Kanye West to Design Men’s Footwear Line for Louis Vuitton

Hedonistic Hip Hop Meets High Fashion

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Calling all Kanye-Junkies: Kanye West for Louis Vuitton will debut Fall 2008. The collaboration between the rapper and the luxury label will take the venerable brand in a brave new direction, capitalizing on the success of LV’s darling art world celebrity designer, Takashi Murakami. It’s one big “love-in” of intersecting talent as Murakami recently worked on design elements for Kanye’s album, Graduation. This KW/LV co-branding is the result of a long courtship, pre-dating the days when Kanye dubbed himself the “Louis Vuitton Don”, decorating his crib with classic LV steamer trunks.

Kanye’s certainly the most high-profile hip hop icon to embrace old money, luxury label brands. He’s gone one step further by cultivating “A Gentleman’s Style” all his own, modernizing and democratizing it at the same time. ShoeMinx loves this mixing of “high” and “low” references, as seen by this Louis Vuitton trash bag:

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Poised on the vanguard of dressing, Kanye is not easily categorized. In one media hit he’s shirtless with leather pants and chains, very street - in an appearance the next day, he’s in a bespoke suit few could afford. ShoeMinx is curious to see what he comes up with; we’ll keep you posted…. peace out.

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Halle Berry on the Walk of Fame: “Check me in my Louboutins”

Standing Proud in Louboutin Pumps at Walk of Fame Tribute

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Halle nails it on her big day as these black “power pumps” are THE statement shoe of the season. It’s an insider way of saying, “I’m in control, I have arrived.”

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Here is the Christian Louboutin Black Mary Jane open-toe pump that Halle wore to her ceremony and a more affordable version from Guess as well.

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