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Pharrell 's LV appointment... is he the right choice?

WMTV LDN Season 1 Episode 22

So you would have recently seen that Pharrell Williams, successful artist, producer and founder of Billionaire Boys Club and Ice Cream was recently appointed as the Creative Director of Menswear at Luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton. Choosing who would take over from the late legend Virgil Abloh was never going to be a straightforward choice but LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault surprised everyone by choosing Pharrell rather than designers who had been touted to take over including Martine Rose, Grace Wales Bonner and Samuel Ross. 

Pharrell's appointment has been met with a mix of sentiments and in this episode we were joined by fashion enthusiast and Buyer at Machine-A, Michael Takkou, who candidly shared the different emotions that people within fashion are feeling towards the appointment aswell as what this may mean for the future of luxury fashion and designers. 

Listen now to get more insight into the possible ramifications of the appointment!