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Hip-Hop’s most beloved boot is going viral. Pharrell Williams and Louis Vuitton have produced a super luxe version of the Timberland construction boot — and the internet is going nuts.
As per Sneaker News, Pharrell continues to push the line when it comes to blending streetwear with luxury fashion. This week, the Maison revealed a super-premium Timberland featuring Louis Vuitton’s signature brown Monogram Canvas and plush leather. This version comes with some additional details that justify an $85,000 price point. An 18-karat gold LV logo sits on both the inner and outer tongue, and the precious metal is also used for the shoelace eyelets and lace loops. Gold embossing also shines on the Timberland tree logo at the outer heel. Even the packaging gets elevated — arriving in a hard-sided Monogram canvas box with natural leather trim and a plexiglass Monogram front door.
This isn’t the first time Louis Vuitton has collaborated with the outdoor footwear icon. Back in 2024, Pharrell turned heads with his interpretation of the classic 6-inch boot, featuring LV monogram embossing across the upper and tongue. The brown Monogram Canvas design lived on the leather collar, and the footbed carried the four-point LV star meant to symbolize fortune.
Beyond the luxury upgrade, the Timberland boot holds deep cultural significance in Hip-Hop. Since the ’90s, these boots have been a staple of street style, worn by icons from Tupac to Jay-Z, symbolizing toughness, resilience, and authenticity. Over the decades, Timberlands have transcended fashion to become a marker of identity, community, and the ethos of the streets — which makes Pharrell’s high-fashion interpretation all the more impactful.
As expected, the LV x Timberland 6-In High End Ankle Boot will be nearly impossible to secure, with only 50 pairs being produced globally. You can learn more about the drop here.
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Pharrell Williams is looking to change the accessory game once again. His new Louis Vuitton Touch collection is redefining men’s luxury bags.
As per The Robb Report, Pharrell Williams has helped curate yet another product expansion for the Maison. This month, Louis Vuitton announced the launch of the LV Touch Leather Goods Line. According to a press release, the portfolio seeks to offer men “inviting modern refinement through singular designs.” Included in the debut drop are a range of carry-alls ranging from small to medium in sizing. Each piece is crafted from either suede or calfskin making them supple to the touch and enhancing the sensory experience.
Materials aside, the form and construction offer versatility, letting users flex from the workplace to social settings. The debut set features six selections including the Steamer 30, its signature over the shoulder Hobo and a cross body Delta Slingbag. While each has a point of difference in terms of usage, feel and look, the Steamer 30 is the clear standout. This version reinterprets the classic canvas bag that was intended to carry laundry on long trips. With two handles on top and an optional strap, this selection allows for it to go cross body or carried by hand.
The Louis Vuitton Touch Collection is available now and can be shopped here.
Don Toliver announced on Monday (Feb. 17) that his “LV Bag” collab with J-Hope and Pharrell will drop next Tuesday, Feb. 25. Pharrell previewed “LV Bag” during the Louis Vuitton FW25 show in Paris last month. He and his frequent collaborator Nigo walked out and greeted J-Hope and other notable front row spectators such as Travis Scott and Bradley […]
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Pharrell Williams went back to his roots for Louis Vuitton’s Paris Fashion Week show. He infused streetwear throughout and positioned the label as the style’s luxury gold standard.
As per The Guardian, the multi-hyphenate creative has done it again. On Tuesday (Jan. 21), he brought a totally different aesthetic and flair for Louis Vuitton’s Fall / Winter 2025 collection that not only was a salute to his beginnings but also reshaping the narrative of the Dandy Man. Pharrell Williams partnered with his friend and long time collaborator NIGO for many of the ready-to-wear items. Hosted at the Cour Carrée du Louvre, the show unveiled the forthcoming collection, which included several memorable pieces ranging from coats, wide leg jeans, accessories and of course bags for different usage occasions.
