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Fashion Designer Kellie Ford is accusing Pharrell Williams and Louis Vuitton of stealing her idea for a bag.

Pharrell Williams, the Grammy Award-winning musician, recently made his debut as the mens creative director for Louis Vuitton. His appointment raised questions within the fashion industry about why...

These days, the look is everywhere, but the next time you see someone in a designer logo, head-to-toe: know that Dapper Dan brought you that. If you can picture…

BPL attracted more than 4,000 New Yorkers to a hip-hop anniversary event featuring Grammy-nominated emcee Rapsody, appearances from Dapper Dan and several Roc Nation artists.

“I didn’t take this appointment. I was chosen. So, I’m doing what I was chosen to do,” Williams says of his position as men’s creative director for the French fashion house.

Has there ever been a more star-studded front row than at last night’s Louis Vuitton menswear show? Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Rihanna, A$AP Rocky, Zendaya, Kim Kardashian and their crew of suited and booted bodyguards made their way to Paris for Pharrell’s debut collection for the house. Such fanfare isn’t surprising for a man whose cultural barometer stretches far wide across music, fashion, and art.

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Nest park avenue, we were all up and down this on the east side, we had the stores over here. right here. >> when people saw me with nice clothes on, they didnt know i had bats in mid building, that i could look under my sink and say hello to my neighbor. you know? all of those things vanished once you put on some nice clothes. >> dapper dan started to take the louis vuitton, gucci, those types of logos. he started to make custom seats for cars, clothes, -- >> obviously without their permission ...

Was happening. i said, if they want to work with me, come to hollywood. im kidding. the joke. they came. i was like, oh, are they serious? well, i have to be able to continue what im doing. that should be able to create. they said okay. i said i have to be home, they said okay. everything, they said okay. it scared the hell out of me. as that, they gave me until the end of the year. they sent me a. >> we are at dapper dance, the italian this is a historical moment because this is gucci comes to ...

Unfortunately, on the shoulders of this very complex history, because for better or worse, its solidified that importance. >> here is one of the collective pieces in the partnership that i did with dapper dan and gucci. >> the idea of gucci even bringing him in really is the fact that so much in culture has changed, and also that people have now realized that if you dont give black designers credit for the work, but people will not support the brand. >> we gain nothing and we get bath mat and wa...