Silk and recycled nylon may seem like an unlikely pairing, one is typically used to make nightwear, the other, camping gear—and yet they are the building blocks of Louis Vuitton’s latest innovation, Silk Tech. Both materials carry a rich history beyond the runway. Prized for their strength-to-weight ratio, silk and nylon were both used to make parachutes during the First and Second World Wars. When fabric was scarce in the following years, some brides fashioned their wedding dresses from the material of their husband’s parachutes.
Silk Tech carries forward this legacy of versatility, mixing silk’s lightweight, lustrous texture with nylon’s technical performance to produce a material that remains durable whilst being featherlight. Merging these qualities makes sense given how unpredictable the weather has become, yet functionality is not the only purpose Silk Tech serves. The fabric’s twill-weave ensures it remains free of creases and fraying despite its fluidity and lightness. This host of features appears exclusively in the signature LV monogram, in brown and gold.
Many of the familiar favourites—the Speedy 30 and 40, the Jetlag and Keepall 50, to name a few—have been recreated as Silk Tech pieces, now softer and more muted than their leather counterparts. Despite being remarkably light themselves, the Silk Tech ‘city bags’ are capable of bearing loads of up to 50 kilograms, or, to use a more city-bag fitting metric, around 208 iPhones.
The material features not only in bags, but across the fall/winter ready-to-wear collection, shown in the Fondation Louis Vuitton this January. From coats to running shorts, the show demonstrated the range of Silk Tech’s robust yet opulent texture. One jacket played with this balance, embellished with gems that replicated water droplets. The material has been developed in varying ratios of silk to nylon depending on its specific purpose for a piece. Whilst the bags, for example, have a 51% silk content, the running shorts, carcoat and windbreaker all contain 28% silk.
Although inspired by the vintage fitness culture of workout videos and cereal-box sports stars, the new LV Drop 300 sneakers are distinctly contemporary in construction. Crafted from Silk Tech nylon and suede calf leather, each shoe weighs just 300 grams while remaining water-repellent and resistant to everyday wear. Below, browse the offerings from Louis Vuitton’s Silk Tech launch.
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Louis Vuitton Keepall Bandoulière 50 Silk Tech, $5000
Available at Louis Vuitton.
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Louis Vuitton Speedy 30 Bandoulière Silk Tech, $4100
Available at Louis Vuitton.
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Louis Vuitton Nil Travel Silk Tech, $5350
Available at Louis Vuitton.
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Louis Vuitton Track Backpack MM Silk Tech, $4250
Available at Louis Vuitton.
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Louis Vuitton Rush Bumbag Silk Tech, $3300
Available at Louis Vuitton.
Louis Vuitton’s Silk Tech pieces were launched on the 9 July 2026 across select stores worldwide and online. To shop the pieces and for more information, visit Louis Vuitton.
