Kusama Yayoi. Gucci. Barbie. the crowning. What will matter this year for your wardrobe?
How can anyone be anything but upbeat about a year that begins with a polka dot explosion?
Louis Vuitton has partnered with Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama once more for the first major collection of the year, and it’s a doozy, ten years after their first time working together. A sea of logos is covered in hundreds of items of LV merchandise, including shoes, slides, bags, bikinis, bucket hats, jackets, skirts, and jeans for men and women, all adorned with multicoloured, metallic, and pretty much every other kind of dot imaginable.
The line, which was unveiled on January 1 in Asia and January 6 in the rest of the world, sets the standard for what is becoming becoming a tired fashion cliché. (Have you run out of ideas? Do a joint effort!) It also acts as a ray of optimism for a year that is otherwise shrouded in gloom.
Yes, we may worry about household expenditures, geopolitics, and perhaps even a Covid comeback, but if you take a moment to look past Ms. Kusama’s shaky recreation of the LV world, you can’t help but grin. This is merely drop one of two, which is far better. At the end of March, more of Ms. Kusama’s unique artwork will be featured in the subsequent shipment of goods, serving as a reminder that 2023 will see a number of exciting fashion trends that are sure to influence how we express ourselves and choose our outfits.
