PharrellWilliams has officially been tapped as head of menswear at LouisVuitton, a position left unfilled since the passing of trailblazing designer VirgilAbloh.
W October 2017. Photographs by Mario Sorrenti, styled by George Cortina.
Louis Vuitton wasted no time in confirming the rumors. Hours after it was reported that Pharrell Williams was in talks to become the new creative director of LV’s men’s line, the French label made it official on Instagram. “His creative vision beyond fashion will undoubtedly lead Louis Vuitton towards a new and very exciting chapter,” said Pietro Beccari, Louis Vuitton’s chairman and CEO, in a statement. The 49-year-old’s first collection will be presented in Paris in June. .
The announcement officially ends nearly a year’s worth of speculation about who would replace the late Virgil Abloh after. Speculation had previously circled on boundary-breaking American designer Telfar Clemens, British menswear iconoclast Martine Rose, award winner Grace Wales Bonner and, after his recent collaboration with the brand, KidSuper’s Colm Dillane. Just about no one had mentioned Williams as a possibility until this morning.
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