FADE AWAY AND RADIATE: When Keith Haring scrawled his “Radiant Baby” on a battered Louis Vuitton suitcase in the ‘80s, little did he imagine that he was planting the seeds of an official collaboration with the luxury brand.
Nicolas Ghesquière, artistic director of womenswear at Vuitton, opened his cruise 2027 show in New York City in May with a model carrying the priceless artifact, kicking off a broader partnership with the Keith Haring Foundation that will culminate in a collection rolling out worldwide from Jan. 1.
At the top end of the range sits the Artycapucines line, an annual edition of limited-edition bags customized by prominent artists.
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A capsule line of 13 designs featuring Haring’s work and characters will be teased at Art Basel Paris, where some pieces will be presented at the Louis Vuitton booth alongside Artycapucines bags from previous editions, underscoring the brand’s ongoing dialogue with artists. The space will be open to the public from Oct. 23.
The high-end bags will go on sale in selected Louis Vuitton stores alongside a broader Haring-inspired collection spanning ready-to-wear, leather goods and accessories, to be unveiled later this year....