Dots all Over

It was only a matter time. Houses, Louis and now Marc. I should have see it coming.

On a subject tangentially related, I am in the middle of a fascinating book, Deluxe, How Luxury Lost its Luster, by Dana Thomas. This book is a sobering reminder of the powerful lure of high end consumer goods in how we have come to define ourselves. Or, in the words of the iconic artist Barbara Kruger, "I shop, therefore I am."

Louis goes dotty

Earlier today, Louis Vuitton announced its latest collaboration with artist Yayoi Kusama who has had a lifelong appreciation of polka dots (not unlike someone else I know). Dots have gone high end. From houses to expensive leather goods, I wonder what's next.