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Pharrell Williams

Creative Director, Louis Vuttiton Mens

Known for his innovative approach to music and fashion, the creative director is a style icon and is widely recognised as one of the most successful and influential figures in hip-hop.

Pharrell Williams
Luxury

Queuing Is Not A Luxury Experience

It’s time for executives to rethink the lines outside luxury stores, writes Imran Amed.

Luxury

Queuing Is Not A Luxury Experience

It’s time for executives to rethink the lines outside luxury stores, writes Imran Amed.


Luxury

Pharrell Williams: The Future of Luxury Is ‘Freedom’

With his first Louis Vuitton men’s show behind him, BoF 500 cover star Pharrell Williams shares his long-term vision for the future of Louis Vuitton, and luxury itself, with BoF’s Imran Amed.

Luxury

Pharrell Williams: The Future of Luxury Is ‘Freedom’

With his first Louis Vuitton men’s show behind him, BoF 500 cover star Pharrell Williams shares his long-term vision for the future of Louis Vuitton, and luxury itself, with BoF’s Imran Amed.


News & Analysis

In Paris, Global Fashion Community Fetes The BoF 500 Class of 2023

Members of the industry index including Pierpaolo Piccioli and Francesca Bellettini connected over cocktails and canapes in Paris, celebrating new entrants including Pharrell Williams, Karol G and Sabato De Sarno.

News & Analysis

In Paris, Global Fashion Community Fetes The BoF 500 Class of 2023

Members of the industry index including Pierpaolo Piccioli and Francesca Bellettini connected over cocktails and canapes in Paris, celebrating new entrants including Pharrell Williams, Karol G and Sabato De Sarno.


Beauty

Tyler, the Fragrance Creator

Long known for his music and fashion influence, the multi-hyphenate reflects on his expanding beauty business.

Beauty

Tyler, the Fragrance Creator

Long known for his music and fashion influence, the multi-hyphenate reflects on his expanding beauty business.


News & Analysis

Pharrell Williams, Isamaya Ffrench, Karol G and Lorenzo Bertelli Are This Year’s BoF 500 Cover Stars

On Friday 29 September, The BoF 500 Class of 2023 will be unveiled. To mark the occasion, The Business of Fashion sat down with four members of The BoF 500 to discuss how they are shaping the future of the industry.

News & Analysis

Pharrell Williams, Isamaya Ffrench, Karol G and Lorenzo Bertelli Are This Year’s BoF 500 Cover Stars

On Friday 29 September, The BoF 500 Class of 2023 will be unveiled. To mark the occasion, The Business of Fashion sat down with four members of The BoF 500 to discuss how they are shaping the future of the industry.


Fashion Week

Pharrell at Louis Vuitton: When Fashion Became Entertainment

The creative polymath’s debut show aimed to cement Louis Vuitton’s positioning as a purveyor not just of fashion, but culture writ large.

Fashion Week

Pharrell at Louis Vuitton: When Fashion Became Entertainment

The creative polymath’s debut show aimed to cement Louis Vuitton’s positioning as a purveyor not just of fashion, but culture writ large.


Beauty

Why Seemingly Every Male Celebrity Suddenly Has a Beauty Line

Evan Mock, Harry Styles, Brad Pitt, Jared Leto and many more famous men are banking on the blurring gender binary, or simply the novelty factor, to propel their brands to the top of a crowded market.

Beauty

Why Seemingly Every Male Celebrity Suddenly Has a Beauty Line

Evan Mock, Harry Styles, Brad Pitt, Jared Leto and many more famous men are banking on the blurring gender binary, or simply the novelty factor, to propel their brands to the top of a crowded market.


Luxury

Pharrell at Louis Vuitton: Has Luxury Outgrown Fashion?

Reactions were mixed to the brand's move to appoint a non-designer as men's creative director. But cultural strategies that stretch beyond fashion may be increasingly pivotal for brands at Vuitton's scale.

Luxury

Pharrell at Louis Vuitton: Has Luxury Outgrown Fashion?

Reactions were mixed to the brand's move to appoint a non-designer as men's creative director. But cultural strategies that stretch beyond fashion may be increasingly pivotal for brands at Vuitton's scale.


Luxury

Op-Ed | Go Big or Go Hyper-Niche

Powerful shifts in media-technology are rewriting the playbook for building a fashion brand in 2023, argues Thom Bettridge.

Luxury

Op-Ed | Go Big or Go Hyper-Niche

Powerful shifts in media-technology are rewriting the playbook for building a fashion brand in 2023, argues Thom Bettridge.


Luxury

Confirmed: Pharrell Williams Will Usher in a New Era at Vuitton Men’s

The celebrity music producer has been appointed men’s creative director at luxury’s biggest brand in the first big move by new CEO Pietro Beccari.

Luxury

Confirmed: Pharrell Williams Will Usher in a New Era at Vuitton Men’s

The celebrity music producer has been appointed men’s creative director at luxury’s biggest brand in the first big move by new CEO Pietro Beccari.


What is The BoF 500?

The people shaping the global fashion industry, curated by the editors of The Business of Fashion, based on nominations and on-the-ground intelligence from around the world.

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