Louis Vuitton Presents Its First Malle Vestiaire In Collaboration With Dan Carter

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Louis Vuitton launches its first Malle Vestiaire – or wardrobe trunk - with Rugby Legend, Dan Carter. The Louis Vuitton House Ambassador worked with artisans at the Maison’s legendary workshops on this one-of-a-kind bespoke trunk, specially designed and crafted to hold the rugby icon’s precious sports equipment and memorabilia.

Employing Louis Vuitton’s nearly 160 years of trunk-making savoir-faire, it is created from the finest wood and then covered in the Maison’s emblematic black-and-silver Monogram Eclipse canvas, with metal clasps, closures, and rivets like those used on historic Louis Vuitton trunks.

The Monogram Eclipse exterior, whose colours recall those of the New Zealand rugby team, is finished with distinctive painted logos and numbers, specific to Dan Carter, including DC10 (referring to his player number) and 1598 (the number of points he scored in international rugby).

The interior of the trunk, which is lined with both microfibre and sportswear-inspired fabric, holds a selection of Dan Carter’s most-prized memorabilia from his illustrious playing career: three World Rugby Player of the Year awards; three Rugby World Cup medals; his two 100^th-test caps; three jerseys he wore at Rugby World Cups; his pair of “retirement” boots and a pair he wore during a Rugby World Cup; copies of his book, The Art of Winning, and the Louis Vuitton rugby ball he created in collaboration with the Maison in 2019.

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Five drawers in the trunk are lined with microfibre and feature white leather handles, while a larger drawer is fronted with woven cotton straps, a nod to iconic Louis Vuitton trunks, notably the Secrétaire Linge.

“On the occasion of the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France, we wanted to create an extra-special object,” says Carter. “This Malle Vestiaire holds all the memorabilia that symbolise the amazing memories I have of playing professional rugby, while also paying tribute to Louis Vuitton’s renowned Art of Travel. I really can’t think of a better way for them to be displayed than in this beautiful trunk.”

The new Malle Vestiaire is already available on the website.