Item 2022.44.2 - Louis Vuitton Scout Jacket

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2022.44.2

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Louis Vuitton Scout Jacket

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  • Spring / Summer 2014 (Creation)

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Louis Vuitton
(1854–present)

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Founded in Paris in 1854 as a luggage company, Louis Vuitton debuted its ready-to-wear womenswear in 1998 and its menswear line in 2004 under the artistic direction of Marc Jacobs (b. 1963). Kim Jones (b. 1973) served as artistic director from 2011 to 2018. After Jones’s departure to Dior in June 2018, Virgil Abloh was named artistic director of menswear in March 2018 and debuted his first collection for Spring Summer 2019 in June 2018. Following Abloh’s death in November 2021, the in-house menswear team designed the subsequent menswear collections. Pharrell Williams was appointed creative director of menswear in February 2023.
Sources: WWD.

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Kim Jones
(2003-2007)

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Kim Jones presented his first catwalk collection in September 2003 at London Fashion Week and made his Paris debut in July 2004, where he showed for five consecutive seasons. Jones presented eight collections for his mainline, with the most recent having been shown in New York during the Men's Collections in February 2007.

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Westminster Menswear Archive

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This khaki patchwork jacket is made from two distinct shades of cotton drill, with side and underarm panels crafted from cotton sweatshirting. The jacket is adorned with various embroidered patches, including a rabbit, a hand forming a peace sign, a moon map, a mountain range, and a Louis Vuitton patch. The back showcases three large embroidered pennants featuring the name Louis Vuitton, alongside images of the Rocky Mountains, a desert with cacti, and a map of the moon.

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      Materials: Cotton; Metal [fastening]
      Measurements: 54cm [Chest]; 66cm [Length]
      Details: Zip fastening; patch pockets with flap
      Physical Condition: Good

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      From Inside the Westminster Menswear Archive:

      SCOUT JACKET
      Louis Vuitton
      Spring Summer 2014
      For Kim Jones’s fifth menswear collection for Louis Vuitton, he took inspiration from a road trip across America, referencing various menswear archetypes such as the preppy, broker, frat boy, biker, scout and hippie. This khaki patchwork jacket is constructed from two distinct hues of cotton drill, with side panels and underarm panels made of cotton sweatshirting. It is decorated with numerous embroidered patches, including a rabbit, a hand forming a peace sign, a moon map, a mountain range and a Louis Vuitton patch. The back features three large pennants embroidered with the name Louis Vuitton in addition to images of the Rocky Mountains, a desert with cacti and a map of the moon.
      Cotton, Leather
      Archive no. 2022.44.1

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