i'm kan, the louis vuitton don..."

it was already unofficially understood that kanye was focusing on fashion in 2009. and with a lot of people questioning if it would even happen because he couldn't get his own clothing line off the ground... it looks like he found somebody to kick it with him for the time being.

kanye is working with louis vuitton to design a collection of sneakers, a total of 6.

this is his first, a white loafer that has some pretty fresh detail to it. no word on the price, but just on this first pair, looks like kanye is going for a clean-cut, hip-hop feel of sophistication.

credits: kanye