| I tried to use the things in Stephen's vocabulary, and | | | | embossed Monogram Vernis leather, textile lining, plain |
| give the collection the shape, silhouette and styling that | | | | vernis leather trimmings. The golden brass pieces and |
| Stephen would have done when he was at the top of | | | | double brass pieces opening and padlock and |
| his game. It really is a complete homage, and a | | | | removable key holder make the liquid-like appearance |
| complete combination of what is Louis Vuitton, and | | | | more elegant and delicate. The bag measures 15.1" x |
| what is this legendary icon, and then what are the | | | | 11.2" x 7.3" and the inner phone and patch pockets add |
| icons and the lasting aesthetics that Stephen left in the | | | | its practicality. With discreet Louis Vuitton signature and |
| fashion world." - Marc Jacobs | | | | flashy colors, Rose Pop, Vert Tonic and Orange |
| 2009 is a year to memorialize the great American | | | | Sunset, the Louis Vuitton Alma MM Roses Bags gives |
| artist Stephen Sprouse in the House of Louis Vuitton. | | | | us the grant fashion banquet in this spring/summer. |
| Marc Jacobs chose to revisit the two motifs which, for | | | | We cannot deny that the essence of this bag is the |
| him, best represent the legacy of Stephen Sprouse at | | | | rose motif. There is a story behind this rose design. In |
| Louis Vuitton: the graffiti and the rose. After the huge | | | | the mid-1970s, the designer got his hands on a |
| success of the limited-edition Stephen Sprouse | | | | state-of-the-art Xerox color copier, and started to |
| collection, Stephen Sprouse’s rose motif appears | | | | enlarge images multiple times until they became |
| on the Alma bag which was launched in new, | | | | distorted and abstract. And then the rose was used to |
| eye-popping shades of glossy Monogram Vernis | | | | mark his ‘thank you’ cards. In 2000, the rose |
| leather. | | | | featured on ready-to-wear and now takes its place as |
| The classical Alma MM in Monogram Vernis leather is | | | | a Stephen Sprouse icon on the Louis Vuitton Alma |
| revamped with the Roses pattern of the artist. The | | | | MM Roses Bags. Now this bag, as a full-blown rose, is |
| Louis Vuitton Alma MM Roses bag is discreetly | | | | blooming in the fashion stage. |
