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This Week in Music and Fashion: Lykke Li, Sam Smith, Pharrell, and Odd Future

Lykke Li makes her design debut, Sam Smith teams up with Calvin Klein, Pharrell has yet another collaboration on the way, and Odd Future drop their new Golf Wang lookbook.

Image via & Other Stories

In case you haven't heard, it's fashion week month, which, for music heads, means a whole lot of artists bring their style A-game, soundtrack runway shows, and announce brand collaborations. So far this month, we've seen Miley Cyrus try to pass off her stoned crafts projects as accessories on Jeremy Scott's catwalk, BANKS become fashion's latest It Girl musician, Nicki Minaj teach models how to do her "Anaconda" dance, and Pharrell debut his collection for G-Star made from recycled plastics in the ocean.

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But after passing through New York, London, and soon Milan, before heading to Paris, fashion month is just starting to hit its stride. Today brings news of handful of fashion projects from musicians.

LYKKE LI FOR & OTHER STORIES

First up, Lykke Li's collaboration for H&M's avant little sister brand & Other Stories has finally arrived. Even though it won't be sold in the U.S [cue "Sadness Is a Blessing"], we can at least marvel at Lykke's design chops from looking at photos of the collection. There's a Bianca Jagger-inspired white suit, crocodile-stamped accessories, and a crisp, clean white shirt all just as bewitching as Lykke's songs.

SAM SMITH X CALVIN KLEIN Image via Sam Smith's Instagram

Sam Smith—who's pretty much only been in a suit since his debut album In the Lonely Hour came out—is taking a similar minimalist approach fashion-wise, teaming up with Calvin Klein on a handful of suits for his upcoming tour. Last year CK dressed Drake for his Nothing Was the Same Tour, providing him with some cloudy duds to match his album cover. Sadly Smith will not be wearing a cloud-themed suit. Instead he'll be channeling Frank Sinatra with three neutral-colored check suits and a grey and dusty blue suit. “He let his clothes showcase his voice,” Smith told WWD about his style icon Ol' Blue Eyes. “He wore the simplest clothes, but at the same time, the most complex. His style forced you to listen to his voice, but it was his clothes and style that helped make his music sound like dollar bills.”

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PHARRELL WILLIAMS X ADIDAS Image via Pharrell's Instagram

If you've been paying attention to what Pharrell's been wearing all year—outside of the hat—you will not be surprised to learn that Skateboard P has teamed up on a capsule collection for Adidas. He's practically set a record for the number of ways you can wear a Stan Smith—with Swarovski crystals, with hand-painted doodles, with Hilary Clinton's name, etc.—and he's been pairing them mostly with Adidas' iconic track jacket. Now's your chance to grab both of those items, reinvented by Pharrell. For his capsule collection—out this Saturday at Packer Shoes—Pharrell created three Adidas track jackets done up in leather and three pairs of Stan Smiths, all in red, blue, and black. But looking like Pharrell comes at a hefty price: you'll have to shell out $150 for the Stan Smiths and $1000 for his leather track jacket.

ODD FUTURE'S GOLF WANG LOOKBOOK

Odd Future's Golf Wang clothing line is still going strong. Today the group posted their lookbook for their fall/winter 2014 collection and, in it, Tyler and co. clown around—but there's nothing that funny about the clothes. Almost as if accidentally, Golf Wang has evolved into a full-on brand with a cohesive, albeit wacky, aesthetic. This season they're serving up lego-colored outerwear, bold stripes, and collared shirts. Check out the whole collection over at their site.

Marissa G. Muller will doing this every week. She's on Twitter - @marissagmuller.