Arigatou, But No Arigatou

Mar 11, 2008 @ 1:10pm

We know Louis Vuitton is the king of putting their logo on everything under the sun, but this one takes the gâteau -

In honor of White Day in Japan (kind of like Valentine's Day, except you can only give gifts that are white,) Louis Vuitton is offering white fabric roses - with the LV logo printed on a petal.

We're not sure if they're trying to take credit for having designed the roses (we're pretty sure the shape of these was a no-brainer,) or if they think the logo somehow makes them LV-approved, but we can't imagine anyone foolish enough to part with $39 for each one of these things when white bunny-shaped marshmallows from Kraft are so readily available these days.

To us, this makes about as much sense as a double C-monogrammed ice cream cone or D&G fake nails.

Can anyone please explain?

posted by guest

Mar 11, 2008 1:47PM

Because the Japanese are obsessed with anything French and especially Louis Vuitton.

posted by guest

Mar 11, 2008 2:07PM

so silly.

btw, you have the definition of white day wrong. in japan, valentine's day is when girls gift to boys, and white day is when boys return the gesture. present doesn't have to be white at all.

posted by guest

Mar 11, 2008 2:24PM

soo tacky

posted by shinyredthermos

Mar 11, 2008 2:25PM

aw i love the idea!

(not of the rose per say but the holiday. honeslty though, i would be happy to get any sort of bloom from my beau. although, i think i might prefer a fresh one...)

posted by superflippy

Mar 11, 2008 2:30PM

Since white day is for boys giving gifts to girls and lots of Japanese girls are obsessed with LV, it makes perfect sense to me.

posted by guest

Mar 11, 2008 5:46PM

TRUST ME. The Japanese girls WILL go for it. And 1:47pm, it's not that Japanese girls are obsessed with anything French. They are just obsessed about fashion labels and brand names. Brand-names galore.

posted by guest

Mar 11, 2008 7:20PM

i want one!

posted by guest

Mar 11, 2008 10:32PM

On Valentines day, the girls give a gift to their crushes, and then they wait frantically in hopes of getting a present back on White day. I never understood why they made the holiday like a month apart.

Anyways, this is an interesting idea but since its the guys turn to buy the present, I wonder if it will sell well?