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detail, or hung high up with shoelaces dangling.
Quotes placed sporadically throughout the cloud-like space
captured some of Abloh’s most provocative ideas: “Are you a tourist or a purist?” “What is myth and what is reality?” and “Who did it first? Where did they get the idea? Is it new?” A spatial experience plucked straight from Abloh’s wild imagination, it was like a living embodiment of the joy and playful edge he brought to every project.
Anchoring the space was a cartoonish two-storey treehouse, complete with a spiral staircase and monogrammed tire swing at its moss-covered base. Symbolic of Abloh’s childhood dreams, the interior of the treehouse was a recreation of his studio at the atelier on Rue du Pont-Neuf in Paris, and featured turntables, a set of Louis Vuitton steamer trunks fitted with custom sneaker boxes, and a mood board portraying the creative journey behind the collection.
After getting a glimpse of each sneaker in a journey reminiscent of a scavenger hunt, visitors came to appreciate the craftsmanship above all else. The sneakers on display weren’t your average $99
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