FALL 2024 ISSUE - Flipbook - Page 40
P
harrell is the latest
guest to grace the
Olympic Opening
C e r e m o n y ,
surprising viewers
by stepping in
the torch-bearing
procession.
Skateboard P hopped on for the onal
stretch of the torch9s trek as the last
torch-bearer. He walked the torch
to the top of the Basilica of SaintDenis, signaling the start of the 2024
Olympics. After completing the major
cultural moment and oïcially kicking
of the Paris Games, Pharrell put the
extinguished sleek-looking torch 3
designed by Mathieu Lehanneur 3 back
in its casing.
Not only was he bearing the torch, but
he also elected to debut a new footwear
silhouette with the Three Stripes. The
new adidas sneaker 3 the adidas x
Pharrell Williams Adizero Adios Pro
Evo 1 3 signioes the orst collaboration
on the silhouette as well as, per a
press release, the lightest racing shoe
from adidas to date, weighing in at
just 138g. Other torchbearers included
Snoop Dogg, Salma Hayek, MC Solaar,
Laetitia Casta, Sergey Bubka and
Patrick Bruel.
PARIS (AP) 4 If given the chance,
Pharrell Williams would reintroduce
arts competition into the Olympics,
reviving a tradition that9s been missing
for nearly 80 years.
Williams is aiming to reinstate
arts competitions back on the world9s
biggest sports stage, starting with
raising awareness through his starstudded Louis Vuitton event Thursday
in Paris. He passionately shared his
goal to see the tradition revived by the
Olympics in 2028 the night before the
Games9 opening ceremony.