Pharrell Williams

2023 - 2 - 15

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Pharrell Williams to Join Louis Vuitton as Creative Director of ... (The Wall Street Journal)

The celebrity producer will fill Virgil Abloh's vacant role and head men's design at the fashion house.

Williams](https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304636404577298134038869046?mod=article_inline), a native of Virginia Beach, Va., who rose to prominence in the late 1990s as a part of hip-hop duo the Neptunes, is now the second. Abloh was [the first Black American](https://www.wsj.com/articles/virgil-abloh-left-an-outsize-impact-on-global-fashion-and-culture-11638145499?mod=article_inline) to be appointed as the head designer at a European luxury fashion house. [who died in November 2021](https://www.wsj.com/story/american-designer-virgil-abloh-dies-of-cancer-at-age-41-17c2bd2a?mod=article_inline).

Louis Vuitton has chosen Grammy-winning musician Pharrell ... (Quartz)

Williams has been appointed the menswear creative director at the luxury brand.

Alexandre Arnault, who heads up product and communications at Tiffany & Co, [has confirmed](https://www.instagram.com/p/CopwbLsI_Kw/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading) some co-designed Tiffany jewelry “on the way” [November 2022:](https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/moncler-pharrell-maya-70-collaboration/#:~:text=The%20commemorative%20collaboration%20series%2C%20dubbed,of%20its%20classic%20Maya%20jacket.) Williams co-creates the last of seven reimaginings of Moncler’s Maya jacket in rubber for its 70th birthday [February 2022:](https://www.voguebusiness.com/fashion/genius-manoeuvre-jay-z-mercedes-benz-will-join-moncler-at-london-fashion-week) Williams is among those slated to unveil new design concepts at Moncler’s latest co-creation initiative, Genius, during London Fashion Week [June 2023:](https://www.lvmh.com/news-documents/news/louis-vuitton-appoints-pharrell-williams-as-its-new-mens-creative-director/) Williams’s first collection for Louis Vuitton will be revealed during the Men’s Fashion Week in Paris. [2008:](https://hypebeast.com/2008/1/louis-vuitton-blason-collection-pharrell-williams-and-camille-miceli) Williams collaborates with Louis Vuitton on jewelry with the Blason Collection [March 2014:](https://in.fashionnetwork.com/news/comme-des-garcons-and-pharrell-williams-create-fragrance,645920.html#fashionweek-newyork-michaelkorscollection-ny) Unisex scent G I R L is Pharrell’s first attempt at a fragrance, created in collaboration with Comme des Garçons [September 2014:](https://www.highsnobiety.com/tag/adidas-pharrell/) Adidas announces a long-standing partnership with Williams, and the first drop constitutes of Stan Smiths in three bold colorways [November 2018:](https://www.vogue.in/content/this-is-how-pharrell-williams-collaboration-with-chanel-came-to-be) Williams begins a long-term collaboration with Chanel, turning the brand’s signature CC and N°5 logos into graffiti and embellished motifs [January 2022:](https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/tiffany-next-collaboration-pharrell-williams-1235047893/) Williams teases a collaboration with Tiffany’s—another LVMH brand—by flaunting diamond-studded sunglasses. [$21.4 billion](https://www.lvmh.com/news-documents/press-releases/new-record-year-for-lvmh-in-2022/#:~:text=LVMH%20Mo%C3%ABt%20Hennessy%20Louis%20Vuitton,billion%2C%20both%20up%2023%25.) revenue in 2022. [succeeds Abloh](https://www.vogue.fr/fashion/article/pharrell-williams-succeed-virgil-abloh-louis-vuitton-helm-menswear-collections) not just by taking over one of the top roles at the luxury group owned by the world’s richest man, Bernard Arnault. A brief history of Pharrell Williams’s collaboration with Louis Vuitton and other fashion labels [2003:](https://www.bbcicecream.com/pages/about-new) Pharrell Williams and Japanese fashion designer Nigo found streetwear label Billionaire Boys Club (BBC) and sub-label Ice Cream, which makes skateboarding-inspired footwear [2004:](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/pharrell-williams-to-succeed-virgil-abloh-as-louis-vuitton-new-menswear-designer#:~:text=Pharrell%20has%20a%20long%20history,friend%20and%20collaborator%20%E2%80%94%20in%202018.) Williams collaborates with Marc Jacobs, then Louis Vuitton creative director, on the famous sunglasses line Millionaire. [Available NowSamsung Galaxy S23 Series](https://howl.me/ci9xYJ15XdA) Pharrell Williams succeeds Virgil Abloh He is also carrying on a legacy of Black excellence, as Abloh was the first African American to be named the head designer of a European luxury fashion brand, [according](https://www.wsj.com/articles/pharrell-williams-louis-vuitton-mens-design-director-d2689117) to the Wall Street Journal. Pharrell Williams knows how to capture coolness,” — [Dior’s new boss is the world’s richest man’s daughter](https://qz.com/bernard-arnault-delphine-dior-lvmh-1849978485) 14). [People fought each other to get Pharrell’s “unity” sneakers](https://qz.com/quartzy/1214452/pharrells-adidas-sneakers-ignited-pushing-and-shoving-among-singapore-shoppers) [said in a statement](https://www.lvmh.com/news-documents/news/louis-vuitton-appoints-pharrell-williams-as-its-new-mens-creative-director/) yesterday (Feb.

Pharrell Williams Tapped for Louis Vuitton Job—and More Art News (ARTnews)

Louis Vuitton hired Pharrell Tapped to leads its menswear division, Christie's invested in an Australian art finance firm, and more global art news.

