Louis Vuitton Mixed Texture Checkerboard Panel Half-Zip Sweater | Black

Louis Vuitton Mixed Texture Checkerboard Panel Half-Zip Sweater

Style No. LV-MXD-TEX-CHK-PNL-HLF-ZIP-SWT-BLK

A refined knitwear piece from Louis Vuitton that pairs two distinct black fabric textures in a single panelled construction — a tonal checkerboard jacquard lower body spliced against a clean smooth-knit upper body — delivering material depth and visual complexity within an all-black monochrome palette. The upper chest, shoulders, and sleeves are executed in a smooth, matte black fine knit with a flat, uniform surface, while the lower body transitions into a contrasting checkerboard or damier-patterned jacquard panel in the same all-black colourway: the alternating square grid of the checkerboard is woven in two tonal black yarns or textures — one matte, one with a subtle sheen or raised relief — creating a two-tone tonal check that reads as a geometric surface pattern through light and texture contrast rather than colour. The checkerboard construction references the house's Damier canvas — Vuitton's oldest surface pattern, introduced in 1888 — translated into a luxury knitwear context. A tonal Louis Vuitton label patch — in black-on-black or near-tonal format — is applied at the upper back, providing understated house identification on the back panel. The neckline is a high mock-neck or funnel collar with a silver metal half-zip at the front, opening from the collar base to approximately mid-chest. Ribbed cuffs and a ribbed hem complete the construction. Cut in a relaxed, oversized silhouette with dropped shoulders.

Product Details

• Upper body / sleeves: Smooth matte black fine knit (flat, uniform surface)
• Lower body: Tonal black checkerboard jacquard panel (Damier-reference two-tone tonal check, matte vs sheen/relief contrast)
• Panel transition: Horizontal seam at mid-body (tonal black-on-black material and pattern contrast)
• Upper back: Louis Vuitton tonal label patch (black-on-black, understated)
• Front: Clean, unbranded
• Neckline: High mock-neck / funnel collar
• Zip: Silver metal half-zip (collar base to approximately mid-chest)
• Cuffs: Ribbed
• Hem: Ribbed
• Fit: Relaxed / oversized, dropped shoulders
• Fabric: Mixed texture knit (smooth fine knit upper / tonal checkerboard jacquard lower)
• Color: All-Black tonal with silver zip hardware

Size Guide

Note: Measurements are taken flat. A tolerance of 1–3 cm is within normal range. Shoulder measurement not available for this style.

How to Style

Wear with slim black trousers and black leather boots or black leather sneakers for a full tonal monochrome look where the checkerboard lower panel and smooth upper create a visible material break mid-body, or layer under a clean black overcoat with the silver half-zip partially open at the collar for a refined luxury layering silhouette. The Damier-reference checkerboard panel provides a geometric surface statement visible at close range while the all-black palette keeps the piece seasonally versatile and easy to integrate into any monochrome wardrobe — the LV label at the upper back rewards close inspection with understated house identification.