By the time he celebrated his 40th birthday, Virgil Abloh had, seemingly, triumphed in every corner of the fashion and home design worlds.
In 2013, having already worked for Fendi and partnered with Kanye West, he founded the Milan-based streetwear house Off-White. Four years later, he released the first Off-White furniture line, Grey Area. In 2018, he became the artistic director of Louis Vuitton's menswear division, making him one of the first Black designers to head a French luxury fashion house.
Yet even with the Off-White and LV jobs, Abloh had time for a seemingly endless list of collaborations: designing shoes for Nike and Jimmy Choo, making furniture for Vitra and Ikea (“a super-dream project”), creating art with Takashi Murakami and Jenny Holzer, dressing Serena Williams and Beyoncé, co-branding with Levi’s and Evian, deejaying at Coachella and Lollapalooza.
Abloh's process was incredibly innovative — he explained that if he was inspired by an object, he didn’t want to alter it any more than necessary. “I’m only interested in editing an idea or a concept by three percent,” he said. Not surprisingly, he flirted with the limits of permissible appropriation. His first clothing line consisted of flannel Ralph Lauren shirts on which he printed the word “Pyrex.”
And his collaboration with Vitra included a version of Jean Prouvé’s Antony chair that has Plexiglass where Prouvé used plywood. In 2017, the Belgian designer Raf Simons told GQ that Abloh’s work was unoriginal. A month later, Abloh presented an Off-White collection cheekily titled Nothing New.
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LOUIS VUITTON Virgil Abloh 2019 Keepall Bandouliere 50 epi trim travel bag
By Virgil Abloh, Louis Vuitton
Located in Hong Kong, NT
LOUIS VUITTON Virgil Abloh 2019 Keepall Bandouliere 50 white epi PVC leather trim travel bag Reference: VACN/A00124 Brand: Louis Vuitton Designer: Virgil Abloh Model: Keepall Bandoul...
OFF-WHITE Virgil Abloh 2013 Temperature print blue white washed denim jacket M
By Virgil Abloh, Off-White
Located in Hong Kong, NT
OFF-WHITE Virgil Abloh 2013 Temperature print blue white washed denim oversized jacket M Reference: TGAS/G00012 Brand: Off White Designer: Virgil Abloh Collection: 2013 Material: De...
$1,476
Size: UK 10 (Or Oversized on smaller )
Fall 2018 OFF WHITE c/o Virgil Abloh Crocodile Leather Structured Black Jacket
By Virgil Abloh
Located in Sheffield, GB
OFF WHITE c/o Virgil Abloh Fall / Winter 2018 Runway Jacket. A Black pressed leather crocodile effect Jacket featuring a structured silhouette with long sleeves, nipped waistline an...
$864Sale Price|20% Off
LOUIS VUITTON grey white ombre LV logo monogram crew sweatshirt L
By Virgil Abloh, Louis Vuitton
Located in Hong Kong, NT
LOUIS VUITTON grey white ombre LV logo monogram crew sweatshirt L Reference: YIKK/A00007 Brand: Louis Vuitton Designer: Virgil Abloh Material: Cotton Color: White Pattern: Monogram C...
$480Sale Price|20% Off
OFF WHITE Virgil Abloh green Camo cotton white logo field jacket M
By Off-White, Virgil Abloh
Located in Hong Kong, NT
OFF WHITE Virgil Abloh green Camo cotton white logo field jacket M Reference: LAYU/A00095 Brand: Off White Designer: Virgil Abloh Material: Cotton Color: Green, White Pattern: Camouf...
Louis Vuitton Virgil FW 2019 Runway Fur Jacket
By Virgil Abloh, Louis Vuitton
Located in Wien, AT
This beautiful Coat was Part of the FW19 Menswear Runway Show by Virgil Abloh The LV Logo on the back was hand-cut by Virgil himself using a classic razor which gives this piece an ...
Louis Vuitton menswear bag 'Keepall' summer 2022
By Virgil Abloh, Louis Vuitton
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
LOUIS VUITTON - (Made in France) Crossbody calfskin Keepall bag with silvery-glitter checked pattern with a two-slider zipper. Double handle and an adjustable removable crossbody str...
$5,830
H 11.82 in D 3.94 in L 15.75 in
Louis Vuitton Silver Mirror Porte Documents Or 24 Hours Bag by Virgil Abloh
By Virgil Abloh, Louis Vuitton
Located in Saint-ouen, FR
This Louis Vuitton Silver Mirror Porte Documents or 24 Hours Bag by Virgil Abloh is an extremely rare and limited edition . It features ultra-shiny monogram mirrored vinyl with pate...
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