LOUIS VUITTON APPOINTS STREET STYLE GENIUS AS NEW ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
APRIL 26,2019
MEET VIRGIL ABLOH
LVMH WELCOMES NEW ARTISTIC DIRECTOR FOR MENSWEAR MARCH 2018
IN JUNE, ABLOH WILL DISPLAY HIS COLLECTION DURING MENS FASHION WEEK IN PARIS.
“IT IS AN HONOR FOR ME TO ACCEPT THIS POSITION. I FIND THE HERITAGE AND CREATIVE INTEGRITY OF THE HOUSE ARE KEY INSPIRATIONS AND WILL LOOK TO REFERENCE THEM BOTH WHILE DRAWING PARALLELS TO MODERN TIMES”
ARTIST ON THE RISE
VIRGIL ABLOH IS NO STRANGER TO THE SPOTLIGHT AND HAS CAUGHT THE WORLDS ATTENTION, SINCE HIS BRAND LABEL “OFF WHITE” TOOK OFF IN 2013.
ABLOH HAS EXPRESSED HIS CREATIVE GENIUS THROUGH HIS ABILITY TO COMBINE HIGH END STREET STYLE AND MODERN LUXURY FASHION. ADDITIONALLY, ABLOH HAS FOUND SUCCESS THROUGH HIS COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FASHION INDUSTRY.
A BRIEF BACKGROUND
OFF WHITE
“THE GRAY AREA BETWEEN BLACK AND WHITE”
– ABLOH DESCRIBES THE COMPANY OFF WHITE.
ABLOH IS THE CEO AND FOUNDER OF OFF WHITE, A MILAN BASED FASHION HOUSE, FOR HIGH END STREET WEAR ESTABLISHED IN 2013. SOON AFTER THE BRAND LAUNCHED IT QUICKLY CAUGHT GAINED ATTENTION IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, LEADING THE BRAND TO WORLDWIDE EXPANSION.
VIRGIL ABLOH WAS BORN IN ILLINOIS IN 1980. HE OBTAINED HIS DEGREE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING. HE LATER WENT ON AND OBTAINED A SECOND DEGREE IN ARCHITECTURE.
COLLABORATION WITH KANYE
IN 2009, ABLOH INTERNED AT FENDI, ULTIMATELY LEADING TO HIS COLLABORATION WITH KANYE WEST, AND SOON BECAME CREATIVE DIRECTOR FOR “DONDA”, WESTS BRAND. IN 2011, ABLOH SERVED AS ART DIRECTOR FOR JAY-Z / KANYE WEST ALBUM “WATCH THE THRONE”
IN 2012, VIRGIL CREATED HIS FIRST COMPANY NAMED PYREX VISION. HE PURCHASED DEADSTOCK CLOTHING FROM RALPH LAUREN FOR $40 AND SOLD IT FOR $500 PLUS.
PROFESSIONAL ACHEIVEMENTS
VIRGIL ABLOH IS HAS MADE AN IMPACT IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY AND IS CONTINUING HIS RISE IN THIS INDUSTRY. HIS EFFORTS AND IMPACT HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED.
ABLOH IS THE FIRST MENS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR FOR LOUIS VUITTON OF AFRICAN AMERICAN DESCENT. HE WAS ALSO NOMINATED FOR MENSWEAR DESIGNER OF THE YEAR 2019. IT IS MY OPINION THAT, WE CAN EXPECT NOTHING BUT GREATNESS BY THIS VISIONARY ARTIST. VIRGIL HAS PROVED HIS CREATIVE STYLE SENSE THROUGHOUT HIS FASHION CAREER AND NOW WITH LVMH. I BELIEVE THAT HE WILL ADD VALUE TO THIS LEGENDARY AND LARGEST FASHION HOUSE AND CAN UPHOLD THE INTEGRITY OF THE HOUSE. I THINK WE ALL CAN LOOK FOWARD TO SEE WHAT HE BRINGS IN THE FUTURE!
ALWAYS,
CHELSEA CATALAN
Chelsea Catalan
THE PURPOSE OF THIS BLOG, IS TO EMPOWER AND INSPIRE INDIVIDUALS TO PURSUE THIER PASSION DAILY AND STRIVE TO BE THE BEST VERSION OF THEMSELVES. AS AN ADVOCATE FOR WOMEN, IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT BEAUTY IS NOT ONLY ABOUT VANITY AND EXTERNAL APPEARANCE, AND TO EMBRACE BEING EXCEPTIONALLY BEAUTIFUL WITHIN, BEING A “TRIPLE THREAT.” ONE WHO DISPLAYS ACTS OF KINDNESS, WELL VERSED AND EDUCATED, INDEPENDENT, EXUDING CONFIDENCE AND A HIGH SENSE OF SELF, IN ADDITION TO BEING GORGEOUS ALONG WITH AMBITION AND INTEGRITY IN THEMSELVES. I HOPE TO EMPOWER OTHERS TO ACHIEVE TRUE CONFIDENCE AND SUCCESS. NOW, TYPICALLY, I WOULD NOT TAKE ON SUCH A CHALLENGE, UNLESS I WAS HUMBLED BY LIFE WITH ONLY 2 CHOICES; SINK OR SWIM. NEVERTHELESS, I AM HERE TO LET YOU KNOW, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO WAIT FOR LIFE TO HAPPEN TO BECOME THE BEST VERSION OF YOURSELVES. WORK IT BECAUSE YOU’RE WORTH IT!! “DO NOT BE CONFORMED TO THE WAYS OF THIS WORLD, BUT BE TRANSFORMED BY THE RENEWING OF YOUR MIND.”