This line was only available for a short period of time and was discontinued in June 2003.Ī Panda character that was first featured in a short film entitled “Superflat Monogram” by Takashi Murakami for Louis Vuitton. It comes in three color patterns, brown and pink, pink and pink, red and cream. The flowers shows smiling animated faces. Only few pieces were produced in black and white, wherein the artist replaced the rounded Monogram flower into multicolored eyes.Īlso released for the Spring/Summer 2003 Collection, the Cherry Blossom Collection features the Monogram Canvas pattern printed with Japan’s famous Cherry Blossom flowers. These are limited edition pieces that were also added to the Monogram Multicolore line. The Monogram Multicolore is still available in Louis Vuitton stores, and it comes in a wide variety of handbags and small leather goods.įeatures 4 bag styles namely, Eye Need You, Eye Love You, Eye Miss You and Eye Dare You. It was first presented at the Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 2003 runway show. This is the longest and most popular collection from the Japanese artist. It features the Louis Vuitton Monogram pattern in 33 different colours on white or black background. The first collection that was created by Takashi Murakami. Let’s take a look on the collections that Takashi Murakami has created for Louis Vuitton. This is the brand’s longest collaboration, and now it has come to an end. Over the years, the pair have created limited edition collections, as well as the Monogram Multicolor line that has been made available in the brand’s classic handbags such as Speedy, Alma and Noe. The collaboration started in 2002, wherein former Louis Vuitton Creative Director Marc Jacobs hired Murakami for the Spring 2003 Collection. Reports indicate that the line will be discontinued by the end of July. As Vogue UK notes, current Louis Vuitton designer Nicolas Ghesquière seems to be focused on the brand's classic print, featured in bags that look like miniature trunks or a blown-up version of the Louis Vuitton classic monogram.Louis Vuitton is set to discontinue the Monogram Multicolor line which is a collaboration between the French brand and Japanese contemporary artist Takashi Murakami. Now 12 years later, the Multicolore monogram collection is about to be officially over. Besides that, the bag made constant appearances in paparazzi photos with Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie. It became an It bag and celebrity favorite, to the extent that it was a major plot point on the Jessica Simpson-Nick Lachey reality vehicle Newlyweds. The Multicolore monogram made its first appearance at Marc Jacobs's spring 2003 show for Louis Vuitton. WWD reports that an LV store associate confirmed that the Murakami-designed Multicolore monogram is "leaving stores at the end of July, forever." Meanwhile, Louis Vuitton press representatives wouldn't comment on the line being discontinued, and would only say the brand prefers to "look forward." It's the end of the era for Louis Vuitton's Takashi Murakami bags, that colorful monogram print that was ubiquitous in the early 2000s. You can also see what we’re up to by signing up here. The archives will remain available here for new stories, head over to Vox.com, where our staff is covering consumer culture for The Goods by Vox. Thank you to everyone who read our work over the years.