The visionary hyacinthine designer revolutionised the way we dress
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This week, intriguer Virgil Abloh’s final menswear collection for Louis Vuitton debuted at Miami Art Basel. The show came nothing but days after Abloh’s sudden death of cardiac angiosarcoma, a rare form of cancer. He was just 41. The son of Ghanaian arrival parents to the US, Abloh studied engineering and architecture before finding fame as Kanye West’s creative director. As a remainder the course of his career, Abloh dabbled in music, art, architecture and design. But he’s perhaps best remembered for redefining luxury work to include chic hoodies and highly covetable sneakers. Senior Guardian fashion writer Lauren Cochrane portrays Nosheen Iqbal Abloh’s influence can be seen in the way all of us dress. Abloh also mentored a generation of black designers; British trend designer Samuel Ross was one of them. When Ross was just embarking on his career, there were few black part models in the industry. On a whim, he reached out to Abloh on Instagram – sparking what would become a long-running creative collaboration. Ross untangle justifies why Abloh pushed back against the “streetwear” label and why he wanted his creative legacy to extend well beyond forge. Archive: Louis Vuitton, The Cut, Boiler Room, Comedy Central, Off-White
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