Pharrell Williams Admits He ‘Never Thought’ He’d Be Offered Role As Louis Vuitton Men’s Creative Director

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Pharrell Williams never expected to become the men’s creative director of Louis Vuitton. It was announced in February that Williams was taking on the role after Virgil Abloh passed away on November 28, 2021.

In a new interview with GQ’s September Hype issue, Williams explained that the job offer came out of the blue while he was at his studio in Miami Beach last December.

Recalling how he heard from Louis Vuitton CEO Pietro Beccari, the hitmaker shared, “It wasn’t an interview or anything. “It was like, ‘Will you accept this position?

Will you accept this appointment?’ I’m looking at the water and I’m just like, ‘What?’” The singer insisted, “I never thought that it would be me,” with him expecting the choice to be Nigo, his longtime friend and collaborator who currently heads LVMH brand, Kenzo. READ MORE: Kim Kardashian Sings And Dances To Kanye West Track As She Attends Pharrell Williams’ Star-Studded Louis Vuitton Show Elsewhere in the chat, Williams spoke about his time working with LV and former creative director, Marc Jacobs, after a chance meeting nearly 20 years ago. “He was changing the paradigm,” Pharrell said of his experience working with Jacobs and LV. “At that time, musicians were only used here and there in campaigns, especially Black ones.