Some of the standouts included Louis Vuitton branded varsity jackets that come directly influenced by the Billionaire Boys Club ICE CREAM Y2K skate era. Other pieces seem to be a nod to staple streetwear items, including their version of the Carhartt Detroit jacket. We also get a top that features caricatures of both Pharrell and NIGO on the right and left chest. As the show closed several items from each of their private archives were illuminated; these collectibles will be auctioned on Joopiter this week.
You can view some highlights from the Louis Vuitton Paris Fashion Show below.
Don Toliver and J-Hope previewed their new Pharrell-produced collaboration “LV Bag” during the Louis Vuitton FW25 show in Paris on Tuesday (Jan. 21). Pharrell and his frequent collaborator Nigo walked out and greeted J-Hope and other notable front row spectators such as Travis Scott and Bradley Cooper while the song was playing. J-Hope already teased […]
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Pharrell’s highly anticipated Louis Vuitton collaboration is upon us, and if you have a few thousand dollars to spare in that shoe box, you might want to get in on this.
After creating much buzz with his Timberland x Louis Vuitton boots earlier this year, Pharrell’s Louis Vuitton workwear capsule collection will be hitting the shelves next week. According to Highsnobiety, the pieces will be available for prelaunch for the ballers who have money to burn. That’s not us. Just sayin’.
Per Highsnobiety:
Louis Vuitton’s workwear capsule will be available for prelaunch on Louis Vuitton’s website and app come July 18 before officially releasing to select flagship stores on August 8. Expect prices to sit in typical LV range: that is to say, around $3,000 for the Timbs.
It’s meaty, comprising all that aforementioned apparel: hardy chore coats, dusters, double-knee pants, and Western shirts, embroidered, embellished, studded and sumptuously cut from overdyed earth-toned LV monogram jacquard.
While the attire in the collection is pretty dope, many will be looking to snag a pair of those Timberland boots as they are indeed the star of the show. But at $3,000 a pair, don’t be surprised if you only see rappers and entertainers stunting in those buttery suede worker boots as that’s basically two months worth of rent for the average Joe.
There is Louis Vuitton’s riff on timeless Timberland 6″ boot, fabricated in LV’s Fiesso d’Artico footwear atelier of Italian nubuck, dappled with gilded eyelets, and stamped with the LV monogram. This is the one with which Pharrell secured his place in the history books.
It’s joined by the Louis Vuitton by Timberland LV Boot, which blows up the original 6″ boot’s silhouette by 15 percent and thus reaches similar XXXL scale to Pharrell’s favored puffy trainers.
One has to wonder what resale would be on a pair of those Timberlands.
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Louis Vuitton continues to add their all-star roster. They have announced Pusha T as their newest brand ambassador.
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As spotted on High Snobiety, the Virginia Beach, Virginia, native is taking his talents back to the fashion industry. This week, the luxury apparel brand named Pusha T as a Louis Vuitton House Ambassador. LV expressed their enthusiasm regarding the partnership in a formal statement. “His ambassadorial nomination at Louis Vuitton is a testament to his commitment to artistry and a strong personal style, both echoing the Maison’s own dedication to unique expression across fashion and culture,” read a press release. “Pusha T’s role as House Ambassador underscores Louis Vuitton’s vision of bringing together diverse cultural influences to build powerful storytelling within its storied menswear universe. The Maison looks forward to this exciting collaborative journey ahead.”
This is not the first time the “Numbers On The Board” MC has worked with the label. Back in January, he walked the runway for Louis Vuitton’s Paris Fashion Week show. Last month, he and his brother No Malice attended LV Spring Summer 2025 show and premiered their new song “The Birds Don’t Sing.” Featuring John Legend on the hook, the duo addressed the loss of their parents and the bereavement that followed.
Current Louis Vuitton House brand ambassadors include Rihanna, LeBron James, Victor Wembanyama and Gong Yoo.
