By now, most of you have seen the line-up of sneakers created by Kanye West for Louis Vuitton. Opinions vary on the outcome of the collection. We’ve always compared the line to what Louis Vuitton has done in the past with sneakers, and think the Kanye West collection beats those efforts by leaps and bounds. Just like in the regular sneaker game, some people like it more colorful, others like it more subtle, and this line-up offers something for both tastes. Personally, we prefer the tonal high tops. We also had the chance to field test them and can tell you that quality and fabrication are very much on point, as to be expected from Louis Vuitton.

Having worked recently with Nike on the Air Yeezy, the LV collection is the second major sneaker project by Kanye West. Take a step back and think about what is happening here – we see collaborations all the time with boutiques, brands, artists and other creative fields. How many times can the colors and the materials on the same shoe silhouette be changed and still look new and different from the hundreds of releases we see every year? Kanye West got to design his very own silhouettes in both cases, probably the most impressive part about these projects.

With the Kanye West x Louis Vuitton sneakers releasing worldwide in the coming weeks, we wanted to do something out of the ordinary with the footwear Louis Vuitton gladly lent us for this special shoot. We teamed up with German photographer Daniela Muller-Brunke to shine some new light onto the Kanye West x Louis Vuitton collection. To give you some background on the shoot, we used the iconic LV symbols and projected them in different colors onto the background of the sneaker, with the outcome being a psychedelic mix of fading colors. Hopefully you like it.

Take a look at all images from the Kanye West x Louis Vuitton Footwear Photoshoot here.

The release of the Kanye West x Louis Vuitton footwear collection is just around the corner. Today we came across another style that we had previously not seen. The boat shoe style also comes in the grey/pink colorway, in which we had previously only seen the high top. More news on the collection to follow very soon! Image via Easttouch.

After showing you a teaser version a couple of weeks ago with the release of the new Louis Vuitton Superflat First Love leather collection, we can show you today the full version of the video thanks to Fashionologie. Enjoy!

Louis Vuitton will soon be releasing a book, giving you a detailed look into the various collaborative projects that the brand has been involved in. Louis Vuitton: Art, Fashion And Architecture will also come in limited edition Takashi Murakami version.

“Louis Vuitton: Art, Fashion and Architecture offers, for the first time in the luxury brand’s history, a critical selection of the creative exchanges forged between Louis Vuitton and a growing number of designers from the worlds of art, architecture, design, photography and fashion. This richly illustrated anthology is supplemented by critical essays that analyse and shed new light on Louis Vuitton’s commitment during one of the most fertile periods of contemporary creation. Written by international critics from the world of art, fashion and architecture, this work, stretching over 400 pages and illustrated with 400 colour documents, will be released in three languages – French, English and Italian – and will be available in bookshops, published respectively by de La Martinière, Rizzoli NY and Rizzoli Italia.

A deluxe edition exclusively designed for Louis Vuitton by Takashi Murakami will be for sale in Louis Vuitton stores and on www.louisvuitton.com from September 1st 2009.”

Some images from projects featured in the book, along with detailed information on the book follow after the jump.

In its latest chapter of the journey campaign, Louis Vuitton pays tribute to the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11’s landing on the moon. Launched worldwide yesterday, we bring you the official video to the new chapter of the campaign.

Behind the scenes images of the new campaign follow here.

We have seen the fashion label lollipops not long ago, and now here come the fashion cupcakes. Shot by Swedish photographer Therese Aldgard and styled by Lisa Edsalv, the two created a fantastic line-up of cupcake sets. They were inspired by Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Christian Louboutin and Betsey Johnson.

Take a look a good look at the complete line-up of fashion cupcakes after the jump.

Louis Vuitton recently opened their new temporary /underground/ store in Tokyo. The store is completely different in terms of interior than other Vuitton spaces and takes a more raw and industrial approach. Overall a very interesting concept and new route for the French luxury goods company.

Take a detailed look inside the new Louis Vuitton /underground/ store after the jump.

Thanks to an article that was recently published in the DSM paper, we get a look behind the scenes of the designing process of the Kanye West for Louis Vuitton Footwear collection. Kanye worked with Louis Vuitton designer Fabrizio Vitti on the collection. You get a nice look at the making of the sneakers, including drawings by Kanye. Images via KNOTORYUS.

Many more images follow after the jump.

The launch of the Kanye West x Louis Vuitton Sneaker Collection is not too far away anymore, actually only a matter of weeks. After giving you several previews of the line, check out the video above for a real life look at some of the styles from the collection!

On May 22nd “Louis Vuitton: A Passion for Creation” will open its doors at the Hong Kong Museum of Art. To celebrate the event, the facade of the museum has been wrapped with the “After Dark” series by artist Richard Prince, who has already worked with Louis Vuitton on several other projects. Facing the Victoria Harbour of Hong Kong, this is one of the very first public art installations in Hong Kong.

The “After Dark” series consists of blown-up novels that Richard Prince has gathered. The illustrate protagonists’ stories of “After Dark” or after midnight in different cities around the world. Each second city is Hong Kong. Certainly an impressive and eye catching piece, that should result in a lot of people passing by the Louis Vuitton exhibition, which is open until August 9th.

Take a detailed look at the work of Richard Prince on the Hong Kong Museum of Art after the jump.