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Louis Vuitton Sunlight

Joe — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:24:49 +0000

I know a lot of people will argue what im about to say, but in my opinion, when it comes to the high fashion sneaker market, Louis Vuitton is defiantly running the game, besides for when they rip off New Balance. That’s not cool.

If i had to choice between a pair of Gucci sneakers and a pair of Louis Vuitton sneakers i would defiantly have to give it up to LV. Their styles are always so stuble but yet so elegant, such as the Louis Vuitton Sunlight shown here, perfect for anybody looking to get their grown man on. That is if you have somewhat deep pockets.

To debut the Sunlight Louis Vuitton released two colorways, brown/red and grey/red. Both of the shoes feature mixed patchwork with an upper constructed from suede, mesh and leather. Across the top of the tongue is a somewhat large strap, something which i could personally do without but yet something which really doesnt kill the sneakers for me either.

The sneakers may not be a pair of the Louis Vuitton Dons designed by Kanye West but im sure they will be quite the seller among the Louis consumers out there. Via: HighSnobiety

New Balance Sues Louis Vuitton

Joe — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:02:11 +0000

For years Louis Vuitton (LVMH), has battled numerous trademark infringement court cases to protect their iconic and world famous LV branding. Now, you would think that a company who knew the value of their branding and their products would know what it means to other companies. Apparently thats not the case when it comes to Louis Vuitton. It seems as if they feel they shouldnt be stepped on but yet feel like they can step on others. And now its coming back to haunt them.

A couple weeks ago New Balance filed a lawsuit in Boston’s U.S. District Court charging that The Minstrel, a new shoe released by Louis Vuitton at a price of $590 is an exact replica of the New Balance 574, a trademarked design from New Balance Athletic Shoe Inc. that retails for a little over $50.

The suit that New Balance filed also claims that the company (New Balance) has collaborated with numerous companies and celebrity’s on its popular 574 model that The Minstrel released by LV may confuse customers and lead them to believe that the sneakers are some sort of New Balance x Louis Vuitton collaboration when they are indeed not.

As you can imagine this isnt something New Balance is to pleased on, given the fact this was no joint effect between the two brands. If it were, then we would have a highly successful model on our hands, as the suit even states itself with the quote “Indeed, it is possible that had New Balance authorized Louis Vuitton to design a special Louis Vuitton edition of the iconic New Balance 574 shoe, the Minstrel might have been a highly successful collaboration.”

This suit was filed back around mid-September and no new news has yet to surface on the case. Either things were handled with the quickness out of court to avoid a huge media storm on the story or the court proceedings are still taking place. Coming from somebody whos been to court many of times, this stuff can take months, if not years before it gets settled.

Im personal on team New Balance though. The 574 is a classic and one of my favorite sneakers when it comes to comfort level. Not to mention New Balance is an American company based out of Boston, so i gotta give it up for team USA on this one.

Kanye West for Louis Vuitton Footwear – Bonus Video Included

Joe — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:41:08 +0000

For the past couple of months we have been catching a look here and there at the upcoming Kanye West for Louis Vuitton Collection. Thanks to HighSnobiety we have some of the best images of the sneakers to hit the web. Along with the roundup of images HighSnobiety also put together a nice little video displaying the sneakers. The releases of the Kanye West x Louis Vuitton collection will be releasing soon and Louis Vuitton retailers around the globe are starting to take reservations now.

Follow the jump for a look at the rest of the pictures and the video. Via: HighSnobiety

The Making Of: Kanye West x Louis Vuitton Footwear Collection

Joe — Tue, 26 May 2009 18:53:38 +0000

Thanks to the crew over at KNOTORYUS, who recently did an article we DSM, we have some official behind the scene pictures of the designing process that went into the Kanye West x Louis Vuitton Sneakers. While designing the collection Kanye West worked exclusively with Fabrizio Vitti, a well known designer for Louis Vuitton. The pictures give us a glimpse of Kanye and Fabrizio working on some sketches together and just pondering ideas for the collection.

Also let it be known that the Kanye West x Louis Vuitton Collection for the women has been scrapped, for now atleast. In the DSM article Fabrizio is quoted saying this about the womens collection, “We made some samples. Kanye wasnt happy with them. Nor was I. So we decided to just stick to the mens collection and make that one as fabolous as possible. But, yeah, after doing that, we do have an idea about how we may approach that in the future.”

Follow the jump to check out more pictures taken during the designing phase of the Kanye West x Louis Vuitton Sneaker Collection and stay tuned for further details about a possible womens collection in the future.

Kanye West x Louis Vuitton – Mr. Hudson

Joe — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:41:57 +0000

Thanks to BKRW we have some clear shots showing off the boat shoes which are part of the Kanye West x Louis Vuitton Collection. Known as the Mr. Hudson these low top boat shoes will be available in two color schemes; white and grey/brown/pink. The white pair is constructed from premium white leather while the other Mr. Hudson is made up from a grey suede and brown suede upper with a pink sole unit. Both feature Louis Vuitton branding on the heel of the rubberized sole and tassle style laces with the LV logo on the tongue tag.

