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PHARRELL WILLIAMS WILL BE LOUIS VUITTON’S NEXT MEN’S CREATIVE DIRECTOR American musician, record producer and designer Pharrell Williams will succeed Virgil Abloh as Louis Vuitton’s men’s creative director. The appointment is effective immediately and his first collection will debut in June during Men’s Fashion Week in Paris. “I am glad to welcome Pharrell back home, after our collaborations in 2004 and 2008 for Louis Vuitton, as our new Men’s Creative Director,” said Pietro Beccari, Louis Vuitton’s chairman and CEO in a statement. “His creative vision beyond fashion will undoubtedly lead Louis Vuitton towards a new and very exciting chapter.” While Williams, a 13-time Grammy winner, is better known for his music career, the 49-year-old has a robust set of fashion credentials, too. KERING EYEWEAR ACQUIRES FRENCH MANUFACTURER UNT Kering Eyewear has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire 100 percent of the share capital of the French company Usinage & Nouvelles Technologies (UNT) as it looks to cement its position in the luxury eyewear industry. UNT manufactures high- precision metal and mechanical components for the entire luxury eyewear sector at its 3,000 square metre facility in the Upper- Jura region of France. The acquisition builds on similar moves by Kering to establish dominance in the eyewear sector, including the takeover of Manufacture Kering Eyewear in 2017 – previously Manufacture Cartier Lunettes – and its stake in Trent Industria Occhiali that it snapped up in 2019. CARRERA NAMED OFFICIAL PARTNER OF COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL Carrera Eyewear has been tapped for an official eyewear partnership with the 2023 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival taking place over two consecutive weekends, April 14 to 16 and April 21 to 23, in Indio, California. A house brand of Safilo group, Carrera will be the only featured eyewear brand on the festival grounds; present with a partner tent to connect and engage with thousands of festivalgoers while offering an immersive brand experience, including a sunglasses try on station, and the new Carrera Woman Collection, the Italian eyewear brand’s debut women’s- centered offering. The 13-model collection is characterized by distinctive design elements coming from the Carrera brand heritage, from the iconic C logo at the temples to the metal trim on the frame fronts. TOPPOSTSON VISIONPLUSMAG.COM BLOGSPOT 76 VISION PLUS INDIA EDITION