thank you LABEL, of course they would look for the most awful pics and bypass all of his other stylish pictures.Are we comparing now....ok you're totally right.........
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I like Pharrell Williams but I dont think a collaboration between Louis Vuitton and him was a good idea, its really going down a wrong track. Louis Vuitton is a fashion house and their lines are supposed to be designed by artists/designers...not Hiphop or any other music artists unless they have a fashion degree or have claimed some type of huge importance in the fashion world.
I cant see Hermes teaming up with lil Kim to make a line of LE Birkins so why should LV be any different ?. KWIM ?
I disagree because what has PW achieved in the fashion world ??, Couture does not come to mind, a pair of Louis Vuitton sunglasses is the biggest achievement I can possibly think of. Louis Vuitton is a Couture brand and you are right Louis Vuitton has a style for everyone but I also disagree about the price because LV has never made a bag for $50 and I know people who think $50 is alot.
Louis Vuitton's history goes so far back and it can be compared to Hermes, Chanel etc. and none of these brands have used any rap artists so why should LV when its one of the best. I dont think this is the right image for LV, luxury, classy and historic french brand that is now spoiled IMO by such celeb and rap/hiphop artists who have no fashion degree and no experience. This is just another thing for PW to say he has done.
Hehe I had never heard of Pharrell Williams in my life before this thread lol
1) As for what PW has achieved, I'd say go look in the closet of any under 20 year old - just 3 things I can think of offhand that he's contributed to the fashion milieu are vivid colorplay, scarves and the twinning of urban and skateboard looks. (the Fall 07 Balenciaga show is a good example of how low/street style has gone high) I'd also advise you to look at PW's ICE CREAM and BBC lines. While he probably isn't doing the sketches and fitting the models he does serve as an editor and sounding board and final authority. I'd also suggest that you research A Bathing Ape, his line with Nigo.
2) As far as price point is concerned, I agree everything is relative. LV doesn't have any 50 purses but it does have "reasonable" things like the extenders/keychains, pochette etc.
3) As far as what other houses do LV has always been innovative and creative and hiphop is the same so it seems fairly obvious that they'd go hand in hand. LV was the first to collaborate with designers/artists and the first to get a guest designer. It has lead to record breaking profit margins and a scramble by all the other houses to keep up. BTW, LV has collaborated with hiphop artists before; I suggest you google Grandmaster Flash and Louis Vuitton and check out the very cool DJ case he collaborated on. Also Lagerfeld has designed a hiphop influenced collection for Chanel and so has Gaultier the head designer for Hermes.
I thought my point was obvious, in that this is just a continuation of the houses evolution - just remove Isaac Mizrahi and replace with PW. In other words, times change and whereas fashion designers were the style arbiters of the past, celebrities are the style arbiters of the present. PW is a global celebrity, helms 3 successful lines and his collaboration will generate publicity and excitement, as well as increase the bottom line which is LVMH's primary concern. We all take our cues from each other whether it's simply to say she looks good or he doesn't and this a simply a reflection of the interplay of various styles.
LOL thanks for posting this...Proves something, Pharrell williams isnt a worldwide superstar some people think he is.
Hehe lol, I just asked 4 of my friends that are online on MSN if they had heard of Pharrell Williams, 2 of them hadn't heard of him, and of the other two, neither knew straight away who it was, one was like "oh ummm... you mean that 'singer'?" and another was like "ummm...is that one of the guys in N.E.R.D?". And we are all teenagers that listen to music, and none of us live under a rock