New products / Fashion house - 1/18/21
The new Spring-Summer 2021 LV Trainer Upcycling collection draw from the very first LV Trainer, unveiled during Men’s Artistic Director Virgil Abloh’s debut Spring-Summer 2019 show for Louis Vuitton.
A sneaker with striking allure, its unique and highly circular creative production process was developed with Louis Vuitton's dedicated shoe workshop in Fiesso d’Artico according to a sustainable upcycling strategy aiming to optimize the use of existing materials. These new LV Trainers perfectly match the “upcycling ideology” conceived by Virgil Abloh for the Spring-Summer 2021 collection and the House’s commitment to imagine innovative creative circularities to further extend the sustainability of Louis Vuitton products.
The original 2019 LV Trainers have been disassembled, then transformed. Neither exactly the same, nor totally different: this new LV Trainer Upcycling, in supple calfskin and suede, with its tie-dye coloured laces, has been revamped. The low-top version is available in five bright new shades and features a padded collar. This iconic shoe, featuring an “LV Upcycling” edging on the back, the Louis Vuitton signature on the side and Monogram flowers on the sole, as well as a fluorescent tag on the right foot, is embedded in House codes.
Louis Vuitton’s careful craftmanship can be seen in every detail. Assembly instructions for centring or cutting, hand-applied on leather, have been kept, as have excess stitching threads, thus allowing future owners to cut them, if they so wish, adding a final customised touch to their sneakers.
A sneaker with striking allure, its unique and highly circular creative production process was developed with Louis Vuitton's dedicated shoe workshop in Fiesso d’Artico according to a sustainable upcycling strategy aiming to optimize the use of existing materials. These new LV Trainers perfectly match the “upcycling ideology” conceived by Virgil Abloh for the Spring-Summer 2021 collection and the House’s commitment to imagine innovative creative circularities to further extend the sustainability of Louis Vuitton products.
The original 2019 LV Trainers have been disassembled, then transformed. Neither exactly the same, nor totally different: this new LV Trainer Upcycling, in supple calfskin and suede, with its tie-dye coloured laces, has been revamped. The low-top version is available in five bright new shades and features a padded collar. This iconic shoe, featuring an “LV Upcycling” edging on the back, the Louis Vuitton signature on the side and Monogram flowers on the sole, as well as a fluorescent tag on the right foot, is embedded in House codes.
Louis Vuitton’s careful craftmanship can be seen in every detail. Assembly instructions for centring or cutting, hand-applied on leather, have been kept, as have excess stitching threads, thus allowing future owners to cut them, if they so wish, adding a final customised touch to their sneakers.
Designer:
Louis Vuitton
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