The iconic French fashion house Louis Vuitton has announced a major new appointment. Rapper, singer, songwriter, and fashion designer Pharrell Williams has been named the new creative director of Louis Vuitton's men's collection.
The iconic French fashion house Louis Vuitton has announced a major new appointment. Rapper, singer, songwriter, and fashion designer Pharrell Williams has been named the new creative director of Louis Vuitton's men's collection.
The iconic French fashion house Louis Vuitton has announced a major new appointment. Rapper, singer, songwriter, and fashion designer Pharrell Williams has been named the new creative director of Louis Vuitton's men's collection.
A new era
This is a major milestone for Williams, who has been a long-time collaborator and friend of the French brand. Williams brings his own unique style and vision to the brand, and the appointment signals a new era for the house's menswear collections.
Pharrell has recently been involved in a number of high-profile fashion collaborations and launches, such as his popular and critically acclaimed collaboration with Moncler and Chanel. His appointment at Louis Vuitton marks the first time that he has been responsible for a major fashion house's entire men's collection.
What has Pharrell Williams done in fashion so far?
Pharrell Williams has collaborated with various luxury houses, activewear brands and fashion labels to create unique collections and projects. From a Moncler sunglass collection in 2013, to The New Model T Collection in 2014 for Uniqlo, capsule collections for Adidas Originals in 2014 and 2015 and the Reincarnation video for Chanel in 2014 — Pharrell Williams has showcased his creative vision for the fashion industry on many occassions.
Pharrell Williams has also had several collaborations with Louis Vuitton already over the years. In 2005, he collaborated with artist Nigo on the Millionaire collection for Louis Vuitton. In 2008, Williams returned to Louis Vuitton and designed the Blason jewelry collection.
At the CFDA Fashion Awards June 1 2016, Pharrell Williams also received the Fashion Icon Award from the hands of friend Kanye West.
The iconic French fashion house Louis Vuitton has announced a major new appointment. Rapper, singer, songwriter, and fashion designer Pharrell Williams has been named the new creative director of Louis Vuitton's men's collection.
A new era
This is a major milestone for Williams, who has been a long-time collaborator and friend of the French brand. Williams brings his own unique style and vision to the brand, and the appointment signals a new era for the house's menswear collections.
Pharrell has recently been involved in a number of high-profile fashion collaborations and launches, such as his popular and critically acclaimed collaboration with Moncler and Chanel. His appointment at Louis Vuitton marks the first time that he has been responsible for a major fashion house's entire men's collection.
What has Pharrell Williams done in fashion so far?
Pharrell Williams has collaborated with various luxury houses, activewear brands and fashion labels to create unique collections and projects. From a Moncler sunglass collection in 2013, to The New Model T Collection in 2014 for Uniqlo, capsule collections for Adidas Originals in 2014 and 2015 and the Reincarnation video for Chanel in 2014 — Pharrell Williams has showcased his creative vision for the fashion industry on many occassions.
Pharrell Williams has also had several collaborations with Louis Vuitton already over the years. In 2005, he collaborated with artist Nigo on the Millionaire collection for Louis Vuitton. In 2008, Williams returned to Louis Vuitton and designed the Blason jewelry collection.
At the CFDA Fashion Awards June 1 2016, Pharrell Williams also received the Fashion Icon Award from the hands of friend Kanye West.
How have the reactions been so far?
The news of Pharrell Williams' appointment as the Creative Director of Louis Vuitton Men's Wear has been met with excitement and as well as disappointment in the fashion world. While many fans have taken to social media to express their admiration for the appointment and Williams is undoubtedly a fashion icon with a visionary and eclectic style, many have voiced their disagreement over the ever-coveted role of the fashion industry going to yet another celebrity non-designer. The position of creative director at a fashion house like Louis Vuitton is without a question one that many talented designers spend their entire career vying for. And many see the appointment as a marketing ploy, to create buzz, rather than a celebrated choice.
How will Pharrell do in this role?
It's hard to say for now. His first collection will debut in June at Men's Fashion Week in Paris. But looking at Louis Vuitton's recent collaboration, with another non-designer, Yayoi Kusama, and the insane popularity of that collection (admit it, we've been drooling all over the collection), does it really matter whether Pharrell's a designer or not?
I guess we'll have to wait and see in June!
The iconic French fashion house Louis Vuitton has announced a major new appointment. Rapper, singer, songwriter, and fashion designer Pharrell Williams has been named the new creative director of Louis Vuitton's men's collection.
The iconic French fashion house Louis Vuitton has announced a major new appointment. Rapper, singer, songwriter, and fashion designer Pharrell Williams has been named the new creative director of Louis Vuitton's men's collection.
A new era
This is a major milestone for Williams, who has been a long-time collaborator and friend of the French brand. Williams brings his own unique style and vision to the brand, and the appointment signals a new era for the house's menswear collections.
Pharrell has recently been involved in a number of high-profile fashion collaborations and launches, such as his popular and critically acclaimed collaboration with Moncler and Chanel. His appointment at Louis Vuitton marks the first time that he has been responsible for a major fashion house's entire men's collection.
What has Pharrell Williams done in fashion so far?
Pharrell Williams has collaborated with various luxury houses, activewear brands and fashion labels to create unique collections and projects. From a Moncler sunglass collection in 2013, to The New Model T Collection in 2014 for Uniqlo, capsule collections for Adidas Originals in 2014 and 2015 and the Reincarnation video for Chanel in 2014 — Pharrell Williams has showcased his creative vision for the fashion industry on many occassions.
Pharrell Williams has also had several collaborations with Louis Vuitton already over the years. In 2005, he collaborated with artist Nigo on the Millionaire collection for Louis Vuitton. In 2008, Williams returned to Louis Vuitton and designed the Blason jewelry collection.
At the CFDA Fashion Awards June 1 2016, Pharrell Williams also received the Fashion Icon Award from the hands of friend Kanye West.
How have the reactions been so far?
The news of Pharrell Williams' appointment as the Creative Director of Louis Vuitton Men's Wear has been met with excitement and as well as disappointment in the fashion world. While many fans have taken to social media to express their admiration for the appointment and Williams is undoubtedly a fashion icon with a visionary and eclectic style, many have voiced their disagreement over the ever-coveted role of the fashion industry going to yet another celebrity non-designer. The position of creative director at a fashion house like Louis Vuitton is without a question one that many talented designers spend their entire career vying for. And many see the appointment as a marketing ploy, to create buzz, rather than a celebrated choice.
How will Pharrell do in this role?
It's hard to say for now. His first collection will debut in June at Men's Fashion Week in Paris. But looking at Louis Vuitton's recent collaboration, with another non-designer, Yayoi Kusama, and the insane popularity of that collection (admit it, we've been drooling all over the collection), does it really matter whether Pharrell's a designer or not?
I guess we'll have to wait and see in June!
The iconic French fashion house Louis Vuitton has announced a major new appointment. Rapper, singer, songwriter, and fashion designer Pharrell Williams has been named the new creative director of Louis Vuitton's men's collection.
A new era
This is a major milestone for Williams, who has been a long-time collaborator and friend of the French brand. Williams brings his own unique style and vision to the brand, and the appointment signals a new era for the house's menswear collections.
Pharrell has recently been involved in a number of high-profile fashion collaborations and launches, such as his popular and critically acclaimed collaboration with Moncler and Chanel. His appointment at Louis Vuitton marks the first time that he has been responsible for a major fashion house's entire men's collection.