With just a week to go before the Autumn/Winter fashion season hits the Paris runways, Louis Vuitton (LV) has brought in Brooklyn-based Colm Dillane, founder of KidSuper, to collaborate on menswear designs.
In a post-Virgil Abloh era, the luxury fashion house has its eyes on bringing back runway collaborations. The announcement was made on January 10, 2023 and comes after Louis Vuitton collaborated with Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama for an avant-garde collection featuring eclectic motifs and hand-printed polka dots on classic LV designs.
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Cooperation and fashion week
It’s important to note that, while Louis Vuitton brings Dillane on board as the first guest designer to create silhouettes for the men’s section, he’s not taking the reins as creative director.
This partnership comes in time as the brand will launch its Fall/Winter 2023 menswear collection in Paris on January 19. The show will be created “with the participation” of Dillane and will reflect his creative vision. The statement also says, “in other words, Colm is entrenched in the men’s studio.”
Speaking of Everyday women’s clothing, Vuitton chairman and CEO Michael Burke said, “It’s about chemistry.” And with that, he pointed not just to Dillane, but to a group of talented and creative minds who will make menswear show a vision. This includes filmmakers Olivier and Michel Gondry, best known for their music videos for Daft Punk, Foo Fighters and Björk, says designer Ibrahim Kamara and set designer Lina Kutsovskaya. New York Times. A world-renowned musical sensation is also expected to be present at the show.
Who is Colm Dillane?
Dillane, 31, started selling his designs on the streets of New York’s Soho as a high school teenager. In 2010, he became a mathematics master at New York University and launched SuperKid in 2018.
A multimedia artist and entertainer, Colm wears a number of feathers in his cap. He played professional soccer in Brazil for a year and has directed award-winning short films, music videos and sold-out solo art fashion shows. He was also rejected three times before finally being approved to show his designs at Paris Fashion Week in 2019. Incredible real-life experiences and stories have fueled his thoughtful mind and are reflected in his creations. .
In 2021, he was awarded the Karl Lagerfeld Prize by LVMH. The following year, in 2022, Dillane became a CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Finalist and a CFDA nominee for American Designer of the Year.
or Business Vogue The report also says that two days after the Louis Vuitton project, Colm Dillane will return to Paris Fashion Week with KidSuper and will “mix fashion and stand-up comedy.” Sound intriguing? Wait to see what unfolds.
KidSuper designs and collaborations
KidSuper has been instrumental in introducing bold graphic prints and out-of-the-box designs. What started as a simple business from an NYU dorm room has now become a brand sported by Jack Harlow, Gucci Mane and Mac Miller.
One of the most popular pieces of the label is a ‘kiss’ motif. The design resembles two people kissing and is a canvas for Dillane to show off his graphic skills and imagination as he plays with contrasting colors and shades. It is used in coats, coats, jackets and bags and has been an important part of all his collections. ‘
Some of KidSuper’s popular collaborations include brands such as Puma, Suicoke and Tommy Hilfiger.
(Main and feature image credit: KidSuper/ Instagram)
