In celebration of Pitti Immagine Uomo 97 LuisaViaRoma will celebrate the drop of the exclusive colorway for the Lil Jupiter and K-Swiss collaboration on the CR-Terrati. Lil Jupiter will join LuisaViaRoma with a meet and greet at our flagship store in Florence. Read below to experience the event, learn about the collaboration, and enjoy an exclusive interview with Lil Jupiter.
On the occasion of Pitti Immagine Uomo in Florence, LuisaViaRoma celebrates the exclusive shoe collection with Lil Jupiter and K-Swiss.The Lil Jupiter x LuisaViaRoma CR-Terrati shoe builds on K-Swiss’ roots in innovative athletic footwear design with a modern evolution of vintage court trainers and classic ‘90s-inspired style.The drop of 100 exclusive pairs launches on January 8th at the LuisaViaRoma flagship store in Florence.
Following the drop, LuisaViaRoma and K-Swiss will be celebrating this partnership with a Meet and Greet with Lil Jupiter at their store in Florence during Pitti Uomo in January and a Pop-up store and VIP party at Paris Fashion Week, that’s set to be attended by the leading fashion elite. During the pop-up there will be a drop of 600 pairs of the exclusive shoe.
The shoes will then be available online at LUISAVIAROMA.COM from January 20, 2020.
Can you tell us about your collaboration with K-Swiss?
Lil Jupiter: On my collaboration with K-Swiss, it came about two years ago. I went to meet the President Barney Waters and the team at K-Swiss. I think from there we realised that it would be a good partnership and that’s how it started. We first started with the first shoe which was only about 100. It was more of a simple shoe just to get things started. We saw that is was a success, we then decided to do a second shoe. With the second shoe I was able to put more details and elements on the shoe than the first one. The first one was more simple and the second one was more complex, more materials. Overall that is pretty much their collaboration that I have with them right now.
What inspires your designs and would you like to continue designing?
Lil Jupiter: So many designs that I just want to express, I put it on hoodies and t-shirts. So for me designing, I haven’t gotten started because I’m just doing t-shirts. I haven’t really started to cut or sew, or do more complex things. So I think I’m just getting started with designing and I’m just learning. I hope to learn more and to only expand on my designing abilities.
You post photos on Instagram of whatever you find cool. Do you have a method to
posting on your feed, or do you just post whatever feels right?
Lil Jupiter: For me, Instagram is like a moodboard. I don’t look at numbers. I don’t look at opinions that much. I think that for me, Instagram is just where I put things I like. You get feedback but you don’t get too caught up in what people are saying, the negativity. You just stay with the positivity. You post whatever you like and curate a page where you just post things you like and not have to worry about putting things that everybody likes. You just put what you like, and how you want it to look.
Who are some of your favorite rappers?
Lil Jupiter: Some of my favourite rappers at the moment are Travis Scott, Trippie Redd, and Lil Yachty. That’s probably my top three at the moment.
What ideas and projects are you currently working on?
Lil Jupiter: I did a collab with Advisory Board Crystals. I have my own brand, Designer Humans, which I’m gonna be launching soon. I’m getting that prepared in the meantime. I’m gonna keep working with K-Swiss and hopefully keep doing more shoes. I’m gonna possibly work with their shoe in case it’s coming up soon. And there may be more projects on the way. Like I said, I’m just getting started. This is just the beginning for me. Ciao LuisaViaRoma!
Photographer: Frederic Monceau
Video Interview: Laurent Bentil @NSS
Videographer: Davide Micciulla
Special thanks to Lil Jupiter.
