Louis Vuitton x Keith Haring: The Bags Worth Knowing

Black Louis Vuitton bag shaped like a vinyl record with Keith Haring artwork at its centre — The vinyl-record bag. Image: Louis Vuitton.

The Jacket That Got Us

Keith Haring’s drawings have appeared on T-shirts, trainers, watches and plenty of things that did not really need Keith Haring’s drawings on them.

So our response to another collaboration should have been fatigue.

Then Louis Vuitton sent out that jacket.

Silver, red, yellow and black, with Haring’s figures worked across the leather like one enormous, joyful drawing. It is loud, beautifully made and completely alive—the clear standout of the collection.

The giant dancing-figure earring only improves matters.

Not Just Another Print Job

Thankfully, the story goes deeper than famous artwork placed on an expensive bag.

In 1984, Haring drew his Radiant Baby and other figures across an old Louis Vuitton suitcase. Nicolas Ghesquière brought the original case out for Louis Vuitton’s Cruise 2027 show at The Frick Collection in New York earlier this year.

The original vintage Louis Vuitton suitcase drawn on by Keith Haring in 1984 — The original suitcase Keith Haring drew on in 1984. Image: Louis Vuitton.

Now, the house has scanned the suitcase—marks, scratches, patina and all—and transferred it onto two new pieces: the Capucines MM Genesis and the miniature Valisette Genesis.

For once, the archive is not being mentioned simply because it sounds nice. The original object genuinely shaped the collection.

Two Louis Vuitton Keepall bags covered in colourful Keith Haring figures — Haring’s figures meet the Louis Vuitton Keepall. Image: Louis Vuitton.

The Best Bits

At the most collectable end are 13 Artycapucines designs made using leather marquetry, embroidery, embossing, laser printing and enamelled charms.

Black and white Louis Vuitton Capucines bag covered in beaded Keith Haring figures — One of 13 Artycapucines designs. Image: Louis Vuitton.

The black-and-white beaded Capucines is especially good: graphic enough to register from across a room, intricate enough to reward staring.

White Louis Vuitton Capucines bag with a chain of colourful Keith Haring figure charms — A Capucines with a chain of Haring figures. Image: Louis Vuitton.

The white version strung with colourful Haring figures is simpler, but possibly more charming. It treats the artwork like jewellery rather than surface decoration.

Then there is the vinyl-record bag: black, circular and finished with a red Haring label. Where does your phone go? Unclear. Do we still want it? Obviously.

Crystal Louis Vuitton minaudière shaped like a New York takeout box with Keith Haring artwork — The New York minaudière and the Rain Dance trunk. Images: Louis Vuitton.

Small Louis Vuitton black and cream trunk bag marked Rain Dance with a dancing Keith Haring figure — The New York minaudière and the Rain Dance trunk. Images: Louis Vuitton.

The tiny crystal New York takeout box and the Rain Dance trunk may be even less practical. They are also exactly the sort of strange, specific objects that make a collaboration worth looking at.

Subtlety Was Not the Assignment

Nothing here is whispering. Thank God.

It is bright, graphic and occasionally ridiculous—but it understands that luxury can still be fun. Not every desirable object needs to arrive in taupe.

When Can We Get It?

Selected pieces will be previewed at Art Basel Paris from 23 October 2026.

The full collaboration is expected to arrive worldwide on 1 January 2027, including the bags, ready-to-wear, leather goods and accessories.

The record bag is still excellent. But the jacket wins.

Wearable art is an overused phrase. This time, it actually fits.

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Runway and campaign imagery courtesy of Louis Vuitton.