Takashi Murakami doesn’t just lend his talents to pop stars. For many Japanese women there is one brand that ranks above all others, and its name is Louis Vuitton. Their designer bags are so popular in urban Japan that you could be forgiven for thinking they were part of a national costume.

Louis Vuitton store Nagoya, Japan

 Murakami teamed up with Louis Vuitton to inject a dose of modern Japan into the rather staid French designs. The result was a series of special edition bags that had forgone the traditional brown colour scheme for something a little bolder.

Murakami design for Louis Vuitton bags