Louis Vuitton Gradient Wood Skimboard

Product Description

The Louis Vuitton Gradient Wood Skimboard brings the house's luxury craftsmanship into genuine functional sporting equipment, translating skimboarding's beach culture roots into a premium wood construction with a striking gradient finish. This piece reflects Louis Vuitton's growing exploration of lifestyle and leisure categories, giving collectors a way to engage with the house's craftsmanship through actual outdoor sporting equipment rather than traditional fashion accessories. The gradient wood finish gives this skimboard genuine visual sophistication befitting the Louis Vuitton name.

Louis Vuitton has increasingly ventured into lifestyle and leisure categories, giving longtime collectors fresh ways to engage with the house's craftsmanship outside of traditional wardrobe accessories. A skimboard represents a genuinely unexpected category for luxury branding, appealing to collectors who want their appreciation for the house's design language to extend into beach and outdoor leisure activities. This piece exemplifies the growing trend of luxury houses applying their most refined craftsmanship to unexpected sporting and recreational objects, giving fans a unique conversation piece beyond typical wardrobe items.

The Louis Vuitton Gradient Wood Skimboard was released on January 1, 2013 with a retail price of $2010.