Louis Vuitton x Yayoi Kusama Academy Loafers, Black Leather with White Dotted Chain, Size 36.5, Unused
Louis Vuitton x Yayoi Kusama Academy Loafers, Black Leather with White Dotted Chain, Size 36.5, Unused
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One Chain, Dotted
A school shoe made heavy and glossy, with a single line of Kusama across the vamp. It is the most restrained footwear in the collaboration.
Best for: Wearers who want an unused pair with one clear signature
Condition notes
Described as unused and clean.
Storage rubs to the outsoles.
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The Academy loafer of Louis Vuitton in glazed black calf, its chunky sole left plain and its chain rewritten by Yayoi Kusama: white links spotted with black dots. Marked size 36.5 and described as unused.
The Piece
The chain is the only pattern on the shoe, which makes it the whole point. Against the mirror polish of the leather it looks almost like porcelain.
The lug sole is stitched at the welt and rises to a 3.5 cm heel. The insole is stamped Louis Vuitton x Yayoi Kusama 2023, and the outsole carries the LV initials.
Details
- House: Louis Vuitton
- Artist: Yayoi Kusama
- Model: Academy loafer
- Reference: Given as M13399, code MA1212
- Marked size: 36.5
- Insole length: 23.5 cm (9.3 in)
- Heel height: 3.5 cm (1.4 in)
- Upper: Glazed leather
- Colours: Black with white dotted chain
- Insole stamp: Louis Vuitton x Yayoi Kusama 2023
- Accessories: None
Condition
- Described as unused and clean.
- Rubs to the outsoles from storage are noted.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade S (unused, as new) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Described as an authentic Louis Vuitton piece from the house's collaboration with Yayoi Kusama; the joint signature and maker's marks appear in the photographs. The Desk has not yet handled it, and our curators check every detail in Japan before dispatch. Keep the leather away from prolonged damp and heat, and let the pair rest between wears.
Delivery from Japan
The pair is packed by hand in Japan, with shaped support inside a sturdy carton. Shipping is quoted and agreed with you before purchase, weighing EMS, then FedEx, then air cargo, all insured and tracked. 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.
Japanese shoe sizes are given in centimetres of foot length, checked here by hand, and makers differ by half a size or more. Compare with a pair you already wear from the same maker and allow a little margin, the quiet safeguard on a final sale. Our shoe size conversion chart sets Japan beside US, UK, EU and Korean sizes, and for anything it leaves open the curator team replies within one Tokyo business day.
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