Louis Vuitton Tourist vs Purist

Tourist vs Purist is one of Virgil Abloh's conceptual frameworks at Louis Vuitton, contrasting the outsider tourist with the insider purist. The capsule is out of production.

Abloh used the idea to interrogate who is permitted inside luxury and who is treated as a visitor. The pieces carry the phrase and its tuffetage treatment across denim, windbreakers and hoodies.

Frequently asked

What does Tourist vs Purist mean?

It is Virgil Abloh's framing of the tension between the outsider entering fashion and the insider who guards it. He applied it across several Louis Vuitton collections.

Is the Tourist vs Purist capsule discontinued?

Yes. It was seasonal and has not been reissued.

What is tuffetage?

A tufted textile technique used on the hoodies in this capsule, giving a raised, carpet-like surface to the graphic.

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