Big Bang Theory

Pharrell Williams Is A 21st-century Renaissance Man Who Effortlessly Straddles Multiple Creative Fields. Fresh Off His Louis Vuitton Menswear Debut, The Polymath Talks Legacy, Light And Lvers.

- JEFFREY YAN

It seemed like an impossible task. The biggest luxury fashion brand in the world, whose menswear division for the past few years has been a cultural hotrod when it was spearheaded by Virgil Abloh, the visionary disruptor, needed someone new in the driver's seat. In his time there, Abloh broke down countless barriers and redefined what luxury looked like, along the way making space for people who've never been given a seat at the table. How do you fill shoes as gargantuan as that? The position of Men's creative director was left vacant for almost two years after Abloh's passing while the House considered names from every corner of the industry. In the end, and in the spirit of Abloh, the brand went with a left-field choice in Pharrell Williams, the multi-hyphenate best known for his music, but who has also left an indelible mark in different domains of design, from Adidas all the way to Chanel.