An early collaboration: Jacobs added a Japanese kawaii sensibility to Vuitton's lady-who-lunches. Murakami's illustrations covered Vuitton classics in candy colours. A new era was installed Photograph: PR company handout
Now almost trademark Vuitton, Stephen Sprouse's graffiti-style print first appeared in 2006. It's Jacobs at his irreverent best Photograph: Rex/Sipa Press
Jacobs loves a uniform. Maids greeted the audience on the way into his last Vuitton show. This one – inspired by artist Richard Prince – put Naomi and friends in kinky nurses' outfits Photograph: Pierre Verdy/AFP/Getty Images
If Paris is always on Jacobs'smood board, his home town of New York is there too. The bike messengers that flood the city appeared on the catwalk here – with giant afro hairdos Photograph: Francois Guillot/AFP/Getty Images
Adorable isn't a word associated with luxury, but Jacobs's mischievous spirit came through in these high-fashion bunny ears. He himself wore them off the catwalk, as did Madonna Photograph: Francois Guillot/AFP/Getty Images
Jacobs likes to put his two cents into every debate. This collection came hot on the heels of the plus-size controversy. Celebrating feminine curves, he namechecked the classic va-va voom of Brigitte Bardot Photograph: Francois Durand/Getty Images
Sex is always on Jacobs' mind. This show referenced 1974's fetish-tinged movie, The Night Porter. Supermodels came down in lifts and carried whips Photograph: Antonio de Moraes Barros Filho/WireImage
A supermodel in a dress of delicious marabou lightness is irresistible – especially when she's on a carousel Photograph: Joseph Kerlakian/Rex Features
Jacobs is the king of the collab. He worked with Japanese artist Kusama on prints and bags, arguably bringing her name – and trademark dots – to a global audience Photograph: Louis Vuitton
A Vuitton show will never simply offer models walking down a white catwalk. Last spring, Jacobs played with the format again by sending the models down in pairs on an escalator, picking up on the check motif of his designs Photograph: Dominique Charriau/WireImage
