Tyler, The Creator has shared his debut assortment for Louis Vuitton, ensuring to thank Pharrell throughout his reveal.
The IGOR rapper took to Instagram on Wednesday (February 21) to unveil his first collaborative providing with the luxurious vogue home, of which Skateboard P is the Males’s Artistic Director.
The publish reads: “A Louis Vuitton assortment by TYLER OKONMA. hand drawn craggy monogram. chess board is my favourite factor ive made. thanks @pharrell i really like you, you retain throwing me the keys. the @louisvuitton workforce thank yall for permitting these concepts come to life.
“Thanks @darrenvongphakdy we actually ran in there like we ran the place. and @missrazavi and @luisperezdop we the trio for actual [pink heart with stars emoji] ive been making garments since i used to be 13, sheesh.”
Tyler’s publish additionally included photographs of him hanging with Pharrell, who he has lengthy cited as his greatest affect, and his LV identification card which reads: “Sir Tyler Okonma.”
In a second Instagram publish, Tyler, The Creator supplied a more in-depth have a look at his inaugural Louis Vuitton assortment which incorporates preppy-inspired objects like a cricket sweater, quick swimsuit, windbreaker, puffer jacket, sandals, journey chess set and a Courrier Lozine 110 trunk price €68,000 (roughly $73,500).
He additionally revealed that the gathering shall be arriving on March 21.
“I needed to combine my fashion and louis vuittons codes collectively in a means that felt barely whimsical however might nonetheless be worn to the fuel station on a tuesday,” the Odd Future founder defined.
“What an expertise being in that workplace, creativeness working wild. have you ever seen that chessboard?!!!! i had an actual late evening modifying these photographs, im joyful to lastly share this assortment and lookbook with you guys. nonetheless cant consider it. assortment out March twenty first.”
Tyler, The Creator shed extra perception into the gathering in an announcement to GQ, saying: “My foremost focus was making issues I might put on on a regular basis. I gown the identical in a gathering as I do a efficiency or grocery retailer journey, so hand drawing the monogram felt like the right steadiness to me.
“The chessboard is likely one of the best issues I’ve made and is unquestionably my favourite factor from the gathering. The workforce was nice to work with, it kinda felt like Huge with Tom Hanks. P has all the time left a door open for me, however I nonetheless can’t consider this one.”
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Returning the compliments, Pharrell added: “Tyler has been my shut pal and collaborator for years and we’ve all the time related on music and design. This collaboration is exclusive to Louis Vuitton as a result of it’s a pure extension of our LVERS philosophy, constructing on our community of unimaginable artists and creatives.
“There are such a lot of components particular to Tyler constructed into these items and it’s been inspiring to see him hone in on his craft and collaborate with him for this Spring assortment.”
The Louis Vuitton assortment is simply Tyler’s newest vogue assertion following the success of his GOLF le FLEUR* clothes model and collaborations with Converse and Lacoste.
