Complete Guide to Louis Vuitton Collaborations.

Despite the heritage appeal of Louis Vuitton the fashion house has become renowned for their iconic collaborations with trending street designers. The partnership between Louis Vuitton and Takashi Murakami in 2002 for the multicoloured monogram reigns supreme in the world of handbags to this day.

Join us as we go through the decades to reveal the complete guide to Louis Vuitton collaborations:

Stephen Sprouse (2001) x Graffiti

This collaboration provided a playful (and initially shocking) twist on the brands heritage monogram logo. The friendship between the Creative Director of LV (Marc Jacobs) and Stephen Sprouse endorsed a daring playground of pushing boundaries which resulted in the freehand style typography ovaer the classic LV Monogram.

It initially shocked avid supporters of the brand but with this collaboration still being honoured as one of the greatest 20 years later, it’s proof that the fashion house made the right decision to go against the grain of their heritage styles.

Takashi Murakami (2002) x Multicoloured Monogram

Thanks to 00’s pop culture (in particular Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie), the Multicoloured Monogram range soared in popularity and the pieces soon became impossible to secure.

The eye-catching rainbow twist on the brown classic elevated the brands status among younger generations who associated it with their parents and grandparents. So much so that this collaboration spanned over 13 years before being eventually discontinued in 2015.

Marc Jacobs (2008) x Cosmic Blossom

Mark Jacobs hosted a 17 year tenure as the Creative Director of Louis Vuitton from 1997 to 2014. Within these years, he spearheaded some of the fashion houses most iconic collaborations and one that we couldn’t miss: Cosmic Blossom.

For this campaign, they captured Daisy Lowe in Miami adorned with the variations and extended the pieces to go from handbags to scarfs and everything in between. For many this collaboration teases the colourful nature of Japanese design with a hint of 1960’s acid nostalgia.

Richard Prince (2008) x Nurses

This collaboration was exhibited across 12 models dressed as nurses and once lined up, their nurse hats spelt Louis Vuitton. These creations mirrored Prince’s art, featuring different colours, design techniques and washed out monogram to demonstrate the fluidity of watercolours within design.

Comme Des Garçons (2008) x 5 piece collection

By 2008 Marc Jacobs appreciation for Japanese design was evident among the fashion elite, so it was no surprise that he collaborated with the founder of Comme Des Garcons to release five piece collection. This was the start of an ongoing collaboration as Kawakubo later designed two alternative designs in future collabs.

Yayoi Kusama (2012) x Kaleidoscope

Kusama historically said that ‘Louis Vuitton is the number one brand in the world’, so the partnership was inevitable when Jacobs returned the admiration.

Kusama is known for hypnotism and illusionary art within her pieces and her influence on the collaboration didn’t disappoint with each one adorned with kaleidoscopic polka dots printed over the classic LV monogram. A true testament to the collaboration is that Louis Vuitton announced a re-release of the items in January 2023 and the collection was a sell out.

Celebrating Monogram (2014) x Nichloas G

As the new creative director of Louis Vuitton, this would be Nicholas Ghesquiere’s inaugural collaboration and following the success of Jacobs tenure, he had big shoes to fill.

Rather than focusing on one collaborator for a collection, Nicholas tasked six of the world's most renowned designers & artists to each design a piece to fit their personality: Christian Louboutin, Cindy Sherman, Frank Gehry, Karl Lagerfeld, Marc Newson, Julie Verhoeven. It was Karl Lagerfeld who designed the iconic Louis Vuitton ‘Punching Trunk’, a trunk that once undone revealed an entirely monogrammed boxing bag.

Supreme (2017) x Red

A collection that could never have been predicted, yet the Supreme partnership outperformed all collaborations to be the most profitable collection for the fashion house.

The collection was an instant sell-out and allowed Louis Vuitton to reach new audiences that had never considered the French fashion house to be of interest previously.

Jeff Koons (2017) x Historic artists

This partnership is labelled the marmite of the collections. Many admired Koons attempt to reimagine classic art onto handbags but many were offended by the blend and didn’t hide their dis-taste of the ‘outlandish approach’ to reimagining luxury.

Now you’ve stepped through the decades of the complete guide to Louis Vuitton’s collaborations, you are ready to graduate and pick your perfect companion. Whether your heart is leaning towards Supreme or the iconic Stephen Graffiti, then our curated collections contain a collaboration piece for you.