Though it seems like we haven’t heard much from Pharrell Williams in a
while, the artist and living style icon has clearly been putting in
work behind the scenes. Today, the “Happy” musician has announced that
he is now co-owner of denim brand G-Star RAW.
The move doesn’t come without context: for the past two years the
pair have collaborated on the RAW for Oceans denim line which features
jeans made from recycled plastic. Utilizing a process created by Bionic
Yarn (of which Pharrell is the creative director) the company turns
discarded plastic bottles into thread which is then spun into jeans. The
collection has presumably been doing well as each season it sees
further iterations, expanding into shirts, coats and even flight suits.
Now, the brand is pulling Williams aboard to help across the whole
company.
The announcement comes within a month of Pharrell buying back into
the Billionaire Boys Club that he founded with Nigo in 2005. According
to reports, Williams bought 50% of the company back from Iconic Brands
Group. For Iconix, the move allows the company to focus where they can
make money faster as they are in $300 million in debt as of June. Expect
the company to expand in product categories, possibly retail space and
in licensing opportunities.
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