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Virgil Was Here: Louis Vuitton Dedicates Its Spring 2022 Show to Late Fashion Icon Virgil Abloh

01/12/2021 - 04:20 PM

Virgil Abloh [1] is a fashion icon. After founding Off-White in 2012 and becoming Louis Vuitton's artistic director for menswear in 2018, Abloh died from cancer [2] on Sunday, 28 Nov, only a few days before his final show for the brand. To celebrate his life and legacy, Louis Vuitton dedicated its spring/summer 2022 collection to the late designer — including a rainbow-coloured statue of Abloh, playful holograms, a star-studded front row, and 82 looks from Abloh's previous and current collections.

Hosted in Miami Beach, Louis Vuitton's Virgil Was Here tribute show was attended by Kim Kardashian [3], Kanye West [4], North West, Bella Hadid, Joe Jonas [5], Pharrell, Silvia Venturini Fendi, Kerby Jean-Raymond, Edward Enninful, and LVMH chairman and chief executive officer Bernard Arnault. The designs were modelled by some of Abloh's dearest friends [6], including rappers Kid Cudi, Offset, and Quavo, with Kanye dedicating a special performance [7] of Adele's "Easy on Me" by his Sunday Service Choir ahead of the Virgil Was Here show.

"Virgil was not only a friend, great collaborator, creative genius, visionary and disruptor, but also one of the best cultural communicators of our times," said Louis Vuitton chairman and CEO Michael Burke in a press statement. The show ended with fireworks and words from Abloh: "Life is so short that you can't waste a day subscribing to what someone thinks you can do vs. what you CAN do."

Watch Louis Vuitton's Virgil Was Here spring/summer 2022 tribute show ahead.

Virgil Was Here


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