American fashion designer Matthew M. Williams, best known as the former creative director of LVMH-owned Givenchy, launched a new clothing brand under his own name. This was first reported by American fashion magazine WWD, to which Williams confirmed the news without further comment. The brand will debut during Paris Men's Fashion Week. The first...
Jun 2, 2025
Luxury streetwear label 1017 Alyx 9SM, co-founded by Matthew M. Williams, who is also the creative director of Givenchy, has confirmed that it has secured investment from Hong Kong-based entrepreneur Adrian Cheng. In a statement, Williams said that his label was entering into a “strategic business partnership” with Cheng, who serves as chief...
Nov 20, 2023
Givenchy creative director Matthew M. Williams designed custom pieces specially for the superstar’s performance on Sunday. The Weeknd wore a fully hand-embroidered jacket with crystals, created by the Givenchy Haute Couture atelier in Paris. The jacket took more than 250 hours to complete by four different embroiderers working on it, according...
Feb 8, 2021
In this video, The Fashion Archive reviews Matthew M. Williams' SS21 debut collection at Givenchy. Watch the video below. Source: The Fashion Archive via YouTube
Nov 5, 2020
It is no easy feat for a label reboot with a new creative director when the world is in quarantine. But that is precisely what Matthew M. Williams faced for his debut collection at Givenchy. With Paris devoid of press and buyers, Williams’ first outing played to his strengths in streetwear, as shown at the brand’s Paris headquarters and released...
Oct 5, 2020
Givenchy, the French fashion house with a long-standing tradition, is opening a new chapter in its history with the appointment of Matthew M. Williams as the company’s new creative director. FashionUnited summarized the milestones of the fashion house in a timeline. “I am extremely honored to join the House of Givenchy. The Maison’s unique...
Jun 18, 2020
LVMH-owned luxury French fashion house Givenchy has announced that Matthew M. Williams, the founder of luxury streetwear-inspired label 1017 ALYX 9SM, is the brand’s new creative director. This appointment marks Williams first major creative director role and will see the American designer succeeding Clare Waight Keller, who announced her...
Jun 15, 2020
A new training collection is to be launched later this week by Nike. Designed in partnership with American designer Matthew M Williams, the creative director of Alyx, the pieces incorporate computational design and computer data which analyzed motion, heat and sweat zones. Nike decided to invite Williams to design a collection after launching...
Jul 9, 2018