PHARRELL'S LOUIS VUITTON DEBUT
A look at Pharrell Williams' first menswear collection and the star-studded fashion show
Louis Vuitton announced on February 14 that Pharrell Williams would be succeeding Virgil Abloh as the menswear creative director.
“I am glad to welcome Pharrell back home, after our collaborations in 2004 and 2008 for Louis Vuitton, as our new Men’s Creative Director. His creative vision beyond fashion will undoubtedly lead Louis Vuitton towards a new and very exciting chapter.”
- Pietro Beccari, Louis Vuitton’s Chairman and CEO.
Last week, he debuted his first campaign featuring a pregnant Rihanna
In a way, this might be the greatest promise of Pharrell as creative director at such a storied house—someone who can effortlessly blend the worlds of hip-hop and luxury.
- ANDRÉ-NAQUIAN WHEELER, Vogue
Yesterday, his first collection debuted on the Paris Fashion Week runway
The collection featured several pieces with the brand’s signature Damier print, referencing a 2018 Abloh collection and emphasized bags, from belt bags to luggage.
Dazed wrote, “The show opened with a short film of an actor strolling along the banks of the Seine, before approaching a bench where he admits he is afraid of confessing to the grandeur of his ambitions to a sage elder. ‘Actions speak louder than words,’ he replies, which might be Pharrell’s response to all the naysayers on High Fashion Twitter who took umbrage with his appointment.”
Several celebrities showed out for the event in head-to-toe LV
According to ABC News, Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Rihanna, A$AP Rocky, Kim Kardashian and Jared Leto were seated in the front row at the show, while Quavo, Megan Thee Stallion, Jaden and Willow Smith, Naomi Campbell, Kelly Rowland, Miranda Kerr, and Tyler, the Creator, were also in attendance.
Read more about Pharrell’s appointment in his profile by The New York Times.