The bags: Louis Vuitton
Louis Vuitton¹s collaboration with artist
Takashi Murakami spawned multiple reinterpretations of the house¹s
classics,
including this Multicolore monogram Alma bag.
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Louis Vuitton on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan.
Image Credit: STEVE EICHNER The Multicolore monogram was a runaway hit,
and Vuitton positioned it accordingly, here affixing the pattern to the
façade
of its New York City flagship on 57th Street in 2008. -
WBLI Summer Jam 2003 -Backstage
Image Credit: WireImage The Multicolore collection’s reinterpretation
of Vuitton’s Speedy design was the “It” bag of 2003 and 2004, with many
Celebrities, including Jessica Simpson (pictured), spotted wearing the
style.
Simpson even took the bag camping to Yosemite in an episode of her MTV
reality
show, “Newlyweds.” -
Vanity Fair Amped Pre-Oscar Party
Image Credit: Getty Images Paris Hilton wears a cherry blossom motif
Papillon bag of Murakami’s design. -
Louis Vuitton Spring 2003 RTW
Image Credit: Giannoni, Giovanni The Multicolore monogram bags made their debut
at Louis Vuitton’s spring 2003 runway show (pictured), during Marc Jacobs’s
tenure at the label. -
The 2008 Annual Brooklyn Ball
Image Credit: Steve Eichner Takashi Murakami (left) and Chiho Aoshima
(right), pose in front of a canvas printed with the artist¹s Vuitton logo
design. -
The bags: Dooney & Bourke.
The Multicolore collection was such a success
that it influenced other handbag brands like Dooney & Bourke to produce
their
own multicolored logo-laden bags (pictured).