Pharrell Williams has been hired by Louis Vuitton to be the men's wear creative director. The Wall Street Journal shocked two worlds at once with one scoop. Lots of reaction, lots of people very positive, very excited about this. Also some maybe more traditionalist people saying well what about you know the kind of pure designers and should they not be at the top?
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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