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“When you cannot walk the street, and it happened at an early age with him, we all realized what was going on because he cannot hide himself under the hoodie like (Kylian) Mbappe, for example,” Medjana said. “(For) Victor, it’s impossible.” Early on in their marketing plans, Camp Wemby leaned into that fascination. The “alien” concept with Nike fell in their lap early, so they went with it. And while the decision to carefully and deliberately roll him out to the world as a complete public figure was in part to respect his priorities as an athlete, it also built the value of scarcity to the mystery that is Wemby. Louis Vuitton has crafted moments around him, often as part of a broader athlete campaign that includes fellow French soccer star Kylian Mbappe and LeBron. He recently starred in a Fanatics commercial leading into the finals and will be on the cover of NBA 2K27.

New York Times

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