Louis Vuitton Takes Park Prep to Central Park for Pre-Fall 2026

Tyshawn Jones leads a cast through Central Park as Pharrell Williams blends tailoring, sportswear, and the everyday rituals of New York life.

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Published June 1, 2026

Akbar Shamji, Luke Champion, and Mathieu Simoneau pose together against a carved stone wall in Central Park, with Shamji in a navy ribbed shorts set and graphic shirt, Champion in an indigo denim coach jacket holding a Speedy bag finished in raffia Damier and Monogram flower motifs, and Simoneau in a cream perforated leather jacket and tan trousers
Akbar Shamji, Luke Champion, and Mathieu Simoneau gather around a flower-paneled Speedy for Louis Vuitton’s pre-fall 2026 campaign. Photo: Oliver Hadlee Pearch / Louis Vuitton

Louis Vuitton takes to Central Park for pre-fall 2026, where Pharrell Williams turns one of New York’s most public stretches into an everyday theater for menswear. Photographed by Oliver Hadlee Pearch, the campaign follows a cast that includes athletes Tyshawn Jones, Carlisle Aikens, and Calvin Royal III alongside models Mathieu Simoneau, Akbar Shamji, and Luke Champion.

Louis Vuitton Pre-Fall 2026 Campaign

Tyshawn Jones leans across the handlebars of a vintage bicycle in Central Park while holding a phone to his ear, wearing a red harrington jacket with a small gold LV monogram over a cream T-shirt
Tyshawn Jones takes a call mid-ride in a red LV-monogrammed harrington. Photo: Oliver Hadlee Pearch / Louis Vuitton

At the campaign’s center is Tyshawn Jones, the Bronx-born skateboarder moving through familiar ground. He’s equally at home crossing park bridges, cycling shaded paths, or pausing for a game of ping-pong, folding luxury into the routines of everyday city life.

Luke Champion walks a golden retriever down a tree-shaded New York street in a powder blue cable-knit cardigan with navy trim, layered over a striped logo crop tee with black tailored trousers and tan loafers
Luke Champion walks a golden retriever, while wearing a powder blue cable-knit cardigan. Photo: Oliver Hadlee Pearch / Louis Vuitton

The season builds on what Pharrell calls “Park Prep,” a wardrobe that puts tailoring and sportswear on equal footing. Monogram micro-checks soften into relaxed sets, with indigo denim coach jackets sitting alongside cable-knit cardigans and ribbed track pieces.

Carlisle Aikens crouches mid-skate down a Central Park path in a monogram micro-check tracksuit set with a half-zip pullover and matching wide-leg trousers, a cream Louis Vuitton crossbody bag slung across his chest
Carlisle Aikens carves a Central Park path in Louis Vuitton’s monogram micro-check. Photo: Oliver Hadlee Pearch / Louis Vuitton

Louis Vuitton’s familiar signatures arrive reworked through washed Damoflage treatments, Monogram Surplus motifs, and raffia Damier finishes. Accessories lean into the park setting with Keepalls fitted for tennis rackets and ping-pong details.

Akbar Shamji walks through Central Park at center frame in a monogram jacket and shorts set, mid-laugh, with other cast members and a washed Damoflage Keepall around him
Akbar Shamji leads the cast through Central Park in a monogram jacket and shorts set. Photo: Oliver Hadlee Pearch / Louis Vuitton

New York supplies the energy throughout, and Pharrell makes luxury feel at ease within it. The clothes keep their shape on park benches, bike paths, and ping-pong tables alike.

Calvin Royal III leaps with arms extended in front of Central Park trees, wearing a wool jacket, pants, and leg warmers
Calvin Royal III brings ballet poise to Louis Vuitton’s pre-fall 2026 campaign. Photo: Oliver Hadlee Pearch / Louis Vuitton

Pharrell’s New York chapter sits next to the house’s trunk edition for life between cities.

Four Louis Vuitton cast members regroup on the Bethesda Terrace steps in Central Park, with Calvin Royal III standing in a navy striped polo and rust red chinos, Luke Champion seated in an indigo denim coach jacket and matching Monogram-cuffed jeans, Mathieu Simoneau in a cream perforated leather bomber, and Akbar Shamji in a navy quilted bomber and shorts set
Luke Champion settles between Calvin Royal III, Akbar Shamji, and Mathieu Simoneau on the Bethesda Terrace steps. Photo: Oliver Hadlee Pearch / Louis Vuitton

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