The same vast ocean eventually brought Europeans to this glittering archipelago, among them the English navigator James Cook and the French adventurer Louis-Antoine de Bougainville, who arrived in the late 1760s.
Richards and Vuitton have been close since 2008, when Antoine Arnault (head of communications for Louis Vuitton) had the idea to feature Richards in an ad campaign for the 150-year-old trunk maker.
In case you missed it: Last week LVMH quietly announced that Antoine Arnault, head of communications for Louis Vuitton and son of LVMH chairman Bernard Arnault, will take the helm at Berluti.