Pharrell and His Hermes Bag: A Love Story

You may recognize Pharrell's purple Hermes tote ("Don't call it a murse... it's my travel bag," he told writer Erica Kennedy), which he proudly posed with on the cover of our June/July music issue. Turns out, Pharrell really, really likes his travel bag (Well, wouldn't you? He told Erica it cost as much as a high-end Mercedes). Aside from our cover, he's been snapped toting the bag all around town (check out the images above) and appears with it in Madonna's new music video for "Give It to Me." Apparently, her Madgesty specifically requested he bring it to the shoot. We can only presume after seeing it on our cover...?

Photo composite by Lysee Webb