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Louis Vuitton

Louis Vuitton × Kansai Yamamoto Bandeau BB Kabuki Stickers MP1942, Monogram Silk, 116 cm

Name: Louis Vuitton × Kansai Yamamoto Bandeau BB Kabuki Stickers MP1942, Monogram Silk, 116 cm
Brand: Louis Vuitton
SKU: JP-OP-o1217854012
Price: 495.0 USD
Availability: InStock

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The Kabuki collection as a hair ribbon: a slim silk bandeau in Monogram with Kansai Yamamoto’s actor face and daruma stickers along its length, for a handle, a wrist or a ponytail.

The Piece

In 2018 Nicolas Ghesquière invited Kansai Yamamoto, the designer behind David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust wardrobe, to reinterpret his kabuki faces and daruma dolls across the Cruise collection. The pieces were sold for a single season and have been collected ever since.

The band is silk twill, Monogram on one face and red on the other, with the kabuki actor, daruma and sticker motifs placed along it so that they show however it is tied. The ends are hand-rolled.

Measures about 5 × 116.5 cm (2 × 46 in). Reference MP1942; made in Italy. Bandeau only.

Details

Maker: Louis Vuitton × Kansai Yamamoto
Reference: MP1942
Collection: Cruise 2018, Kabuki
Material: 100% silk
Colour: Brown Monogram with red, blue and yellow
Size: 5 × 116.5 cm
Includes: Bandeau only
Origin: Made in Italy

Condition

Graded B in Japan: pulled threads and puckering in places from use, shown in the photographs.
Colours strong; hems intact; still wearable.

Condition grade B (good) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.

Authenticity & Care

Composition label, selvedge, print registration, hand-rolled edges and box are examined together and documented in Japan before dispatch. Every piece carries the Japonista authenticity guarantee. Fold loosely in the box with acid-free tissue; dry clean only and keep away from perfume.

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 before you buy, and see our published policy.

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