The Mr. Hudson will be the cheapest model in the Kanye West x Louis Vuitton Collection retailing at a price of $840. Watch for these boat shoes and the rest of the collection to his select Louis Vuitton retailers in June.

Kanye West x Louis Vuitton Price Confirmation

Joe — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:51:51 +0000

Thanks to Matt at NiceKicks we finally have a confirmation on the official prices and the official names of the Kanye West x Louis Vuitton sneakers for the guys. The lineup for the guys contains three models, the Louis Vuitton Don’s, the Jasper’s, and the Mr. Hudson’s. Retail prices will start at $840 and will go all the way up to almost $1200 for a pair of the Japser’s.

At prices like this you defiantly wont see your average Joe walking the streets with these. You gotta expect the high prices though due to the fact this is a Louie Vuitton release. For those who cant front the cash for a pair of Kanye West x Louis Vuitton Sneakers theres always the Nike Air Yeezy.

Kanye West x Louis Vuitton ‘Dons’ – New Pictures

Joe — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:09:32 +0000

Just when we thought the news about the Kanye West x Louis Vuitton ‘Dons’ had died out for a little while we have been proven wrong. The gang over at BKRW has posted a few new pictures giving all of us a look at each colorway which is set to release. This isnt the first time we have caught a look at the color schemes which will be made available when the Louis Vuitton Dons are releasesed but these shots are defiantly some of the more clearer ones we have seen.

Total there are five colorways pictured, with three high top models and two low cut designs. When it comes to the high top design there is an all black model, an all white model and one which is made from a combo of white/grey/pink. The low top design on the other hand comes in a black color scheme and a light brown/dark brown/pink colorway.

The Kanye West x Louis Vuitton Dons are expected to start hitting LV retailers in June 2009. We have still yet to hear anything else about the Kanye West x Louis Vuitton womens sneakers so we will be sure to keep you updated on those as well when info drop.

A closer look at all five colorways follows after the jump.

Kanye West x Louis Vuitton ‘Dons’ Colorways

Joe — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:55:09 +0000

A couple more pictures of the Kanye West x Louis Vuitton Sneakers have surfaced online giving folks more to drool over, or bash on. This past weekend Kanye West sure gave us, and the rest of the blogs something to talk about with all the pictures he posted on his blog of his upcoming Louis Vuitton sneakers. The reactions were very mixed among the sneaker community with some people loving them and other people hating them, and some loving them and hating them due to the high price they have been expected to reach.

Previously we posted a close up look at these Kanye West x Louis Vuitton Sneakers in Red but now thanks to the crew over at Selectism we have a shot of the black and white ones as well. A release date is calling for sometime in June at select LV retailers and from what we hear the prices will be up around $600-700. Thats just speculation for now though so stay tuned for further details.

Kanye West x Louis Vuitton Womens Sneakers

Joe — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:18:59 +0000

Besides Air Jordan releases this weekend has been full of Kanye West x Louis Vuitton news. Kanye has sure given the blogs something to talk about showing off pictures of his Louis Vuitton Sneakers. The latest post on his blog involving his footwear series with LV shows off two pairs of Louis Vuitton sneakers for the ladies. Both pairs include an upper made of nothing but suede in either gray or purple, with a pink sole unit with the LV monograms.

Kanye says there is another model which he isnt shown here, a bone color. No release date at this time but hopefully the ladies enjoy these cause according to Kanye he did it for you and begged LV to make these.

Other Kanye West x Louis Vuitton News
- Kanye West x Louis Vuitton ‘Dons’
- Kanye West x Louis Vuitton ‘Dons’ – Red
- Kanye West x Louis Vuitton ‘Glow-In-The-Dark’ High Top Sneakers
- Kanye West x Louis Vuitton High Top Preview

Kanye West x Louis Vuitton High Top Preview

Joe — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:08:53 +0000

The Kanye West x Louis Vuitton High Top Sneakers were just showed you limited use to one single picture which showed the glow in the dark design of the sneakers. Now thanks to HipHopUpdate we have some pictures of what the actual sneakers themselves look like, without the glow.

As we can see the Kanye West x Louis Vuitton high top sneakers use a white/gray/brown upper which is made from a mixture of suede and premium leather. The sole unit of the shoes is done in bright red and has the LV monograms on the mid-sole near the heel just like we saw on the Red Kanye West x Louis Vuitton Shoes. No info regarding any kind of release date has been announced so at this time we are not sure if this is just a sample model for Kanye or something which will eventually be released to the public.

Keep it locked for further updates. More shots follow after the jump.