We Love Sprouse

Last Thursday may have been a chilly winter night but the fashion flock came out in full force to celebrate Stephen Sprouse. Hosted by CEO Yves Carcelle and Marc Jacobs of Louis Vuitton, the luxury house paid tribute to the late artist by hosting not one, but three lavish cocktail parties.

Wrapped in vinyl and spray painted with a massive neon graffiti Louis Vuitton tag, the Soho store was transformed for the first event of the evening. Guests including Anna Sui, Veronica Webb, Erin Wasson, Agyness Deyn, Alba Clemente, Donna Karan and Patricia Field enjoyed champagne and hors d’oeuvres such as mini muffulettas served on fluorescent trays by Olivier Cheng Catering while shopping for reissued Sprouse LV bags from 2001. Two limited edition graffiti skateboards with matching hard case monogram trunks and 70 Sprouse T-shirts were also on sale with proceeds benefiting Free Arts NYC, an organization that provides under-served children in New York with art programs.

At the same time, over at the Deitch Projects, another party raged on to launch “Rock on Mars,” an installation of original Sprouse artifacts ranging from artwork to clothing to video. Revelers were then treated to an outrageous after-party at the Bowery Ballroom that featured a performance by Sprouse’s personal friend, Debbie Harry and music by DJ Jus-Ske. The ballroom was drenched in Day-Glo graffiti by Brookyln Guild and custom neon signs by Lite Brite Neon Studio.

Visit the site www.welovesprouse.com to read interviews with Marc Jacobs, Patricia Field and others or just “scrawl the wall” to leave your comment about Sprouse’s influence to fashion, art and pop culture.

PHOTO CREDIT: Courtesy of Louis Vuitton