Kanye West Zayn Malik Joe Jonas Meet at Louis Vuitton Menswear

Face, Social group, Hat, Fashion, Facial hair, Beard, Sun hat, Fedora, Fashion design, Collaboration,

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published 26 June 15

Ruthless networker Kanye West entered Thursday's Louis Vuitton menswear show alone and emerged with two powerful new connections.

Face, Nose, Arm, Mouth, People, Social group, Wrist, Party, Greeting, Collaboration,

From left to right: Kanye West, dad who does dad things like falling asleep during a live performance of Frozen (opens in new tab); Zayn Malik, displaced One Directioner reborn as a platinum blond; and Joe Jonas, the aloof one in person but the has-no-chill one on social media.

Solid lineup, guys. But tell me—have you put your party protocol in place yet? Taylor Swift has (opens in new tab).

Chelsea Peng

Chelsea Peng is a writer and editor who was formerly the assistant editor at MarieClaire.com. She's also worked for The Strategist and Refinery29, and is a graduate of Northwestern University. On her tombstone, she would like a GIF of herself that's better than the one that already exists on the Internet and a free fro-yo machine. Besides frozen dairy products, she's into pirates, carbs, Balzac, and snacking so hard she has to go lie down.