In recent years, the once-prolific partnerships between luxury houses and contemporary artists have grown notably scarce. Where the early 2010s were saturated with high-profile collaborations: Louis Vuitton with Yayoi Kusama, Dior with KAWS, or Supreme with a rotating cadre of blue-chip names, the current luxury landscape feels more introspective, more restrained. The absence of theseContinue reading “Reflections on Art x Luxury”
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Dior Lady Art #10
Ten years ago, Dior initiated what has become one of the quiet revolutions in the interplay between fashion and contemporary art. The Lady Dior bag, already an emblem of French elegance and the Maison’s savoir-faire, was transformed into a canvas for artistic expression. With the launch of Dior Lady Art, the house offered artists fullContinue reading “Dior Lady Art #10”
Louis Vuitton x Art Basel Paris 2025 Edition
When Louis Vuitton unveiled its latest chapter of the Artycapucines series during Art Basel Paris 2025, the “Artycapucines VII – Louis Vuitton × Takashi Murakami” collection, it did more than drop a limited‑edition bag line. It staged a deliberate interplay between art, luxury, brand legacy and spectacle under the glass roof of the Grand Palais. The collaboration draws on a relationship thatContinue reading “Louis Vuitton x Art Basel Paris 2025 Edition”
Il Milano di Armani
In Milan these days, Giorgio Armani’s passing has cast a quiet pall over the city’s fashion consciousness, yet two exhibitions now underscore the power of his absence by submerging his work in stillness. At the Pinacoteca di Brera and at Armani/Silos, the designer’s pieces are presented as interrogative presences. Logos are near‑absent; wall texts areContinue reading “Il Milano di Armani”
Cultural Capital in the Age of Cultural Co-Creation Part 3: Performing
This is the third part of a research conducted over the course of a year covering “Cultural Capital in the Age of Cultural Co-Creation” in the luxury industry. This first part covers Performing: Prestige Through Participation. Marketing in luxury today hinges on curated participation. This article analyzes how semiotic fluency, discursive performance, and symbolic filtersContinue reading “Cultural Capital in the Age of Cultural Co-Creation Part 3: Performing”
Cultural Capital in the Age of Cultural Co-Creation Part 2: Retailing
This is the second part of a research conducted over the course of a year covering “Cultural Capital in the Age of Cultural Co-Creation” in the luxury industry. This first part covers Retailing: From Museumification to Cultural ROI. Luxury retail today operates as both architecture and rhetoric. Stores and brand activations no longer merely facilitateContinue reading “Cultural Capital in the Age of Cultural Co-Creation Part 2: Retailing”
Louis Vuitton x Takashi Murakami – Encore
In 2003, Takashi Murakami and Louis Vuitton launched one of the most radical and commercially successful collaborations in fashion history. At the time, the Maison was dabbing with collaborations with contemporary artists under the creative leadership of Marc Jacobs. This year, it’s back. Reissued. Reframed. Repositioned. Or maybe just repackaged. What is certain is thatContinue reading “Louis Vuitton x Takashi Murakami – Encore”
Rabanne x Art Basel
As I have covered time and time again here, art, more than ever, is a branding asset for luxury brands. While one could expect a form of general fatigue as the number of collaborations between brands and artists keeps ballooning, the unique story-telling ability of the pair seems to hold strong. Quite interestingly, the natureContinue reading “Rabanne x Art Basel”
Guerlain x Baqué Molinié
I already covered one of Guerlain’s Exceptional Creation last year when the Maison collaborated with Maison Matisse on an enchanting bee bottle. While they are staying relatively discreet concerning their artistic collaborations, they ongoingly release new pieces. As I was browsing around the Dubai mall, I stumbled into one of Guerlain’s latest creation the celebrate Eid, the endContinue reading “Guerlain x Baqué Molinié”
Loewe x Albert York
Season after season, Loewe is unsurprisingly mind blowing. JW Anderson just keeps pushing the boundaries of creativity and infuses a multiplicity of meanings into his creations. Indeed, in order to speak to the Zeitgeist, he focuses not only on proposing original, truly out of the box designs. In an era where many designers just seemContinue reading “Loewe x Albert York”
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