Louis Vuitton 23SS Musical Varsity Blouson, Black Wool and Lambskin, Band of Musicians Appliqué, Size 50
Louis Vuitton 23SS Musical Varsity Blouson, Black Wool and Lambskin, Band of Musicians Appliqué, Size 50
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Condition report
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- As Found
A concert programme in leather
Where a letterman jacket usually lists victories, this one lists musicians, each numbered and named beneath the drawing. It turns the campus garment into a record of an ensemble, and the front keeps every collegiate code in place. One of the most narrative varsity jackets the house has made.
Best for: Collectors of Louis Vuitton runway menswear; graphic varsity wardrobes
Condition notes
Light signs of use; soft creasing to the lambskin panels.
Assessed from photographs and descriptionReport dated 13 November 2026
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The musical varsity blouson from Louis Vuitton's spring-summer 2023 season: black wool and black lambskin, a whole band of players drawn in pale leather across the back, and a front scattered with crest, script and college-letter patches. Tagged 50.
The Piece
Turn it around and the music begins. Some twenty figures crowd the back panel in outlined grey and cream leather, drummers and pianists, horns and strings and singers, each with a number, and beneath them a printed key lists every part, much as a programme would at a concert. A small Louis Vuitton signature sits at the top of the yoke.
The front keeps the vocabulary of the American campus. Leather panels flank the snap placket, set with a heraldic Malletier crest, a Class Of 2022 script, a cartoon-lettered badge and the initials L and V cut as varsity letters. Grey leather bands circle the wool sleeves, cream piping follows the raglan seams and cream and black striped rib closes the collar, cuffs and hem.
The woven label reads Louis Vuitton Paris, the size label 50, made in Italy. The composition label gives 76% wool and 24% nylon for the body, lambskin for the leather parts and a cupro and cotton lining.
Details
- Maker: Louis Vuitton
- Season: Spring-summer 2023 (per the page)
- Style: Varsity blouson, snap front, raglan sleeves
- Shell: 76% wool, 24% nylon; lambskin leather parts (per care label)
- Lining: 69% cupro, 31% cotton
- Rib: 85% wool, 10% nylon, 3% acrylic, 2% polyurethane
- Colour: Black, grey and cream
- Size: 50 (per label)
- Shoulder: 52 cm (20.5 in)
- Chest width: 63 cm (24.8 in)
- Length: 64 cm (25.2 in)
- Sleeve: 63 cm (24.8 in)
- Made in: Italy (per label)
Measured flat by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 to 2 cm (0.5 in).
Condition
- Light signs of use, with soft creasing to the lambskin panels.
- Every photograph is part of the description; the Desk will gladly send close views of the appliqué edges.
Condition grade B (good, light wear) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Checked and photographed in Japan before dispatch. Specialist leather cleaning only; store on a broad hanger, away from heat, so the appliqué lies flat.
Delivery from Japan
Packed by hand in Japan and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our published policy.
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