A STANDOUT FROM THE COLLECTION IS THE REIMAGINED KEEPALL BAG, CREATED IN COLLABORATION WITH NATIVE AMERICAN ARTISTS FROM THE DAKOTA AND LAKOTA NATIONS. THIS VERSION FEATURES HAND-PAINTED DESIGNS INSPIRED BY TRADITIONAL TIPI PATTERNS AND THE PARFLECHE MOTIF, SYMBOLIZING THE FOUR WINDS OF THE EARTH. RICH WITH CULTURAL MEANING, EVERY COLOR—RED, BLUE, AND YELLOW—REPRESENTS VALUES LIKE VALOR, PERSEVERANCE, AND LIGHT. ADORNED WITH INTRICATE BEADING, STUDS, GOLDEN HARDWARE, AND MULTICOLORED THREADWORK, THIS REINTERPRETATION FUSES LOUIS VUITTON HERITAGE WITH INDIGENOUS CRAFTSMANSHIP, OFFERING AN UNPRECEDENTED TAKE ON THE BRAND’S 1930S CLASSIC.

THE “SKY STONE” APPEARS THROUGHOUT THE COLLECTION IN REIMAGINED WAYS—ON SPEEDY BAGS, SNAPS, BELT BUCKLES, HAT DETAILS, BUTTONS, EMBOSSMENTS, EARRINGS, AND BOLO TIES. THIS LOOK FEATURES A WHITE SHIRT WITH TURQUOISE BUTTONS, A SILK TIED RIBBON, AND A LONG WESTERN COAT WITH TASSEL TRIM AND CONTRASTED FOLIAGE AROUND THE TORSO. TURQUOISE EMBELLISHMENTS SEEN ON THE SHIRT BUTTONS, EARRINGS, AND BUTTER-LEATHER SPEEDY BAG ARE JUST ONE OF MANY TIMES THIS STONE SHOWS UP IN THIS LV COLLECTION.

USE OF BUFFALO PLAID IS SIGNIFICANT IN THIS COLLECTION. ACCORDING TO THE SCOTTISH TARTAN AUTHORITY, THE PATTERN IS BELIEVED TO BE ORIGINALLY BROUGHT TO THE UNITED STATES IN THE 1800S BY A DESCENDANT OF ROB ROY MACGREGOR, A SCOTTISH FOLK-HERO AND OUTLAW OF THE 15TH CENTURY, WHO BEFRIENDED AND WORKED ALONG NATIVE TRIBES BY TRADING THE PATTERN FOR BUFFALO PELTS AND OTHER ITEMS. THE PATTERN EVENTUALLY MADE ITS WAY TO WOOLRICH MILLS IN THE MID-1800S AND HAS SINCE BEEN A STAPLE PATTERN ACROSS THE WORLD. DISPLAYED IN FIGURE THREE, THE RED AND BLACK BUFFALO PLAID PATTERN MIXED WITH THE BRAND'S SIGNATURE DAMIER PATTERN IS A PERFECT COMBINATION OF CLASSIC AMERICAN-WEAR AND MODERN LUXURY. THE WOOL-LIKE SHIRT IS ACCENTED WITH SILVER AND TURQUOISE COLLAR TIPS WITH A TURQUOISE-STONE BOLO-TIE IN BETWEEN. THE MODEL IS ACCOMPANIED BY A ROLLED MATCHING BLANKET UNDERNEATH THEIR RIGHT ARM, WHILE ALSO CARRYING A SMALL HANDHELD TRUNK WITH A MATCHING DAMIER/BUFFALO CHECK PATTERN IN THE SAME HAND. DIRECTING ATTENTION TO THE BOTTOM-HALF OF THE FIGURE, A BOLD, METAL, WESTERN BELT BUCKLE IS SEEN PAIRED WITH BOOT-CUT DENIM AND FRINGE TASSELS TRAILING DOWN THE OUTSEAM WITH TURQUOISE STONE DETAILS AROUND THE POCKETS. TO MATCH THE SILVER BELT BUCKLE, STEEL-TOED BOOTS CAN BE SEEN ON MANY OF THE FIGURES THROUGHOUT THIS COLLECTION, EMBODYING THE RIGIDITY OF THE ORIGINAL COWBOY STYLE.

ANOTHER TASTEFUL EXAMPLE OF THE FUSION BETWEEN CLASSIC AMERICAN SILHOUETTES AND MODERN LUXURY CAN BE SEEN IN FIGURE FOUR: A TAILORED, WESTERN-STYLE OVERSHIRT WITH A FORMAL TWIST, FEATURING A LAPEL TYPICALLY FOUND IN SUITING. UNDERNEATH, A BLACK VEST WITH TURQUOISE EMBELLISHMENTS IS LAYERED ATOP A BLACK BUTTON UP DRESS SHIRT WITH A TURQUOISE-BUTTON COLLAR, ACCOMPANIED BY A GEM-EMBOSSED TIE AROUND THE NECK. INTERESTINGLY, THE FIGURE IS SEEN WEARING DOUBLE-KNEE SLACKS TO MATCH THE FORMALITY OF THE UNIFORM, THOUGH STAYING TRUE TO THE UNDERLYING THEMES OF THE COLLECTION. FINALLY, ACCESSORIES INCLUDE A BLACK-LEATHER STETSON HAT WITH A BOLD ‘LV’ LOGO SILVER BUCKLE, A MATCHING BELT WITH THE SAME FLASHY ‘LV’ LOGO ON THE BUCKLE, STEEL-TOED COWBOY BOOTS, AND A KEEPALL BAG IN THE COWMOOFLAGE PATTERN WHICH IS NEWLY TRADEMARKED FOR THIS COLLECTION AND PROVIDES A NEW STYLE TO WILLIAMS’ DAMOUFLAGE PATTERN.