Louis Vuitton Checkerboard Openwork Damask Jacquard Short Sleeve Shirt – Apricot
Louis Vuitton Checkerboard Openwork Damask Jacquard Short Sleeve Shirt – Apricot
Louis Vuitton — Checkerboard Openwork Damask Jacquard Short Sleeve Shirt | Apricot
Louis Vuitton applies a technically considered double-structure textile construction to this short-sleeve shirt: a checkerboard damask jacquard with an openwork / broderie anglaise-adjacent surface that gives the fabric a dimensional, perforated quality across the entire garment. The piece is constructed as a full button-front shirt in a warm apricot / peach — a soft, warm orange-adjacent tone with a sandy, sun-bleached quality, the colour sitting between a classic peach and a warm sand, the warmth of the tone giving the piece a resort and warm-weather quality that pairs naturally with the shirt's open, relaxed construction.
The fabric is the piece's primary technical statement: a tonal checkerboard damask jacquard in which the garment surface is divided into a regular checkerboard grid of alternating squares — one set of squares woven in a solid or near-solid apricot ground weave, the alternating set woven in a deeper apricot / warm caramel jacquard with an openwork / perforated internal structure. Within the openwork squares, the jacquard weave incorporates a regular pattern of small perforations or open-weave voids — a broderie anglaise or évenementé jacquard technique in which the warp and weft threads are arranged to leave deliberate open spaces within the weave structure, the perforations giving the openwork squares a lightweight, breathable, semi-transparent quality that contrasts with the solid ground squares. The alternation of solid and openwork squares across the full garment surface creates the checkerboard pattern: a geometric, high-contrast grid in which the tonal difference between the solid and openwork squares is visible through both colour (the deeper apricot of the openwork squares against the lighter ground) and texture (the dimensional, perforated surface of the openwork squares against the flat ground). The full-garment checkerboard jacquard covers every panel of the shirt — front, back, sleeves, and collar — in a continuous, uninterrupted grid.
The construction is a classic short-sleeve shirt: a spread collar in the same checkerboard jacquard fabric, a full-length button-front placket with five to six tonal apricot / warm gold resin or metal buttons, a left chest patch pocket (a small square pocket in the same jacquard fabric, positioned at the left chest), short sleeves with a clean hem, and a relaxed, slightly oversized body. At the back, a small square brown / camel LV woven label is applied below the back collar — a secondary house mark in a warm brown ground with white text. At the back collar, a Louis Vuitton woven label (dark ground) anchors the piece.
Key Details
- Colorway: Apricot / peach (warm, sandy, sun-bleached orange-adjacent tone)
- Fabric: Tonal checkerboard damask jacquard with openwork / perforated internal structure
- Textile construction: Alternating solid ground squares and openwork / perforated jacquard squares in checkerboard grid
- Openwork technique: Broderie anglaise-adjacent / évenementé jacquard — deliberate open-weave voids within alternating squares
- Coverage: Full-garment checkerboard jacquard (front / back / sleeves / collar, continuous uninterrupted grid)
- Construction: Full button-front short-sleeve shirt
- Collar: Spread collar (same jacquard fabric)
- Placket: Full-length button-front, 5–6 tonal apricot / warm gold buttons
- Pocket: Left chest patch pocket (same jacquard fabric, small square)
- Back label: Square brown / camel LV woven label below back collar
- Back collar: Louis Vuitton woven label (dark ground)
- Sleeve: Short sleeve, clean hem
- Fit: Relaxed / slightly oversized
- Sizes: S / M / L / XL
- Brand: Louis Vuitton
Size Guide
| Size | Shoulder (cm) | Chest (cm) | Length (cm) | Height (cm) | Weight (jin) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | 52 | 110 | 71 | 155–165 | 100–130 |
| M | 54 | 114 | 73 | 160–170 | 130–150 |
| L | 56 | 118 | 75 | 165–175 | 150–170 |
| XL | 58 | 122 | 77 | 170–180 | 170–190 |
Note: Measurements are taken flat by hand. A variance of 1–3 cm is within normal range.
Styling Notes
The apricot checkerboard openwork jacquard and full button-front shirt construction make this the most technically considered and resort-ready piece in the Louis Vuitton short-sleeve lineup. The checkerboard openwork fabric reads as a warm, textured apricot shirt from a distance — the tonal colour difference between the solid and openwork squares visible as a subtle geometric grid — and reveals its full textile complexity at close range: the perforated, open-weave structure of the alternating squares, the dimensional contrast between the solid and openwork panels, and the lightweight, breathable quality of the openwork construction. Wear open over a white or cream tee, or buttoned as a standalone shirt. The apricot tone pairs naturally with white, cream, camel, sand, and warm brown tones. Finish with leather sandals, espadrilles, or clean white sneakers. The relaxed fit and open-weave construction make the shirt ideal for warm-weather and resort contexts.