sprouse.

stephen sprouse (1953-2004) retrospective at deitch projects, the publication of rizzoli's the stephen sprouse book (out tomorrow) and louis vuitton's limited edition line marc jacobs calls an homage to sprouse's talent, means graffiti is all over the place again.

sprouse started his work in the 80's styling and dressing musicians, such as debbie harry and duran duran. his collections got great exposure, but due to extreme pricing because of expensive materials, they (mostly) sold poorly. he inspired numerous designers throughout the 80's and 90's with his graffiti prints -- often painted by hand -- and, moreover, remember early 90's fad of replacing buttons with velcro? blame sprouse.

his biggest commercial success was with louis vuitton in 2001 when he painted the (in)famous monogram canvas, and he is also responsible for the leopard scarf i crave for. the new collection is based on the earlier collaboration, but this time it's bright and neon. since i'm not fan of the monogram canvas, there was only one item i'd consider wanting for meself: the bracelets in gold and neon. timeless!