Louis Vuitton creative director Virgil Abloh

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Louis Vuitton x Nike Air Force 1s designed by the late Virgil Abloh broke a Sotheby’s Auction Record

Virgil Abloh is gone, but far from forgotten.  Famed auction house Sotheby’s reports its auction of 200 Abloh-designed Louis Vuitton x Nike Air Force 1s sold for over eight times their original estimated value of $3 million, with the $25.3 million total sale breaking an industry record for a sneaker and fashion auction. Moreover, all of the proceeds will benefit the Virgil Abloh “Post-Modern” Scholarship Fund, created to encourage and […]

todayFebruary 16, 2022

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Acclaimed Groundbreaking Designer Virgil Abloh dies at 41

CNN reports that Virgil Abloh, the acclaimed menswear designer for Louis Vuitton and founder and CEO of Off-White, died Sunday of a rare and aggressive form of cancer, according to a post from his verified Instagram account. He was just 41 years old. "We are devastated to announce the passing of our beloved Virgil Abloh, a fiercely devoted father, husband, son, brother, and friend. He is survived by his loving […]

todayNovember 30, 2021

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