Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Kim Kardashian has worn Minecraft creeper outfit to Pharrell Williams Louis Vuitton Menswear Spring-Summer 2024 fashion show in Paris. (Read More Here).
New CLIPSE (Pusha T and Malice) from LV show – full song – first CLIPSE record in 13 years?
The beef between Jim Jones and Pusha T began in April. On Spotify’s RapCaviar podcast, Jones expressed disagreement with Billboard and VIBE’s 50 Greatest Rappers Of All Time list, taking particular umbrage with Pusha T’s placement at No. 29. “What has he done that puts him in the greatest rappers of all time besides talk about coke that he probably didn’t get himself?” he said.
The beef between Jim Jones and Pusha T began in April. On Spotify’s RapCaviar podcast, Jones expressed disagreement with Billboard and VIBE’s 50 Greatest Rappers Of All Time list, taking particular umbrage with Pusha T’s placement at No. 29. “What has he done that puts him in the greatest rappers of all time besides talk about coke that he probably didn’t get himself?” he said.
Pharrell Williams takes us inside his design studio at LVMH’s Paris headquarters near Pont Neuf ahead of his debut collection for Louis Vuitton Men’s today. Taking us back all the way to the beginning, Williams describes the moment when the stars aligned and he received the call informing him that he got one of the most influential and buzzed-about jobs in fashion.
We’ll get on to the clothes but first, a quick rewind. When news broke in February that the rapper/producer/entrepreneur/youngest-looking-50-year-old had bagged menswear’s top job, there was excitement but also some cynicism, namely from fashion’s snooty old guard. “What does Pharrell know about design?” scoffed the doubters. Well, probably enough: he created eyewear and jewellery for Louis Vuitton in 2008; he produced a Chanel capsule with Karl Lagerfeld; and he’s worked with Nike, BAPE, Timberland and adidas. Besides, as he explains: “I didn’t go to Central St Martins but, you know, I didn’t go to Juillards to study music. And I’ve been alright.”
Speaking of buzz, Williams’s nickname for his design team is “the bee hive,” and you can catch their excitement as they work toward the big debut. “It takes all kinds of bees to make the sweetest honey,” emphasizes Williams as his team converses behind him. While on paper Williams is the artistic director at Louis Vuitton Men’s, he stresses that his collections will be for everyone. “It’s menswear, but I design for humans,” Williams explains, “so there is something for everybody.” It fits into the designer’s ethos; after all, the name of his wellness brand is Humanrace.
Williams’s first task as artistic director was to take the classic Louis Vuitton motifs, like the monogram and Damier checks, and reinterpret them his way. To wit, the maison’s beloved Speedy bag, originally made of top-notch canvas that helps keep its structure and shape, has been reworked in a buttery leather that Williams describes as “pinchable and collapsible.” The new Speedy—now available in an array of bold colors like yellow, blue, red, and green—can be seen on the arm of Rihanna, who stars in the designer’s first LV campaign.
The point is Louis Vuitton don’t need a camera-shy couturier, mumbling through a mouth full of pins. They want a showman who can harness big teams and even bigger resources to create a blockbuster. Pharrell’s predecessor, the late great Virgil Abloh, started the French house’s pivot into cultural firebrand; Pharrell is here to supercharge it. Sorry folks, but fashion is no longer just about fashion: for better or for worse, it’s now part of the entertainment industry. Pharrell is a hit-maker, he understands the business of being Number One, and that’s what Louis Vuitton and CEO Pietro Beccari are banking on.
