{"id":982,"date":"2008-12-01T23:27:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-02T06:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=982"},"modified":"2014-01-30T15:13:45","modified_gmt":"2014-01-30T20:13:45","slug":"sprouse-is-back-back-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/sprouse-is-back-back-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Sprouse Is Back, Back Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I perked up yesterday when I read that Louis Vuitton is doing another round of Stephen Sprouse designs (click <a href=\"http:\/\/theshophound.typepad.com\/the_shophound\/2008\/12\/designer-tribute-departmentlouis-vuitton-revisitsstephen-sprouse-in-january.html\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/threadtrend.com\/2008\/12\/01\/marc-jacobs-naked-again-this-time-for-louis-vuitton\/\">here<\/a>). I always had a thing for the late <a href=\"http:\/\/nymag.com\/nymetro\/arts\/features\/n_10106\/\">Sprouse<\/a>. He might have been one of the first designers I was ever aware of, thanks to the Sprouse dress worn by Debbie Harry in Blondie&#8217;s 1979 Heart of Glass video.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WGU_4-5RaxU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>For a long time, I hung on to an original Sprouse white blazer that I got in the &#8217;80s, but got horribly discolored and the boxy cut was not at all flattering, so I had to let it go. Since then, I got a couple of pieces of the 2001 Sprouse-Vuitton collaboration, as well as a few pieces of vintage clothing. I&#8217;m always on the lookout for more, but a lot of it wasn&#8217;t really well made and the oversized, boxy &#8217;80s cuts never really looked great on me.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s my mini Sprouse collection.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/STTIHYDJvpI\/AAAAAAAAGwI\/-bEoAM811AE\/s1600-h\/dogandbag.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275061092598005394\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/STTIHYDJvpI\/AAAAAAAAGwI\/-bEoAM811AE\/s320\/dogandbag.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 85%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Henry and a Sprouse\/Vuitton bag<\/span><\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/STTQCzFFcoI\/AAAAAAAAGwg\/WmZb1_0nVqc\/s1600-h\/henry+with+sprouse+bag+dec+2008.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275069810047545986\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 320px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/STTQCzFFcoI\/AAAAAAAAGwg\/WmZb1_0nVqc\/s320\/henry+with+sprouse+bag+dec+2008.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Henry and a Sprouse\/Vuitton duffel bag<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wbjewelry.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/strike-fashion-blogger-pose.html\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275061864609177090\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/STTI0UA9XgI\/AAAAAAAAGwQ\/Pq5eWuLqMPE\/s320\/IMG_0018.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">I wore my Day-Glo orange Sprouse jacket to see Madonna this year.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275067852771970514\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 163px; height: 320px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/STTOQ3qOTdI\/AAAAAAAAGwY\/FduuiQlOals\/s320\/stephen+sprouse+mini+2007.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">My &#8220;Hardcore&#8221; Sprouse skirt, photographed in January 2007.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/STTSnqaSTSI\/AAAAAAAAGwo\/H1TsB0wPqPE\/s1600-h\/sprouse+skirt.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275072642398965026\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/STTSnqaSTSI\/AAAAAAAAGwo\/H1TsB0wPqPE\/s320\/sprouse+skirt.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">I wear this skirt all the time, but don&#8217;t seem to have a picture of it in action.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p>From the new collection, I&#8217;d love to have this little green dress.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/threadtrend.com\/2008\/12\/01\/marc-jacobs-naked-again-this-time-for-louis-vuitton\/#more-4235\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275073846113978786\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 320px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/STTTtumTyaI\/AAAAAAAAGww\/BL4QtOEEozQ\/s320\/sprouse+for+vuitton.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Image from <\/span><a style=\"font-style: italic;\" href=\"http:\/\/threadtrend.com\/2008\/12\/01\/marc-jacobs-naked-again-this-time-for-louis-vuitton\/#more-4235\">Threadtrend<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<p>The one downside to the new Sprouse collection is that it is an excuse for Vuitton designer Marc Jacobs to make my eyes bleed by getting <a href=\"http:\/\/threadtrend.com\/2008\/12\/01\/marc-jacobs-naked-again-this-time-for-louis-vuitton\/#more-4235\">naked<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wbjewelry.blogspot.com\/2008\/08\/this-look-should-be-saved-for-beach.html\">again<\/a>. It certainly doesn&#8217;t take much to get him naked, does it? I should send the beyotch who once told me that I shouldn&#8217;t wear the Hardcore skirt to talk to Marc about his inappropriate nudity issue. If she was offended by my legs, I can&#8217;t imagine she&#8217;ll approve of this:<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/threadtrend.com\/2008\/12\/01\/marc-jacobs-naked-again-this-time-for-louis-vuitton\/#more-4235\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275076034572131730\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 320px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/STTVtHPZHZI\/AAAAAAAAGw4\/G85U7BZOG1U\/s320\/marc+jacobs+naked+and+annoying.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/threadtrend.com\/2008\/12\/01\/marc-jacobs-naked-again-this-time-for-louis-vuitton\/#more-4235\"><span style=\"font-size: 85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Image from Threadtrend<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p> <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I perked up yesterday when I read that Louis Vuitton is doing another round of Stephen Sprouse designs (click here and here). I always had a thing for the late Sprouse. He might have been one of the first designers I was ever aware of, thanks to the Sprouse dress worn by Debbie Harry in&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/sprouse-is-back-back-again\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[65,29,26,71,122,129],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-982","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-designers","7":"category-dogs","8":"category-handbags","9":"category-jackets","10":"category-skirts","11":"category-vintage-designers","12":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/982","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=982"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/982\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24141,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/982\/revisions\/24141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}