Murakami Loves Vuitton

So I just got off the phone with both Rose Apodaca (writer) and Jeffrey Deitch (gallerist) who each attended the most outrageous party of the year: the Louis Vuitton gala opening of the Murakami show in L.A. last night at the MOCA. The big news from both my friends was that Marc Jacobs dyed his hair blue for the occasion. Can you imagine! (Check out Rose Apodaca's photos and read her blog about it all... she's one of my moles!).

This was also the grand opening of the Louis Vuitton pop up Murakami store at the museum... a historical first! Word has it that the shelves are being stripped bare of merchandise and sales are much brisker than anticipated. Deitch told me that the whole shop reminded him of an appropriation not unlike the Prada Marfa shop. He also told me his favorite item in the shop was a piece of customized Murakami Vuitton fabric that was being sold as little pieces of art for 6,000 bucks a pop. He said people were going NUTS for them. Here are some pix from Rose's blog of blue-haired Marc and Trina Turk (an L.A designer) as well as a sick photo of one of the Murakami "girls." Isn't it all amazing?