Pharrell Williams' Louis Vuitton Debut (Live Review & Watch-Along)

Join to watch-along as Pharrell Williams presents his spring summer 2024 Louis Vuitton debut collection. Luxury brand Louis Vuitton announced the appointment of hip-hop artist Pharrell Williams as its new head of menswear on Tuesday, February 14. "Louis Vuitton is delighted to welcome Pharrell as its new men's creative director with immediate effect," the French fashion house said in a statement. Williams fills the spot left vacant since the death of Virgil Abloh from cancer in November 2021. The 49-year-old is an established superstar in the music world, with 13 Grammys and two Oscar nominations, and he has been a fixture in the front row of fashion shows for many years. "Pharrell Williams is a visionary whose creative universe spans from music to art to fashion – establishing himself as a universal cultural icon over the past 20 years," said the fashion house, part of the LVMH group. His first collection for Louis Vuitton will be presented next June during Men's Fashion Week in Paris, it added. "I'm delighted to see Pharrell come back to the house as the new creative director for men, after our collaborations in 2004 and 2008 for Louis Vuitton," said the fashion house's chief executive, Pietro Beccari. "His creative vision beyond fashion will without a doubt lead Louis Vuitton towards a new, very exciting chapter," added Beccari. Louis Vuitton's sales have soared since the pandemic, with the company now worth more than $20 billion – helping to turn the owner of its p