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In the basement of the Centre Pompidou, a linebacker-sized man is keeping a careful eye on Pharrell Williams. It’s just before the Louis Vuitton Men’s spring 2026 show, and Pharrell is giving previews to a small group of journalists in the crowded backstage area. The man, Dalontee Edgerton, is an ex-Secret Service agent who has served as Pharrell’s personal bodyguard for the past six years. He also happens to outdress just about anyone at fashion week.

Today, Edgerton is putting on a masterclass of tactical drip in a sleek track jacket detailed with the Louis Vuitton monogram and damier-print jorts from Pharrell’s recent collaboration with Japanese streetwear god Nigo; his Cactus Plant Flea Market socks are tucked into rare LV x Timberland work boots. Gold grills gleam on his teeth. It’s a flashy look—but in Pharrell’s luxurious orbit, Edgerton is basically undercover, fashion week style.

Dalontee Edgerton

“He crushes it every time,” says Pharrell. “He’s him. He’s got sauce.”

I first noticed Edgerton last year at Pharrell’s western-themed Louis Vuitton show. I could tell he was security as he methodically worked the rope line at a post-show reception, but he looked more like a swagged-out sheriff. While the rest of the muscle wore standard-issue dark suits, Edgerton’s outfit was straight from the new LV collection, complete with a bolo tie, 10-gallon hat, and flared trousers over pointy cowboy boots. If he wasn’t so big you would have thought he had just walked the runway.

A cowboy-hatted Edgerton and P before Dior Men’s fall-winter 2025 show.

I assumed that Pharrell helps style his professional shadow, but not so. “He do him,” Pharrell says.

Edgerton politely declined to comment for this story, but those who know him say that the DC native has always been interested in fashion, even if he wasn’t allowed to exactly stunt while serving on President Obama’s Secret Service detail. That’s where he earned his reputation for staying calm and courteous under pressure, but the taste level was apparently always there. By the time Pharrell hired him, the gentle giant was already a Louis Vuitton client. Lately, he seems to have developed a taste for Dior accessories and rare Pharrell-approved Adidas sneakers.

Pharrell on the move!

The fits don’t appear to distract Edgerton from watching his boss’s six. When the mission calls for it, he changes into a more conventional uniform, even if his black T-shirts are designer. But at fashion shows, “plainclothes” takes on a whole new meaning. At Kenzo in January, Edgerton, wearing an on-point Nigo x Nike tee and flared dad jeans, sat next to Pharrell like a FROW fixture in his own right.

Louis Vuitton

Speaking of, my colleague Eileen Cartter reviewed the Darjeeling Limited-themed, Beyoncé-fueled spectacle that was Louis Vuitton’s spring 2026 show. Writes Cartter, “Pharrell spent his first several seasons honing his dandyish vision for sleek, fit-and-flare silhouettes. With this collection, he delightfully loosened up the hinges.” Dalontee stayed crushing it, changing into elegant black trousers to tail P during the finale.

Online Ceramics

I was surprised when I heard Elijah Funk from Online Ceramics was in town. As you may know, OC’s scene is more Shakedown Street than Champs-Élysées. Any yet! Funk decided to fly out last minute to start showing off the next phase of his heady graphic tee empire: Online Ceramics, the clothing brand.

Come fall, OC will begin dropping a line of serious garments alongside its renowned Grateful Dead and A24 tees. The vibe is very vintage L.L.Bean, with a hippie twist—basically what the brand’s employees already wear. Think sturdy denim jeans, tie-dye fleece pullovers, garment-dyed corduroy overshirts, beefy flannels, and ripstop cotton jungle pants.

The next phase of Online Ceramics

The new direction comes after Funk and his co-founder Alix Ross parted ways, which precipitated a messy semi-public divorce and a year-long legal battle that had fans questioning the future of Online Ceramics. I’m told it’s now been settled. Ross is focusing on his dark Brandy Melville-esque brand Farmer’s Daughter, which is not at Paris Fashion Week—at least not yet!

Anthony Vaccarello’s Moodboard

Before Anthony Vaccarello’s Saint Laurent men’s shows, he typically summons a few writers to meet him backstage for a confab, which takes place in a sleek temporary office where his moodboard for the season is pinned on the wall. This season, it comprised a group of colorful portraits by painters prominent in the ’70s Fire Island scene, and one black-and-white photograph of a young Yves Saint Laurent playing tennis.

It’s a striking image: YSL leaning on his racquet, seeming to feign exertion, his blousy shirt rolled at the sleeves and tucked into dark tailored shorts. Vaccarello explained that when he found the photo—snapped in the ’50s in Oran, Algeria—he was inspired to put a few pairs of tailored shorts in the collection. But looking at it following the electric show, I realized that it’s all about the overshirt, which appears to have informed the colorful, shoulder-padded washed silk camp shirts that gave the collection such a fantastic edge. Show Notes exclusively obtained the image for your own summer moodboard.