Pusha T has been named the newest House Ambassador of Louis Vuitton, the French luxury fashion house announced on Monday (July 8). “His ambassadorial nomination at Louis Vuitton is a testament to his commitment to artistry and a strong personal style, both echoing the Maison’s own dedication to unique expression across fashion and culture,” read […]
Pharrell Williams and Louis Vuitton are facing a lawsuit over their launch of a high-end line of “Pocket Socks,” filed by a California company that says it’s been using that same name for more than a decade on a similar product.
In a case filed last week in Los Angeles federal court, Pocket Socks Inc. says the luxury brand’s product — a literal sock-with-a-pocket that launched at Paris Fashion Week last year and sells for the whopping price of $530 — infringes its existing trademark rights to the name.
“Much attention and publicity has been generated for Louis Vuitton’s ‘Pocket Socks,’ including defendants, the press, and consumers using the name ‘Pocket Socks’ for their product which irreparably injures Pocket Socks’ longstanding brand and trademark rights,” the company’s lawyers write in the June 20 complaint.
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Louis Vuitton announced in February 2023 that Williams would serve as the company’s men’s creative director, and he debuted his first line for the company later that year at Men’s Fashion Week in Paris.
One of the items apparently rolled out at last year’s event was the Pocket Socks — a pair of knitted socks that feature a pocket adorned with a pearl. The socks received some notoriety in January when Jermaine Dupri was razzed on social media for wearing them during his Super Bowl halftime performance. Though currently unavailable for purchase, the socks are listed on Louis Vuitton’s UK website for £420 — roughly $530 in U.S. dollars.
Louis Vuitton’s new product didn’t sit well with Pocket Socks Inc., which says it’s been using that exact same name since 2012 for its own line of socks that feature a zippered pocket sewn into each pair. In its lawsuit, the company says it owns several federal trademark registrations for the brand and that the new product clearly infringes those rights.
In a statement announcing the new lawsuit, Pocket Socks Inc. claims Louis Vuitton’s new line “threatens to undermine the hard work and dedication” that has gone into building the brand: “This massive luxury brand and their designer Pharrell Williams should know better and behave within the law,” said CEO Evan Papel.
In technical terms, the lawsuit accuses Williams and Louis Vuitton of infringing both the trademark to the name as well as the so-called “trade dress” — meaning the actual look of the product. The sale of similar-looking socks under the same name is “likely to cause confusion, or to cause mistake, or to deceive consumers,” the lawsuit claims.
As the case moves forward, one possible defense argument from Williams and Louis Vuitton could be that the name Pocket Socks is too “descriptive” to serve as a trademark. Under U.S. trademark law, terms that merely describe the goods or services being sold cannot be locked up as an exclusive brand name.
Neither a rep Williams nor Louis Vuitton immediately returned requests for comment.
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Two of the biggest brands might be joining forces for a drop. Pharrell’s IG post might be a nod to a collaboration between Apple and Louis Vuitton.
As reported on High Snobiety, Skateboard P’s social media activity is once again causing speculation about a forthcoming release. On Friday, June 14, the Virginia Beach, Virginia, native shared a very interesting piece of footage that instantly turned some heads. His @skateboard handle, an Instagram account dedicated to his creative director work at Louis Vuitton, posted a video that showed a circular object that resembles a medal spinning around on its axis. While the footage was low quality, we are able to see that one side features the Apple logo in white, and on the other side we see the LV marque in what seems to be silver.
As expected the post created instant conversation regarding what could be a sneak peak for an upcoming Louis Vuitton and Apple collaboration. “Surprised LV and Apple haven’t worked in the past” one user wrote. While another user rhetorically asked “LV Airtag Holder?” This is not the first time Pharrell’s social media activity has caused a frenzy. Back in January he unveiled the Timberland x Louis Vuitton 6-Inch Boot.
Representatives at Louis Vuitton nor Apple have yet to comment on the post.
