Karl Lagerfeld Designs Boxing Range For Louis Vuitton's New Iconoclast Collection

Earlier this year, Chanel's Karl Lagerfeld was asked by Louis Vuitton's executive vice president, Delphine Arnault, to give his interpretation of the signature LV monogram for a series of bags to celebrate the label's 160th anniversary. Six artists and designers, in total, were chosen to create monogram bags and luggage for an "Iconoclasts" capsule collection, which was released yesterday (October 15). According to Fashionista, aside from Laegerfeld, the designers include: Frank Gehry, Cindy Sherman, Rei Kawakubo, Christian Louboutin and Marc Newson. The pieces range in price from $2,725 to $5,450.

When Marc Jacobs left Louis Vuitton, many wondered if his replacement would carry on the tradition of collaborating with other artists that he had established at the house. This collaboration marks the brand's first in following with the tradition, under new Artistic Director Nicolas Ghesquiere.

According to WWD, the project was conceived not by Ghesquiere, but by Delphine Arnault, who has really been making her mark at LVMH lately, as she also spearheaded the recent LVMH Prize and the house's other recent investments in young designers. The most surprising of the choices for the collaboration is Lagerfeld, being that he designs for one of Louis Vuitton's biggest luxury rivals, Chanel.

Of course, Lagerfeld also designs ready-to-wear for LVMH-owned Fendi and is therefore said to be part of the LVMH family. He was on the jury panel for the LVMH Prize and once said that Bernard Arnault has given him two "Balloon Venus" sculptures by Jeff Koons as gifts.

From studded clutches and fur-covered rucksacks, to boxing gloves and punching bags, the capsule collection delivers plenty of surprises. In an exclusive clip, designer Chanel favorite Saskia de Brauw sports Lagerfeld's monogram, "reinvented to pack a punch."

"We have assembled an amazing group of talents- geniuses, I would say. Each one is among the best in his or her field," Delphine Arnault told WWD. "The monogram is at the centre of our house, so we celebrate it every day. But we thought this project was really special because the personalities we chose are fascinating and diverse. This is a very interesting territory- to have collaborations with exceptional, creative minds," Arnault continued. "It's a really fun project. It's done with a lot of humour."

Click here to check out the full "Celebrating Monogram" collection.