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Why Was LeBron James Walking Around With a J. Cole Vinyl Record?

Why Was LeBron James Walking Around With a J. Cole Vinyl Record?

Published by Jenni Sidey

During his 23-season reign over the NBA, we’ve learned some things about LeBron James’s off-the-court interests. He likes to fill idle time by doodling (shout out to his hand-drawn Bart Simpson in the Off-White fit). He appreciates the “genius” work of Goosebumps author R.L. Stine. And, perhaps above all else, the man loves music. Given that his formative years coincided with the golden age of hip-hop, James is a well-documented admirer of giants of the genre like Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, Nas, and Jay-Z. But it’s not all ’90s classics for the 41-year-old basketball deity. He’s called Kendrick Lamar an “unbelievable talent,” posted videos of himself turning up to Lil Baby, and popped up in a Tyler, the Creator video last year. Now, we have a new data point to study in LeBron’s ongoing rap obsession. The man with the most points in NBA history has a new nickname: LeVinyl James. Courtesy of the Los Angeles Lakers On Thursday, photos hit the internet of James walking around in a vibe-y springtime outfit. The King …

Demi Moore, Jenna Ortega Won Red Carpet

Demi Moore, Jenna Ortega Won Red Carpet

Published by Daniella Wilson

With perhaps one notable exception, women ruled the night at the Actor Awards, in both style and social media conversations. By a wide margin, the ladies of Hollywood outdistanced men in earned engagement at the March 1 event, according to the latest results from The Hollywood Reporter‘s Red Carpet Power Rankings, in collaboration with Launchmetrics. While that’s not unusual — women’s fashion always sparks more online attention than men’s — Bad Bunny’s strong numbers from the Grammy Awards proved that it is indeed possible for a guy to vault to the top of the list. And while one man created an undeniable frenzy when his name was called — Michael B. Jordan, who picked up the best actor trophy for Sinners and in that moment became the Oscar favorite — it didn’t move the needle in social engagement across style categories. (Jordan looked terrific in Tom Ford by Haider Ackermann regardless.) While Netflix, which streamed the awards, historically doesn’t reveal viewership data, the Red Carpet Power Rankings may offer an indication of the event’s audience …

Louis Vuitton’s New Fragrance Made an Amber Convert Out of Me

Louis Vuitton’s New Fragrance Made an Amber Convert Out of Me

Published by Jenni Sidey

The nose has an innate ability to take a scent and drum up a vivid picture in your mind, whether it’s taking you back to a trip to the beach when you were a tot or conjuring a trek through a tropical rainforest. Louis Vuitton intrinsically understands this olfactory power, and is especially good at experimenting with it in its Fragrances of the World collection. Case in point: the luxury house’s first scent release of the year is Ambre Levant, a fragrance inspired by the “mythical golden hour of the Middle East.” Any reference to the Middle East at this moment in time is… complicated. But setting aside the ongoing conflicts in the region, the Middle East has a long history of producing rich, intense, and highly-concentrated scents. Oud, an essential oil harvested from aquilaria trees native to Southeast Asia and North India, is sought after for its woody, sweet, and smoky aroma. Though there are hints of that in Ambre Levant, Louis Vuitton’s house perfumier, Jacques Cavallier-Belletrud has created a slightly more nuanced concoction …

Read Emmanuel Macron’s Heartfelt Tribute to Pharrell Williams

Read Emmanuel Macron’s Heartfelt Tribute to Pharrell Williams

Published by Sam Flores

He looked back at every highlight of Pharrell’s career, from the Neptunes to hits produced for Jay-Z and Britney Spears, including, of course, the hit song “Happy,” which elevated the singer to international stardom. “The irresistible lyrics of this soundtrack, composed for Despicable Me, a movie made from a French studio, travelled far beyond cinema screens,” Macron said. “Its rhythm spread and you became the man who made the world dance in unison.” “But Pharrell,” he continued, “with you, creation is never confined to a single art.” On February 4, 2023, fashion house Louis Vuitton shook up the fashion world with the announcement that Pharrell was to become artistic director of its men’s collections. Vuitton selected Pharrell “for your irreverence, your boundless creativity, and your total commitment. And from the very first year, you delivered with a spectacular debut collection, unveiled during a landmark show on the Pont Neuf, transformed for the occasion into a golden stage,” Macron said. “The world discovered the silhouettes you had imagined: the Louis Vuitton Damier reinterpreted as bold pixelated …

21 Ways to Style a Necktie in 2026

21 Ways to Style a Necktie in 2026

Published by Jenni Sidey

We know, we know—we’ve been ringing the bell about ties being back for years now. We first noticed the necktie resurgence right here at the GQ office (a place, as my colleague Samuel Hine wrote a while back, that was “once arguably the global epicenter of casual tie-wearing”), and have since seen it flourish in Hollywood, on the runway, and even among the new political elite. A once-ubiquitous accessory of yesteryear cast off by the powers that be, only to be picked back up by stylish, vernacular-dressing youngsters. You love to see it. But it is nevertheless a thrill to see a trend in practice, and ties have been on full display on the ground at men’s fashion week in Milan and Paris. Showgoers and VIPs at Dior and Louis Vuitton, for example, wore their neckties knotted beneath leather jackets, double-breasted suits, and at least one sweater vest, which proves that, when it comes to styling here, the only limit is your own imagination. For more street-style inspiration on how to (re)incorporate ties into your …