[[Financial Review]](https://click.email.artnews.com/?qs=6a97382f819810478326e630af25aade00c0f2686e0ee8360ad0e2f01e49b0196a9a936fa53de2f8343667f71ddaab048e23898b5b7fe6fb) So I’m pretty excited about it.” [[NYT]](https://click.email.artnews.com/?qs=6a97382f81981047d0bd5f19ba66420722b2920b133ede1486b21962abc80a47f64076d82aaa2ae125317a7337004bd8ef2e126fe9d93def) [Art Money](https://www.artnews.com/t/art-money/). [offer about 40 works from his collection](https://click.email.artnews.com/?qs=6a97382f8198104774609213dba7442c863f0cb66f537391841c6a090ed437ab1bd6aae84cc3cb68d357ade5be5f404701f36bcd18ab04bc) next month in a dedicated auction at Christie’s, the New York Times reports. [Louis Vuitton](https://www.artnews.com/t/louis-vuitton/) has tapped the musician and entrepreneur [Pharrell Williams](https://www.artnews.com/t/pharrell-williams/) to be the [creative director of its menswear division](https://click.email.artnews.com/?qs=6a97382f819810475a2efd08c5708be00a1d92913c3a6d51d13871d081a96a1a7dba563e2d032b82954bd3bca090490ce18464d98bf927b3), WWD reports. Board members at the National Gallery of Ireland had reservations about paying €1.5 million (about $1.61 million) for a 1915 street scene by Jack Butler Yeats it acquired, according to meeting minutes. Mike Nelson, the British maestro of almost impossibly elaborate immersive installations, will soon open a survey at the Hayward Gallery in London. Sharing the news of the “Happy” singer’s Vuitton appointment [on Instagram](https://click.email.artnews.com/?qs=6a97382f81981047f92a253f0fdd17dbb2de58a98d37244b5ae2ced3bd8dbdec4663e60ab721e8717edcf60896fd021f5cafcf918c182b01), Murakami wrote, “Bravo!” The Rhode Island School of Design said that it will no longer participate in the closely watched annual rankings of colleges and universities by U.S. Williams fills a position left vacant when Virgil Abloh [died in late 2020](https://click.email.artnews.com/?qs=6a97382f819810475b56a709157f37c22c22eadc34147356ef91c6cedad97adb724a448ee788e8bfb79184c81fcf377517e41f1707363556), at the age of 41. [apologized for the incident](https://click.email.artnews.com/?qs=6a97382f8198104790f575f123bf048d63349d661f0c75423566f0928a9e2ae34321e894a17d476e9a4c1e144ef3ee024bcd58e0ef872a32), the Associated Press reports. “In retrospect, I am clearly aware that this was a disgraceful act in the heat of the moment and an overreaction,” he said, apologizing “first and foremost” to the critic, Wiebke Huester .

Pharrell Williams named creative director for Louis Vuitton menswear (CBS News)

The French luxury fashion brand announced when Williams' first collection will be revealed.

"The way in which he breaks boundaries across the various worlds he explores aligns with Louis Vuitton's status as a Cultural Maison, reinforcing its values of innovation, pioneer spirit and entrepreneurship." His only other post His music has also earned him Academy Award and Emmy nominations.

Pharrell Williams succeeds Virgil Abloh as the head of men's ... (NPR)

The singer, producer and designer has a long history of working with fashion brands — as well as big shoes to fill. Williams' first Louis Vuitton collection ...

"When you listen to yourself and you're comfortable in who you are, you wear what you feel like fits and looks right on you," he added. "And he helped open doors to a wider cast of creatives, engaging directly with his followers, online and off, and offering them 'cheat codes' and 'trails of information' for how to launch brands of their own." [artistic director of Kenzo](https://www.lvmh.com/news-documents/news/nigo-named-artistic-director-of-maison-kenzo/), which is also owned by LVMH). He broke boundaries himself as one of few Black designers leading a luxury fashion house and worked to pave the way for others after him. And he's also [launched Humanrace](https://www.google.com/search?q=pharrel+humanrace&rlz=1C1GCEJ_enUS1023US1023&oq=pharrel+humanrace&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i10i512l2j0i10i22i30j0i390l3.2301j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8), a skincare and wellness company. "Everything Virgil stood for [was] to open doors," one user wrote. "His creative vision beyond fashion will undoubtedly lead Louis Vuitton towards a new and very exciting chapter." [GQ notes](https://www.gq.com/story/louis-vuitton-pharrell-williams) that he's been a style icon throughout his career, from mixing skateboarder-wear with hip-hop style as the frontman of N.E.R.D in the early 2000s to embracing womenswear and gender-neutral clothing in recent years. He's also worked with Moncler, Adidas Originals and Tiffany & Company. [grew the role](https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/luxury/virgil-abloh-i-am-not-a-designer/) from "designer" to "curator," the AP reports, expanding his interests into things like housewares, jewelry and architecture. [the first man](https://www.latimes.com/fashion/la-ig-wwd-pharrell-williams-chanel-handbags-ads-20170310-story.html) to appear in a Chanel ad) and a unisex clothing collection with Karl Lagerfeld in 2019. [listed at more than double their original price](https://wwd.com/pop-culture/culture-news/pharrell-millionaire-louis-vuitton-spike-search-interest-1235527393/) on resale sites, and Abloh — a friend of Williams — reissued the line in 2018.

Pharrell Williams appointed Louis Vuitton's menswear creative director (Black Hills Pioneer)

The 'Happy' hitmaker is taking the reins at the French fashion house after the death of its former designer Virgil Abloh died aged 41 in November 2021 following ...

Pharrell Williams appointed Louis Vuitton's menswear creative director (Crow River Media)