The Success Rate of Collaborations Between Celebrities and Fashion Brands

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The celebrity working with the fashion brand, we often see that happen as a collaboration. Louis Vuitton could have partnered with Feral on a more temporary basis but they're clearly putting a lot of backing behind him. Pharrell also has this real where Billionaire Boys Club, those t-shirts are, you know, comparatively affordable. This guy also has a real taste for luxury. Like Pharrell loves a luxury.

Pharrell Williams was happy to be named the new head of Louis Vuitton’s menswear, but his appointment had fashion industry hopefuls feeling like they never get lucky. Nick Kostov and Jacob Gallagher from the Wall Street Journal explain their scoop.

This episode was produced by Siona Peterous, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

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