Oh my liege! There are multi-hyphenates, after which there’s Pharrell Williams. A groundbreaking, award-winning artist and producer, skateboard star, skincare founder, and designer — and now, formally, a “sir.”
Simply days after presenting a star-studded Fall/Winter 2026 menswear present for Louis Vuitton, the 52-year-old music and vogue icon was honored with French knighthood throughout a personal ceremony on Jan. 23 on the Élysée Palace. French President Emmanuel Macron offered him with the Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur (“Knight of the Legion of Honor”) for his contributions to tradition and the inventive industries.
“Chevalier of the Légion d’honneur. Grateful and blessed,” the Virginia native wrote within the caption of an Instagram put up that includes a carousel of snaps from the ceremony.
The images included one in all him shaking arms with Macron, one other of him standing earlier than an intimate crowd that included his spouse, Helen Lasichanh, and their 4 youngsters, and a shot of him celebrating the second with pal and collaborator Pusha T. France’s First Girl Brigitte Macron additionally posed alongside Williams, his spouse, and their youngsters in a shot.
Future, who appeared alongside Williams in at the very least one photograph, and Quavo, who posed in an ornate room contained in the French president’s residence beneath decadent chandeliers, have been additionally a part of the celebration.
In fact, he regarded fly for the event. The artist, who obtained a crimson ribbon medal as a part of the consideration, wore a navy blue flared swimsuit with a crisp white collared shirt and brown tortoiseshell shades.
The respect is France’s highest and most prestigious civil or army distinction. Established by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802, it acknowledges excellent service to the French nation, distinctive bravery, or important contributions to humanity and tradition.
It’s additionally not the primary main recognition the 13-time Grammy winner has obtained from the nation since changing into Louis Vuitton’s inventive director of menswear in 2023. That very same 12 months, he obtained the insignia of Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters from France’s tradition minister for his contributions to the humanities.
