We love Sprouse
This week’s Grazia has a feature on the new Louis Vuitton/Stephen Sprouse tribute range, showcasing some of the neon graffitied and rose-motif printed bags, clothes and accessories from the collection. My first thoughts? Crikey it’s garish! I must confess, I’ve always hankered for one of the original graffed-up wallets or pochettes but I just didn’t get there fast enough (nor could I justify the poundage at the time).
Having properly navigated the very chic, post-punk stylee website – www.welovesprouse.com – I can say it’s growing on me. I particularly like the videos that explain about Sprouse and about Marc Jacobs’ vision behind this offering. (Sprouse died a view years ago so Jacobs was channelling Sprouse’s vision with this collection.) Check out Debbie Harry’s contribution here.
To be completely honest, the only thing I’d consider buying from this range is the wallets or the Neverful bag, everything else is just too (oh dear) young for me!
I can see this scarf being the first to sell-out. Cue a Grazia DPS (magazine-speak for ‘double-page spread’) in a month or so showcasing all the sheep B-listers sporting it in their own ‘inimitable’ way.
Agyness Deyn would work this Neverful bag bashed up and teamed with Henry Holland’s holey jeans and an American Apparel hot-pink tee.
I can clearly see Vicky Beckham sporting this Speedy bag with a Dolce & Gabbana black shift, DVB dark shades and a grumpy grimace.
Paging Lindsay Lo! These have got your name (well not literally obviously) all over them.
The rose print is my least favourite but I can so see Vogue cover girl (grrr, Alex Schulman, what were you thinking?) Cheryl Cole giving it a whirl.
Over to you…what’s your take?
8 January, 2009 @ 2:05 am
There was a green dress with a rose print that I liked. I love the graffiti bags, especially in neon, but I feel like I still have two bags from the last Sprouse-LV thing and don’t need anymore of those.
8 January, 2009 @ 1:55 pm
I do heart the scarf because I love the blend of the two but (gulp) I’m not a Louis Vuitton gal. I love Mr MJ but I’m literally not bothered by all of this – almost colesque n’est pas. Hm have you read the interview, bless, I do love her on the x factor (one of my guilty pleasures) but on and in Vogue not sure – my next unit on MA is in part about celebrity culture. I think Vogue needs an overhaul.
8 January, 2009 @ 3:21 pm
I have to say: I am not a fan….!! am i the only one?? I think it is because when the last sprouse-LV thing was around so were a lot of fakes…which were worn by a bunch of chavs. As I was young, this image and print has been embedded in my head along with chavs and tacky fakes…
9 January, 2009 @ 1:36 am
love the pink graffiti, but agree with you on the rose–to my mind it’s neither pretty, ugly, or edgy, just blah.
9 January, 2009 @ 12:37 pm
I actually really like the rose printed neon dresses….
9 January, 2009 @ 2:07 pm
ooh, that’s painfully bright (I do have a headache already though so maybe it’s more to do with that than the items!)
Nothing really calls to me but then maybe I’m just too old for it now too..?
10 January, 2009 @ 9:41 am
Can’t believe I didn’t bother with Grazia this week (makes me sound like I am no longer into fashion doesn’t it? – someone who didn’t buy Grazia – shock horror!) I am gutted as I got the Neverful for Xmas and have now totally fallen in love with the Graffiti version -boo hoo!
11 January, 2009 @ 2:03 am
Barf barf barf! Tacky tacky tacky!