K-Pop Group Le Sserafim Announced as Louis Vuitton's Newest House Ambassadors
The "Unforgiven" K-pop quintet from South Korea fronts the House’s latest exclusive capsule collection.
French luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton has just announced that K-pop girl group Le Sserafim is joining the maison as House Ambassadors. The five newly minted House Ambassadors are also making their first brand appearance through Louis Vuitton’s latest capsule collection campaign of bags, exclusive to the South Korean market.
Le Sserafim may have just debuted in 2022 but the quintet’s last year has been nothing short of amazing. The group’s name, an anagram of "I’m Fearless," was chosen to illustrate the band’s approach to their music as one of the hottest new girl groups in recent years. This move from Louis Vuitton comes after the group’s prodigious rise to fame that began with their debut EP Fearless last year. Comprising members Kim Chae-won, Huh Yun-jin, Sakura, Kazuha and Hong Eun-chae, the group’s music has been taking the world by storm with their bold sound. The band also went viral for the iconic leg-bending dance move from their song Antifragile, which put them on the global stage.
Louis Vuitton’s Artistic Director of Women’s Collections Nicholas Ghesquière first met Le Sserafim in May this year at the maison’s Pre-Fall 2023 Women’s show in Seoul, where the group also performed at the afterparty. It was their electric performance that caught Ghesquière’s attention and led to this partnership between the Korean band and the French luxury label.
The capsule collection, fronted by the girls of Le Sserafim, offers reimagined Louis Vuitton bags in the house’s signature styles. Inspired by the statement bags originally presented in Seoul, this collection features exclusive redesigns of iconic LV pieces. The GO-14, created by Ghesquière in 2015, and the Pochette Ecusson are all redefined in this collection through unique colorways. Inspired by the Bok-ju-meo-ni, a traditional South Korean bag that symbolizes good fortune, the Noé Purse is redefined through a Korean lens.