Photography Chloé Le DrezenFashion / NewsLouis Vuitton teams up with the Chapman brothers againFor his SS17 collection, Kim Jones collaborates with the art troublemakersShareLink copied ✔️June 23, 2016FashionNewsTextTed StansfieldPhotographyChloé Le DrezenLouis Vuitton SS17 Menswear This morning at Paris Fashion Week, Kim Jones presented his SS17 collection for Louis Vuitton. As well as “expressing notions of safari and the gentleman traveller”, the collection featured four prints created in collaboration with the enfants terribles of Britart, Jake and Dinos Chapman. Of course, it’s not the first time Jones has collaborated with the pair – back in 2013, he commissioned them to design a print that was featured on the clothing and luggage of the label’s AW13 collection.“I’m not really a planner. I’ve never planned things. I just do stuff. I’ve always wanted to work with Jake and Dinos, and the timing just felt really right,” said Jones in a 2013 interview with Dazed. Like the ones they designed for AW13, the prints debuted this morning also depicted slightly twisted portrayals of animals – elephants, giraffes and zebras – that reflected the collection’s safari theme. “There’s always something a little London hidden somewhere, though. This time, it is the influence of punk – albeit via Africa, where Frank Marshall’s Renegades portrait series of Botswana biker gangs in heavy leather depicts the fusion of two disparate aesthetics. Add a third, the French elegance of Louis Vuitton,” said the designer, who grew up in Africa, in the show notes. However there was also an element of fetishism in the collection – models wore leather chokers and padlock necklaces around their necks, and latex coats branded with the LV monogram. Backstage at Louis Vuitton SS17 MenswearPhotography Chloé Le DrezenEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREBeach please! Matthieu Blazy makes a splash at his Chanel Cruise debut Nike is walking on Air at Milan Design Week New BalanceNew Balance heads to Amsterdam to launch collection with Lack of Guidance New BalanceExclusive: New Balance and Lack of Guidance show football knows no borders Ballet continues to thrive thanks to Saul Nash’s designsTechno-fascist fashion: Why Silicon Valley is moving into menswear080 Barcelona Fashion7 names to know from 080 Barcelona Fashion WeekOakley Going ‘field mode’ with Kellyn WilsonOakley Going ‘field mode’ with Emi MatsushimaZara Larsson: ‘The second I come home, all my clothes come off’Designer Sofía Abadi is creating a hyper-femme world Oakley What Went Down at Oakley’s Field Gear Line Collection launch Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy