Hip hop fashion

Louis Vuitton designer Marc Jacobs recently joined forces with music producer and hip-hop artist Pharrell Williams to create a line of funky eyewear. Terms of the deal were not available. But such partnerships between upscale companies and hip-hop artists are becoming increasingly common.

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October 12, 2004

Companies take to the rap culture

LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA, the world's largest luxury goods company, is turning to hip-hop to help boost its sales.

Hip-Hop fashion: From gold links to pink

From bamboo earrings -- at least two pair -- to "throwback" jerseys, hip-hop fashion is rampant, constantly changing but forever defining urban flavor and style.