Pharrell's Moncler Collaboration Is Coming
Fresh off a Billionaire Boys Club link-up, Moncler has tapped Pharrell Williams, BBC's man-in-charge, for a city-ready collaboration inspired by the outdoors.
The collection – which is set to land on September 22 – revolves around the notion of glamping (a form of camping involving accommodation and facilities more luxurious than those associated with traditional camping), but with an emphasis on refinement, craftsmanship, and expertise.
The clothes themselves have been designed to be as comfortable as outdoor experiences as they are for metropolitan adventures.
Down padding has a curvilinear expression on one jacket, but then realized in pyramid points on another. This being Pharrell, the vest is a central piece, interpreted in three-dimensional diamond quilting and meant to be layered.
Now, Moncler and Pharrell crossed paths before. Actually, their relationship dates back to 2010 when Moncler enlisted the musician for a collaborative fall capsule, complete with that sought-after "Bulletproof" puffer vest. The vest recently landed at Pharrell's JOOPITER auction house, home to other coveted treasures of his.
Not to mention, Pharrell designed his own Maya 70 jacket in 2022, celebrating the Moncler icon and the brand's 70th anniversary.
After Moncler teased a collaborative Pharrell logo in its Instagram stories on September 19, it led fans to think that a collaboration between musician-turned-designer is on the horizon. Alas, they were correct.
This, though, isn't the first time that we've seen this Pharrell'd Moncler logo either. In February, we caught first looks at the co-branded symbol during Moncler's massive Genius event. There, Pharrell was one of many collaborators to debut their, well, collabs with Moncler Genius, alongside Rick Owens, Salehe Bembury, Alicia Keys, and adidas, to name a few.
For Pharrell's capsule, the Louis Vuitton menswear director delivered an offering of outdoor-ready apparel and accessories — quilted vests, puffy bucket hats, thick blankets, sherpa jackets, and other trek-worthy layers — rendered in earthy tones. Khaki green was plentiful, to say the least.
Now Pharrell's latest Moncler collaboration arrives in a similar vein. It's centered around being outdoors, yet is refined with the touch of Louis Vuitton's main man. Now that's some concoction.
