Luxury fashion house LOUIS VUITTON has finally named a new Creative Director of their Menswear division, the recording artist, producer, songwriter and fashion designer Pharrell Williams. His first collection for Louis Vuitton will be revealed this June during the Men’s Fashion Week in Paris. Pharrell Williams is a visionary whose creative universes expand from music, to art, and to fashion – establishing himself as a cultural, global icon over the past twenty years. 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. Williams succeeded Virgil Abloh, who unfortunately passed away in 2021, and was the first African American artistic director of Louis Vuitton and oversaw the menswear division for four years, producing some of the most popular products and collections for the luxury fashion house.
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
With 10 billion cumulative global music plays to date, Pharrell Williams is a forward-thinking recording artist, producer, songwriter, philanthropist, fashion designer, and entrepreneur. He has received 13 Grammy Awards, including those for Producer of the Year in 2004, 2014, and 2019, as well as the ASCAP Golden Note Award in 2012. Pharrell is a successful businessman and fashion designer, with businesses including Ice Cream and Billionaire Boys Club. Williams and David Grutman collaborated to launch Swan and Bar Bevy in Miami’s Design District in the fall of 2019 and The Goodtime Hotel in 2021. Design wise, Pharrell has many collaborations under his sleeve, among them adidas, Tiffany & Co, Moncler to name a few.
