Artistic EXPRESSIONS
Louis Vuitton unveils the Artycapucines collection, chapter four.
This season, Louis Vuitton writes the latest chapter in its celebrated Artycapucines collection, recruiting six global artists to interpret one of the Maison’s signature bags into fashion-ready works of art. First introduced in the Louis Vuitton Autumn/ Winter ‘13 collection, the Capucines bag is symbolic of both the Maison’s acclaimed savoir faire and rich heritage, having owed its name to the street where monsieur Louis Vuitton opened his very first boutique at Rue Des Capucines, Paris back in 1854. With its classic, feminine silhouette further characterised by the Maison’s famed initials, the Capucines bag makes for the ideal blank canvas to create with, inspiring a multitude of artistic and creative permutations, which is what the Artycapucines collection is all about. The collection is in keeping with Louis Vuitton’s continued support and celebration of contemporary artists, becoming a fashion statement that’s also reflective of the French fashion house’s innovative spirit and artisanal expertise.
Preceded by previous chapters and collaborations with celebrated artists the likes of Henry Taylor, Urs Fischer, Zhao Zhao, and Vik Muniz among others, the fourth chapter of the collection adds six more artists to the board, namely Daniel Buren, Kennedy Yanko, Park Seo-Bo, Amelie Bertrand, Peter Marino, and Ugo Rondinone. This collective produced nine new limited edition bag designs: Daniel Buren incorporated his double-sided trompe-l’oeil design featuring his trademark black and white stripes, as well as (for the first time) four colour variations. Pork Seo-Bo recreates one of his signature Écritures paintings now in textured and embellissed calfskin. The Amélie Bertrand bag showcases a striking vision innovatively panel-sprayed on the bag in shifting colours and phosphorescence. Peter Marino’s all-black, studded creation features an exclusive clasp. Ugo Rondinone covers his playful, harlequin-style bag with over 14,000 handstitched beads. Kennedy Yanko produced his bag from 3D-printed leather and a metallic patina hand-applied by Italian artisans.
Each stunning bag from the fourth Artycapucines collection is made available now in a limited edition of 200 pieces (50 per colour variation for Daniel Buren), and comes in its own specially designed gift box.
“The collection is in keeping with Louis Vuitton’s continued support and celebration of contemporary artists”