@louisvuitton is betting on a dose of Y2K nostalgia to perk up luxury consumers on New Year’s Day, when the reedition of its seminal collaboration with Japanese artist Takashi Murakami (@takashipom) will land in stores in tandem with a campaign fronted by @zendaya.
Murakami and Pietro Beccari, chairman and chief executive officer of Louis Vuitton, spoke with WWD about reuniting more than two decades after the launch of the line that set the mold for collaborations between artists and luxury brands.
“Young people are reviving that era, and we want to connect with them through this re-release,” Beccari said in an exclusive interview conducted via email.
The Louis Vuitton x Murakami collection is set to roll out next week with pop-up activations in seven cities worldwide that include experiences such as cafés, cinemas, care stations and vending machines where clients who purchase a piece from the collection can win gifts like stickers, Tamagotchi or trading cards.
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“He’s like a puzzle that you can’t quite [figure out]. You think you figured out and you realize you’re missing a piece,” @DrewStarkey says of his character Eugene Allerton in “Queer.”
Audiences who know Starkey from “Outer Banks,” in which his character Rafe is frequently screaming, starting a fight and slamming a drink, will need a beat to recognize him as Allerton: shy, soft-spoken, more physical than vocal.
“He’s so different from anyone I’ve ever played. The opportunity to work a different muscle was really cool,” Starkey continued.
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“There is no fashion without beauty, no beauty without fashion,” after receiving the award for Launch of the Year at the #BeautyIncAwards, @balmain creative director @olivier_rousteing talks about the intrinsic connection between fashion and beauty.
Here is a glimpse inside of the 2024 Beauty Inc Awards celebrating the visionary founders, breakthrough brands and big ideas that helped shape the year in beauty.
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“We had to create a product that was terrific from go, because you only get one shot to earn people’s trust,” @blakelively accepts the award for Newcomer of the Year for @blakebrownbeauty at the #BeautyIncAwards 💛
After three decades, two wildly successful brands and seismic shifts in the beauty industry landscape, BeautyInc and WWD has honored Bobbi Brown for her contributions to the beauty industry with the Pete Born Impact Award 👏
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Bobbi Brown 🤝 Blake Brown at the #BeautyIncAwards
@justbobbidotcom was honored with the Pete Born Award and Blake Lively received the Newcomer Award at today’s @beautyinc Awards.
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Anne Hathaway graces the WWD Weekend Quality Issue, which is out now.
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Get in bed with @skepta — or, at least, climb onto the exact same bed that the grimes musician was sitting on — at the pop-up shop for his @mainslondon brand in London.
Building on the collegiate codes of the Mains spring 2025 collection, the space has all the fixings of a ‘90s teen’s lair, including a single bed with yearbook-inspired sheets; stickers pasted over any spare surface, and walls emblazoned with posters.
Shoppers even slumped in cushy bean bags to play Mario Kart on a Nintendo 64.
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“This is what the Golden Globes are all about: drugs, honesty, friendship…” Ahead of hosting the 2025 Golden Globes, @NikkiGlaser breaks down iconic Globes moments, from Ricky Gervais to Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.
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“Dream bigger and never give up.” @leonardo_mdv, chief strategy officer of @essilorluxottica and president of @RayBan, talks to WWD about his leadership style, favorite childhood memory and more.
