Virgil Abloh has given the world a glimpse of his very first Louis Vuitton collaboration collection with Bape Founder, Nigo, dubbed as "LV&sup2;,"&nbsp; as part of the Pre-Fall 2020 collection. This follows their announcement of the collection late last year.&nbsp;
As a Japanese streetwear pioneer, Nigo is known for his streetwear-style designs. However, this collection sports no logos nor much streetwear, and instead observes the London Mon-era dandy through a Tokyo lens, with a focus on tailoring.
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Abloh wanted to do the unexpected with this collection. The French luxury house famously partnered with Supreme in 2017, but this collaboration features no logos from Nigo&rsquo;s brand Human Made.
Instead, what we get is fusion of both these prolific designer&rsquo;s sensibilities. A cropped Mod suit that adapts and magnifies the Louis Vuitton Damier check, echoed in a double-faced duffle coat with micro-check lining, a black fishtail parka that values from the dandy and sports wardrobes, and patchworking that appears throughout in a meeting between the Louis Vuitton Monogram and the Damier check rendered in denim.

Virgil Abloh and Nigo. Image: Courtesy

Abloh describes Nigo as one of the <a href="https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/louis-vuitton-lv2-virgil-abloh-nigo-collaboration">&ldquo;first real mentors&rdquo; he had in fashion</a>. &ldquo;I was fortunate over 15 years ago to have met him in Japan. He took us under his wing and showed us the ropes of how he was building the brand A Bathing Ape at the time,&rdquo; he said.&nbsp;
Take a glimpse of the entire collection&rsquo;s lookbook here:

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The Louis Vuitton&nbsp;LV&sup2;&nbsp;Collection will launch in two phases&nbsp;: June 26th and August 28th. More details will be shared nearer to date.

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