Louche retro tailoring and unusual fusions revealed in collection excelling in premium version of everyday items

When fashion insiders received notice on Tuesday afternoon that Pharrell Williams’s Louis Vuitton show at Paris fashion week would be rescheduled to 9pm, there were collective sighs of annoyance.

But all was forgiven when they arrived at the space behind the Pompidou Centre to be told that Beyoncé and Jay-Z would be attending. The star and her husband, and nephew Julez Smith, joined a starry front row, which included Omar Sy, Steve McQueen, PinkPantheress, Spike Lee, Emile Smith Rowe and Victor Wembanyama.