PARIS — Marc Jacobs and the Louis Vuitton men’s studio director Paul Helbers have some design competition this season. Kanye West, who was sitting front row at the Vuitton show, has designed a line of five LV sneakers. Only one design was featured in the show —(the red one shown above) a monochromatic midtop with no frills, save for a quilted flap in the back, all the easier to tuck pants into.Above: kanye's shoe on the runway show in Paris“The inspiration came from a jacket with a huge collar in the movie ‘Dune,’ ” West says. “Most sneakers focus on the tongue, so I wanted to do something different.” West knows whereof he speaks: he says he has no idea how many shoes he owns, but he does know that he routinely needs to send shipments off to storage. The LV-meets-Kanye kicks will be available at Louis Vuitton stores in June.Here's a look at a few of the others:above: kanye shows off his Loafer for LV on his own blog.Above: Another of the shoe designsAbove: Kanye and Marc show off the kicks at the Paris Runway showHere's a video message from Kanye himself about the collection, just posted today:On his own blog today, kanye put up some pics of LV shoes for ladies:I do not know when or if the women's shoes are going into production, but will be sure to keep you posted!Here's an interview with kanye about the collaboration, read it here.UPDATE: the shoes drop tomorrow, here's the final line up, all the photos and the prices!
