The artist’s distinct polka dots once again adorn a new collection from the fashion house, which includes leather goods, trunks, shoes and ready-to-wear.
The contemporary Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama is famous for her paintings, sculptures and installations featuring kaleidoscopic polka dots, which originated, she has said, from a childhood hallucination where the red floral patterns of a tablecloth began to spread across “the room, my body and the universe.” In 2012, Kusama partnered with Louis Vuitton, then under the creative direction of Marc Jacobs, on a collaboration that featured her signature spotted motifs on classic totes, as well as on watches and shoes.
A decade later, the luxury brand has once
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