The collaboration between the fashion house and the artist, which was borne of creative director Marc Jacobs' desire to "deface" Vuitton's iconic monogram, gets a new lease of life in the neon-hued offering which takes as its basis two signature Sprouse concepts: graffiti and the rose.
Thus, favourite bag designs the Keepall, the Speedy and the cult Neverfull holdall are daubed with Sprouse designs and there is a distinctive street vibe to graffiti-tagged jeans with Day-Glo details, slouchy T-shirt dresses and fluorescent leggings in tribute to the artist, who died in 2004 after battling lung cancer.
"I tried to use the things in Stephen's vocabulary, and give the collection the shape, silhouette and styling that Stephen would have done when he was at the top of his game," Jacobs explains. "It really is a complete homage, and a complete combination of what is Louis Vuitton, and what is this legendary icon, and then what are the icons and the lasting aesthetics that Stephen left in the fashion world."
As part of Louis Vuitton's commitment to Sprouse's work, the house will also make a donation to the National Academy of Design - Stephen Sprouse Scholarship Fund to mark the launch of the collection.
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