Kim Jones 5 best collections for Louis Vuitton

Kim Jones leaves Louis Vuitton.

Working at the French fashion house, the talented Englishman established himself as the designer who redefined contemporary menswear.

How? Due to its ability to synergize the classic and tailored image of a luxury brand with particular journey and, with streetwear.

Not bad for a boy who grew up around the world following his father hydrogeologist, the same kid who, when he was studying at Central Saint Martins, had managed to sell his graduation collection to John Galliano.

NSS traces his 5 most interesting collections created for Louis Vuitton.

Louis Vuitton FW13

Kim Jones leads Louis Vuitton traveling in the mysterious mountains of Bhutan, including Siberian tigers and snow leopards.

The protagonists of the collection are the coats, the oversized double-breasted coats, the blouson, the quilts, the technical parkas also made of precious materials such as astrakhan, sheepskin, mink, fox, cashmere, but also very warm wool.

Among the proposed pieces there is also the series of clothing items for the evening characterized by the captivating "Garden in Hell" print, created in collaboration with the artists Jake and Dinos Chapman.

The collection becomes a smash-hit.

Louis Vuitton SS14

«The  collection is really about the freedom of the road and that freedom itself being luxurious. The clothing should have that do-what-you-want attitude. It’s a road trip drawing on elements of classic American culture from clothes, music to souvenirs. It’s the changing environment from city to forest to desert, that journey in a day from snow-covered mountains to cacti in the desert that you can only really seem to have in America. Like the radio you listen to as you travel through the states.»

Kim Jones thus describes a collection of rare elegance and modernity.

Louis Vuitton FW15

«I think Christopher Nemeth is the most important designer to come out of London alongside Vivienne Westwood. He is Savile Row, he is the street, he is the club… his designs define London. He trained as a fine artist and came into fashion from being an illustrator, and that chimes with how I started. I can see the influence of his work in so many collections, and yet it is not often acknowledged and still seems unknown to many.»

Kim Jones expresses all his esteem for Nemeth, not only with these words, but above all, dedicating the FW15 collection to him.

The influence of this designer, famous for making clothes with recycled materials such as postal bags, is everywhere from prints to the choice of fabrics.

The rope print is the leitmotif that unites the garments together and appears on bags, sweaters, duffel coats and coats.

In the front row Kate Moss and Michael Stype applaud.

Louis Vuitton SS17

«There’s always something a little London hidden somewhere, though. This time it is the influence of Punk - albeit via Africa, where Frank Marshall’s “Renegades” portrait series of Botswana biker gangs in heavy leather depicts the fusion of two disparate aesthetics. Add a third, the French elegance of Louis Vuitton.»

With these words, Kim Jones introduces the Louis Vuitton collection for the SS17.

In fact, Africa is constantly present among the clothes, evoked through complex workmanship of the fabrics and prints that try to reproduce the fur of its animals, but is combined with the French elegance and the London Punk that emerges in the gritty details, use of transparent rubber, zips and straps.

Louis Vuitton collaborates for the second time with Jake and Dinos Chapman.

Louis Vuitton FW17

If there is a collection for which the work of Kim Jones at LV will be remembered, this is surely the FW17 that includes the hyper popular collaboration with Supreme.

Each garment perfectly embodies the English designer's ability to combine luxury and street style.

Inspiration? The New York culture of the '70s,' 80s and '90s with its icons of reference, people like Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Robert Mapplethorpe and Andy Warhol.