The Longchamp Le Pliage bags are getting a splash of funky new looks by Parisian graffiti artist Andr&eacute; Saraiva..

Just when you thought you've seen it all, <a href="https://www.lofficielmalaysia.com/fashion/3-new-longchamp-bag-collections-you-cannot-miss-this-spring-2022">Longchamp</a> is back again to surprise us with a fresh new take on the Longchamp Le Pliage bag.
Continuing its annual tradition of designer/artist collection, creative director Sophie Delafontaine reached out to celebrated Parisian graffiti artist Andr&eacute; Saraiva to refresh the Le Pliage bag.
It was a collaboration that was destined to happen ever since Sophie's first encounter with Andr&eacute;'s iconic mascot Mr A on a door.

&ldquo;Years ago, one of our first Paris showrooms was a rented space near Place de la Concorde. When we moved in, we discovered Andr&eacute; had been there before us &ndash; because right there, on the back of a door, was Mr. A. You could say that was our first meeting. We eventually left the showroom, but we kept the door!&rdquo;
- Sophie Delafontaine

And with that, Andr&eacute; started working on infusing his creativity into the Le Pliage silhouettes. With just a few bold strokes of his pen, he painted four Le Pliage designs &ndash; all made in recycled nylon &ndash; with three variations of Mr. A and one of his companion, Mrs A, all equipped with his signature winky eye and toothy grin.
And with these bags come four unique colours &ndash; candy pink, sky blue, graphic black and Longchamp's signature green. As a bonus, there are also a series of silk scraves created as a stylish addition to decorate the bags.

Aside from the four core designs, two special requests were made. The first was one from Andr&eacute;: a leather version of the Le Pliage travel bag, where he can use it as he traverse the globe. This version sports a natural calf leather finish that will acquire a beautiful patina over time &ndash; essentially a bag that gets better as the more you use it.
The second request is the biggest highlight of the collection &ndash; a limited edition version of the small Le Pliage bag in recycled polyester canvas, printed in pink and blue with Mr. A motifs, which will be customised directly by Andr&eacute;.
Limited to only 200 pieces worldwide, each of this bag will be a unique one-of-a-kind masterpiece that will be invidually numbered.

Swipe gallery below to see the full collection:

The Longchamp x Andr&eacute; collection will be available in store at The Gardens Mall, Pavilion KL and Suria KLCC from 26th April 2022 onwards.
You can also shop online via Longchamp's <a href="https://www.longchamp.com/my/en/longchamp-andre-collaboration">official website here</a>.

Longchamp gets artsy with new Parisian aritst André Saraiva

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