Audio By Carbonatix
He must be “Happy.”
On Tuesday, Louis Vuitton announced that Pharrell Williams will serve as the next creative director of the brand’s menswear line, following in the footsteps of the late Virgil Abloh.
“Louis Vuitton is delighted to welcome Pharrell Williams as its new Men’s Creative Director. His first collection for Louis Vuitton will be revealed next June during Men’s Fashion Week in Paris,” the brand wrote on Instagram and in a press release, confirming the news.

Continued the statement, “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.”

Abloh, who was beloved by the fashion industry as well as his friends in the music industry including Kanye West, Drake, Rihanna, Frank Ocean and more, died in November 2021 after a private battle with cardiac angiosarcoma, a rare and aggressive cancer. He was 41 years old.

Stars were devastated by the news, with Gigi and Bella Hadid, Kendall Jenner, Hailey Bieber, Naomi Campbell, Serena Williams, Kim Kardashian and more attending Abloh’s funeral in Chicago and Vuitton’s various fashion shows featuring his last designs in Miami and Paris.

As for Williams, the 49-year-old music producer is no stranger to the fashion industry.
He launched his own streetwear line, Billionaire Boys Club, in 2003 and has collaborated with an array of brands including Adidas, Chanel and Tiffany & Co.
Fittingly, he teamed up with Louis Vuitton in the early aughts, collaborating with then-designer Marc Jacobs on two accessories lines.
Latest Stories
-
Liverpool sack head coach Slot
26 seconds -
Xenophobia: Disregard Malema’s comments on Ghana’s evacuation – Minority urges gov’t
2 minutes -
Inyabon MedSync Project strengthens medicine supply in Northern Ghana
4 minutes -
Four more men freed from flooded Laos cave after 10 days
25 minutes -
Millions of breast cancer patients could safely avoid chemotherapy, study suggests
28 minutes -
Liverpool sack head coach Slot
29 minutes -
600 more Ghanaians register for evacuation from South Africa – Ablakwa
39 minutes -
First Lady joins mourners at funeral of Sammy Gyamfi’s father-in-law
45 minutes -
Xenophobic attacks: Abu Jinapor warns against retaliatory attacks on South Africans
46 minutes -
Abu Jinapor urges African Union action over xenophobic attacks in South Africa
58 minutes -
Ghanaian teacher was detained at Dulles Airport for over a week after admitting asylum plans
1 hour -
Novel consultation process on bill caused public confusion – Acting NITA boss
1 hour -
TVET financing model failing students and employers – Eduwatch boss warns
1 hour -
Proposed NITA Bill: Effia MP urges stronger stakeholder engagement
1 hour -
NITA: We’ve been transparent throughout digital bills consultation process – Sam George
2 hours