Louis Vuitton Infinitely Kusama
Yayoi Kusama has just debuted her “Infinitely Kusama” collection for iconic fashion house Louis Vuitton, and the resulting dresses, shoes, and blouses are, of course, entirely covered in spots.
Louis Vuitton has collaborated with Yayoi Kusama on a series of products including leather goods, ready-to-wear, accessories, shoes, watches and jewelry.
Marc Jacobs worked with the Japanese artist on the range, which hits Louis Vuitton boutiques early July. Special window installations are also scheduled.
The artist is best known for her interest in polka dots, which she has famously applied to tree trunks, entire rooms and even people.
The debut of the collection named ‘infinitely kusama’ will be available starting july 10th, 2012 two days prior to the opening of the artist’s retrospective at new york’s whitney museum.
Jacobs has collaborated with contemporary artists such as Richard Prince, Stephen Sprouse and Takashi Murakami in the past.
In 2009 a range inspired by Stephen Sprouse’s motifs such as graffiti prints coincided with a retrospective of the artist at New York gallery Deitch Projects.
Louis Vuitton isn’t the only French fashion house with close links to the art world: during last year’s Art Basel Miami Beach fair Christian Dior unveiled an accessories line in partnership with German contemporary artist Anselm Reyle.
