For Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 2026, Pharrel Williams transformed the catwalk into a giant Snakes and Ladders board

Pharrell Williams has never been one for the conventional runway, but this season he really rolled the dice, literally.

At the heart of it all? Bags that were anything but child’s play. Pharrell William resurrected the iconic Darjeeling Limited luggage line, first immortalized in Wes Anderson’s cult film, and reimagined it as functional luxury collectibles. No longer just film props, the updated pieces are now grails-in-the-making, fusing cinematic nostalgia with elevated craftsmanship.

The lineup included ombré-dyed monogram trunks that shifted hue like mirages, butter-soft leather hobo bags made for modern nomads, and statement travel cases embroidered with surreal animal motifs, elephants, tigers, and birds that seemed ripped from a safari dream sequence. The message? Fashion may flirt with fantasy, but Louis Vuitton is still packing for the real world.

Pharrell’s LV doesn’t ask whether bags can tell stories, it insists they already do. And in this case, they come with boarding passes and plot twists.