By Mimosa Spencer

PARIS, June 24 (Reuters) - Louis Vuitton men's creative

director, Pharrell Williams, wove fashion elements from India

into his spring-summer 2026 collection, shown outdoors on

Tuesday in front of the Pompidou Centre in Paris.

Guests were seated when screaming crowds outside the venue

announced the arrival of singer Beyonce and rapper Jay-Z, who

sat in the front row next to LVMH Chairman and CEO

Bernard Arnault.

A live orchestra kicked off the show with loud drumming and

models filed onto the sprawling, wooden set, parading loose,

pleated trousers, striped coats and embellished workwear.

Bags and jeans were decorated with elephants and palm trees,

while suits were worn with chunky, leather flip-flops. One model

wheeled a purple acrylic trunk down the runway, moving steadily

as the Voices of Fire choir sang and danced.

After the show, Williams, a well-known singer and

songwriter, hugged Jay-Z before skipping across the runway set

-- painted like a snakes and ladders gameboard -- to greet his

family.

The show took place on the first day of Paris Fashion Week,

which runs to June 29. Jonathan Anderson, who attended the

Vuitton show alongside Dior CEO Delphine Arnault, Bernard

Arnault's daughter, will present his debut collection for Dior

Homme on Friday.

A number of high-end labels have brought on new designers as

the industry seeks to woo back shoppers who are tightening their

purse strings in an environment of economic uncertainty.

(Reporting by Mimosa Spence; Editing by Sandra Malerr)