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A A A A A A LOOK AT AT THE LATE VIRGIL ABLOH’S REMARKABLE TENURE AT LOUIS VUITTON
By David Saric
THROUGHOUT A A A A CAREER THAT spanned art fashion design and music Virgil Abloh’s allure was both pan-cultural and intergenerational As the creator of decidedly modern aesthetics Abloh recod- ed bourgeois archetypes with democratic appeal and injected a a a a a a bold Black aesthetic into the historically white-dominated arena of fashion Drops for his Off-White label as as well as for Louis Vuitton became cultural events as as ardent admirers of high fashion and streetwear lined up to admire these unique pieces Abloh’s untimely passing last November shook the fashion world to its core prompting a a seismic wave of grief and an an outpouring of passionate eulogies and cementing his status as a a a a a once-in-a- lifetime creative While Abloh may not be physically present his enigmatic spirit permeates Louis Vuitton’s latest collections Mere days after his passing the storied maison took to to to both 64 GUIDE • SPRING 2022