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ART & DESIGN

Virgil

ABLOH

Making History @ Louis Vuitton

irgil Abloh became A master architect, engineer and
a fixture in the hip- designer by trade, Abloh’s first
hop world as Kanye show for Vuitton transformed
V West’s creative the Grand Palais Royal Garden
director, then subsequently in Paris into a vivid spectrum
through the following he gained of color, featuring a 650-foot-
from his own brand, Off-White. long rainbow catwalk, the show's
brightest element in a show that
His first collection for Louis began and ended with models
Vuitton’s Men's Spring-Summer dressed in white.
2019 Paris Fashion Show made
history. Everyone was talking While Virgil himself did not
about it – and everyone will be discuss his concept, it seems an
talking about it - for years to come. obvious nod to the Wizard of
Oz theme and a fitting choice for
The show employed Kanye spring, considering June is Pride
collaborator, Kid Cudi, and rapper Month. It is also a symbolic choice
Playboi Carti to walk the runaway, - one that represents a clean slate
with some interesting cultural for both Vuitton as a fashion house
crossovers including Cudi walking and Abloh, as well as a statement
to the beat of the opening track on diversity, continuing Abloh’s
from Kanye’s new album Ye. Kanye career trademark of breaking
West and A$AP Rocky were front down color barriers.
and center on the catwalk sidelines
marking history as well. “ I’m not content with just
designing clothes. I am more
enamored with providing a
Photos Courtesy Of: Louis Vuitton Men SS19 | Virgil Abloh | Upost, Louis Vuitton on rainbow runway in Paris Palais premise of why my designs exist.
Royal, People, BoF Professional | BoF. Today it’s the context that is the
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– Virgil Abloh