I first met Abdourahman Njie AKA Yagamoto (or Abdou, or Yaga for short) in Gambia in 2011 or so, in my living room. My brother had said he met someone like us, someone from the UK, at school. I heard him before I saw him, his loud voice with the slight Essex cockney twang to…
Music & style visionary Pharrell Williams brought the stars out and lit up the “City of Lights” for his debut SS24 collection as creative director of Louis Vuitton. It’s not often – or ever – that we see Beyonce use her tour rest day to sit front row and headbop at a Paris fashion show.…
It’s been a little over a month since Louis Vuitton announced OG creative-pioneer Pharrell Williams as it’s new artistic director for menswear. That’s been enough time for us to all cool off from the initial shock & confusion we had when the news broke, since – in the people’s eyes – Pharrell was not a…
In 2022 Karanjee Gaba was the first Sikh model to feature in a Louis Vuitton campaign, wearing a beautiful bright pink suit and a black turban. Social media and publications alike were ablaze with comments on this first. But what does it mean to be the “first” in a year as recent as 2022? Is…
When Louis Vuitton appointed Virgil Abloh as its Artistic Director, we in the fashion industry knew this meant a seismic shift in the luxury fashion landscape. Abloh was a cultural titan, who faced heavy criticism during his tenure (on occasion rightly so), and sculpted his fashion universe at a relentless pace.
Louis Vuitton have released the campaign images for their F/W 20 collection following the lead of their January show.
This weekend London based rapper Octavian featuring the OG of Uk rap Skepta released the official music video for new song ‘Papi Chulo’. The song brings together UK rap with a Latin vibe, perfect for lifting our spirits in hope for the spring season to bring about better and happier days. The star posts on…
Big news in the world of fashion. Luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton named Virgil Abloh, the founder, and CEO of the Off-White; its new Menswear Artistic Director, taking over from Kim Jones who announced his departure just last week. Abloh will show his first collection for Louis Vuitton during Paris Men’s Fashion Week this coming June. This comes as…