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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Lauren Cochrane in Paris

Pharrell Williams’s star-studded Louis Vuitton Paris show is worth the wait

Models wear outfits from Louis Vuitton spring-summer 2026 collection during a show at Paris fashion week on Tuesday.
The Louis Vuitton spring-summer 2026 collection was Pharrell Williams’s best yet. Photograph: Michel Euler/AP

When fashion insiders received notice on Tuesday afternoon that Pharrell Williams’s Louis Vuitton show at Paris fashion week would be rescheduled to 9pm, there were collective sighs of annoyance.

But all was forgiven when they arrived at the space next to the Pompidou Centre to be told that Beyoncé and Jay-Z would be attending. The star and her husband, and nephew Julez Smith, joined a starry front row, which included Omar Sy, Steve McQueen, PinkPantheress, Spike Lee, Emile Smith Rowe and Victor Wembanyama.

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