Music creative and Louis Vuitton creative director Pharrell Williams celebrated his 50th birthday party with a gathering in Tokyo at The Jade Room on April 3, 2023, attended by close friends and family. Guests includeed Pharrell’s wife, Helen Lasichanh and their son, Rocket, Ambush‘s Yoon Ahn and Verbal, Nigo, Pusha T, Verdy, Sacai designer Chitose Abe and Kogi “Poggy” Motofumi, among others.
Louis Vuitton loomed larged at the event where Pharrell wore a brown leather jacket customized with a Damier print. Perhaps foreshadowing collabortions to come, guests were gifted a Cactus Plant Flea Market t-shirt printed on a white Louis Vuitton blank.
Meanwhile, his cake was made by Shoji Natsuko, owner of été and one of Asia’s most-accomplished pastry chefs. The event also included drinks in glass bottles detailed with birthday wishes for Pharrell set against Nigo’s Human Made heart motiff. Joining in on the celebration Brian “KAWS” Donnelly published a bright yello happy birthday Pharrell graphic on his Instagram feed.
For such a momentous occassion, it makes sense Willaims would celebrate in Tokyo, a city that’s been a foundationally part of Williams’ history. He first visited the city in 2001 with a goal of meeting Nigo, who he had heard about through Jacob the Jeweler. Since then, the two have been fast friends and have worked together on multiple projects incuding co-launching Billionaire Boys Club.
In a post wishing Williams a happy birthday, Nigo wrote, “Pharrell has sometimes said, ‘Nigo changed my life”. but in truth, it’s Pharrell that changed my life. Thank you for always caring for me from the moment we met 21 years ago.
With Nigo as Creative Director of Kenzo and Williams at the helm of Louis Vuitton’s men’s business, the two fashion leaders will be joining forces under the same conglomerate for the first time.
