VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginia Beach native and music superstar Pharrell Williams brought a touch of coastal culture to Paris Fashion Week on Tuesday, unveiling Louis Vuitton’s spring-summer 2027 men’s collection with a massive wave-inspired runway and a surf-themed collection that nodded to life by the water.
Williams, who serves as Louis Vuitton’s men’s creative director, closed the opening day of Paris Fashion Week menswear shows with a moonlit outdoor set featuring a towering curling wave, sandy dunes and a glass-walled camper designed to evoke travel and adventure.
The show drew a star-studded crowd that included rapper Missy Elliott, who also has Virginia ties through her Portsmouth roots, along with actors Jeremy Allen White and Charles Melton, rapper Quavo and NBA star Victor Wembanyama…