Yayoi Kusama ART + Louise Vuitton FASHION = Collaboration Magic!

Serious art / fashion mix right here friends!  French fashion house Louis Vuitton is about to launch it’s latest collaboration with Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, and it’s sure to be the biggest art/fashion explosion of the summer.   See below for a variety of images of Kusama and garmets, bags, jewelry and shoes designed especially for this collaboration.   Her iconic dot patterns of red, white, yellow and black (her signature color combination), mix brilliantly on the pieces tempting art and fashion lovers alike. The collections names “Infinitely Kusama” will be avaialbel on July 10, 2012, two days prior to the opening at of the artists retrospective at the Whitney Museum here in New York City.

This collection has a strong connection with Louis Vuitton’s previous collections, as the brand is not much different from Kusama’s work in the way it splashes its logo across each bag: the highly visual designs cover every item with a beautiful, cheerful touch to achieve the same classy allures the brand has become renowned for.

Yayoi Kusama is renowned throughout the world for her repetitive, rhythmic work with polka dot patterns. Throughout the years, she has assiduously covered paintings, drawings, sculptures, films and performances, creating gigantic installations where, in an attempt to share her psychological traumas and fears, she immerses the viewer in her obsessive vision of endless dots and nets or infinitely mirrored space. This year, Kusama’s polka dots will also be covering some of the most fashionable items in the world: following a trip to Tokyo where he met the artist, Marc Jacobs decided to celebrate Kusama’s unique style in an extensive collection named “Infinity Dots collection” for the Louis Vuitton label.

 

If you’re on an iPhone you can download the LV x Kusama app where you can check out exclusive images, and includes a polka dot feature that allows you to take photos and drop in art elements x Yayoi Kusama.

For a greater look follow this link: http://louisvuittonkusama.com/en_US/tribute-to-creativity/the-london-exhibition

NOTHING BUT CHANEL! THE LITTLE BLACK JACKET.

Skip the Soho shopping (did I say that?) and come with me on a journey into the Chanel "Little black Jacket" exhibit. You won't soon forget it.  The event, which is hosted at 18 Wooster Street in Soho runs everyday until June 15, 2012 from 12-7 p.m.  Its intent is to celebrate Karl Lagerfeld's upcoming photobook titled "The Little Black Jacket; Chanel Classic Revisited."

The book features 113 portraits of fashion icons, celebrities, designers, the works such as Uma Thurman, Anna Wintour, Elle Fanning, Sarah Jessica Parker, Tilda Swinton, Linda Evangelista, Daphne Guinness and many, many more, all wearing the iconic jacket.  108 portraits are in displayed in this massive gallery space as everywhere you look there's a compelling photograph of a famous, beautiful person wearing the LBJ, all shot by Lagerfeld.  You can learn more about this exhibition by visiting the official website. I especially recommend watching the making of the jacket video.

The event is free as as you'll see by some of my photos, you may get to take home a special souvenir poster/print, ready for framing.  Again, key word: "complimentary."


Some photos are repetitive due to the way they were shot and a few are Instagram...Let the journey begin....we enter:

 

THIS is the mega entrance....and the books.  They are not yet released, however, you can pre-order at the exhibit, or wait for Amazon.com in October.

These are 50 feet tall, at least.  A wall of monochromatic prints, all of what you are about to see inside...

Enter to the main exhibit, (or stop downstairs first for the Yoko One film.)

Just a sample of "the great wall" - notice the scope of wall vs. person? HUGE!

 This is the mono-color section up the stairs....

Now, the posters. These below, are the stacks of mega high quality prints, the best souvenir I've ever received, anywhere. I really love this shot from above looking down on these, I may have to frame this, yes, upside down too, the way it was taken.

Living in an Instagram world....

Notice how the word "jacket" (R), shows up in the poster?  I didn't even notice it until after...nice.

This again shows the enormity of these pieces...

The end.