How Louis Vuitton and Auralee Are Aligned on the Future of Menswear

How Louis Vuitton and Auralee Are Aligned on the Future of Menswear

Published by Jenni Sidey

This is an edition of the newsletter Show Notes, in which Samuel Hine reports from the front row of the fashion world. Sign up here to get it free. A jam-packed Paris Fashion Week schedule opened on Tuesday evening with two very different vibes. The first, courtesy of rising Japanese label Auralee, was thoughtful and refined. Intimate, even—a showcase of clothing on a human scale by a mild-mannered fabric obsessive named Ryota Iwai. The second, by Pharrell and Louis Vuitton, was fashion under the biggest of big-top tents, an enormous and opulent production that featured a celebrity-crammed front row and an Apple-store-esque house seemingly dropped in the middle of the runway. The one-two punch of Auralee and LV has become something of a men’s week tradition here, and the juxtaposition can be head-spinning. You’re witnessing a serene parade of understated outfits one minute; the next, you’re watching a guy carting a Louis Vuitton steamer trunk made of stained glass down the runway in front of 1,000 guests (not counting the gospel choir). And yet even …

7 Elite New Timepieces From 2026’s First Major Watch Event

7 Elite New Timepieces From 2026’s First Major Watch Event

Published by Jenni Sidey

Last year, Daniel Roth stole our hearts with the Extra Plat Souscription, a spectacular, extra-thin gold dress watch with a sophisticated guilloché dial. Now, the Louis Vuitton-owned brand is back with a skeletonized version that somehow manages to outdo its predecessor: Being a Daniel Roth joint, it’s of course housed in the brand’s signature double-ellipse case, which in this instance measures 35.5mm in diameter and is made of 18K 5N rose gold. But the dial is the real pièce de résistance—gold bridges and plates specially arranged to maximize transparency and legibility allow an unobstructed view all the way through the watch, while a set of arrow-tipped blue hands indicates the time. Chalk up another win for Louis Vuitton’s watchmaking division, La Fabrique du Temps. Gérald Genta Geneva Time Only Marrone and Grafite Courtesy of Gérald Genta Gérald Genta While you might know Gérald Genta for his audacious Royal Oak and Nautilus watches, the brilliant Swiss designer created thousands of other, lesser-known timepieces during his prolific career. The Geneva collection, for one, updates a 1970s design …

Critics Choice Awards 2026 Red Carpet: Louis Vuitton Dominates

Critics Choice Awards 2026 Red Carpet: Louis Vuitton Dominates

Published by Daniella Wilson

At the Critics’ Choice Awards​ last weekend — the first major red carpet of awards season — the actual black ​c​arpet ride was less about fantasy and more about moment​um. The question isn’t simply who wore what anymore — it’s who won. Not just the actors and filmmakers collecting trophies inside, but the designers and stylists tallying quieter victories outside. Call it the Critics’ Choice Most Dressed race: a count of who dressed the most stars, who dressed the winners and whose looks actually landed. By those measures at last week’s CC, Louis Vuitton dominated. Even amid internal change — including the recent exit of longtime vp, celebrity relations Maggie Jenks-Daly — the house easily outpaced its rivals, with Nicolas Ghesquière creating looks for nine attendees: Chase Infiniti, Hannah Einbinder, Erin Doherty (a persuasive case for spearmint’s return), Michael B. Jordan (oxblood on men, now officially “a thing”), Katherine LaNasa, Rhea Seehorn, Joel Edgerton, Ryan Coogler and Miles Caton. Four of them went home with awards. Vuitton may still spend more than anyone else, but volume + wins is hard recipe to argue with. That same arithmetic now applies to stylists, especially as …

Louis Vuitton’s monogram turns 130 – see its most iconic celebrity moments

Louis Vuitton’s monogram turns 130 – see its most iconic celebrity moments

Published by Daniella Wilson

The arrival of 2026 marks 130 years since the creation of Louis Vuitton’s distinctive monogram, one of the most recognisable and enduring symbols in the history of luxury fashion. To commemorate the milestone, the French fashion house has announced a year-long celebration, unveiling a series of special editions that pay tribute to the heritage design while reaffirming its relevance today. When Georges Vuitton, son of founder Louis Vuitton, first introduced the interlocking LV initials and floral motifs in 1896, the monogram was conceived as far more than decoration. It was a deliberate and forward-thinking response to widespread counterfeiting, designed to protect his father’s coveted trunk designs while establishing a clear and unmistakable signature for the house – one that would go on to define luxury branding for generations. © Getty © Getty Inspired by Neo-Gothic ornamentation and Japonism, the monogram is now a signature of the brand and has evolved from a practical mark of authenticity into perhaps the most powerful visual code in luxury fashion. It symbolises craftsmanship, innovation, and a global cultural cachet …