For his debut collection at Louis Vuitton, Pharrell Williams drew his global audience to the Pont Neuf bridge in Paris, kicking off his tenure as creative director of menswear with a celebrity-packed outdoor show.
label in popular culture, models strode across the gold-painted runway to live music. They paraded pearl-embellished tracksuits, furry outerwear and sparkling jackets with the label's signature checkmark pattern, in all colours and sizes, including shades of camouflage.
Best known as the singer and writer of pop hits "Happy" and "Blurred Lines", the 50-year-old Williams ended months of speculation by filling the shoes of his friend Virgil Abloh, who held the job from March 2018 until his death in November 2021. Abloh had been the industry's highest-profile Black designer, credited with forging a place for street style and loose skateboard looks in high-end fashion.
Williams was first introduced to the Arnault clan in a collaboration to design sunglasses with Louis Vuitton designer Marc Jacobs in 2004., all of whom hold important positions in LVMH, were seated in the front row, as well as Beyonce, Jay-Z and Kim Kardashian. "The significance in terms of symbolism is great," said HSBC analyst Erwan Rambourg, noting that while many labels talk about diversity and inclusion, Williams' appointment was "taking a stance."
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
A First Look at Pharrell Williams’s Louis Vuitton Men’s Debut CollectionVogue brings you an exclusive first look at PharrellWilliams’s LouisVuitton Men’s collection before its runway debut in Paris. Watch the full video here:
Read more »
‘It’s About LoVe’: In the Louis Vuitton Studio With Pharrell Williams Ahead of His DebutPharrellWilliams is gearing up for the most anticipated show of the Spring/Summer 2024 menswear season. Ahead of the show, the musician-turned-designer hints at what’s to come with Vogue.
Read more »
Pharrell Williams Brings Out Beyoncé, Jay-Z for Louis Vuitton Fashion-Week DebutIn a music-studded debut as the men's creative director of Louis Vuitton, Pharrell Williams shut down Paris’s picturesque Pont Neuf bridge, boating all guests down the Seine to attend his show
Read more »
Seven Times Pharrell Williams’s Debut Louis Vuitton Collection Referenced His Own Closet'Forget Waldo, you could find Pharrell in a varsity jacket, lots of his beloved camo (reimagined as Damoflague), shorts suits, military references, jewels, and sunglasses,' shares one Vogue writer.
Read more »
Pharrell Williams’s Louis Vuitton Men’s Debut Was a Star-Packed CelebrationAll of the highlights from the creative director’s spring 2024 outing—from Beyoncé and Jay-Z's standing ovation to Rih and Rocky's matching Canadian tuxedos.
Read more »