Athiththan Selvendran, Virgil Abloh's first employee, committed right hand, and chief of staff, has been appointed chief creative officer of the Virgil Abloh Foundation (VAF). Currently the chief operating officer of Virgil Abloh Securities (VAS), the appointment highlights the expansion of Selvendran's role and his growing influence as a...
17 Apr 2025
The Virgil Abloh Foundation, established by Shannon Abloh and family to continue the legacy of her late husband and designer Virgil Abloh, has appointed Dana Loatman as its inaugural executive director to advance the charitable organisation and increase exposure, access, and opportunities for young, underrepresented creatives. Chicago-born...
3 Mar 2025
LVMH has sold Off-White, the brand founded by Virgil Abloh, to the New York-based brand management company Bluestar Alliance. The price of the sale was not immediately disclosed, but Off-White has been struggling to maintain relevance and sales in an increasingly competitive market. “Virgil was a creative pioneer who had a profound impact on the...
30 Sept 2024
The Royal College of Art (RCA), together with the Virgil Abloh Foundation, have named MA Textiles student Tyreis Holder as the next recipient of the Virgil Abloh Scholarship. Launched in 2022, the initiative was set up following the passing of the late designer, who had built a relationship with the RCA as an honorary visiting professor in 2020....
27 Aug 2024
Off-White is poised for a runway return at Paris Fashion Week on February 29 with a co-ed show titled "Black by Popular Demand,” the Business of Fashion reported. This marks the third presentation under the creative direction of Ibrahim Kamara, who assumed the role of art and image director for the luxury streetwear label in April 2022. The...
29 Jan 2024
When Louis Vuitton announced Pharrell Williams is to succeed Virgil Abloh as the new creative director of menswear, it underpinned its new strategy for the French luxury house. By focusing on celebrity, influencers and artists, LVMH is writing a new blueprint to remain the world’s most successful luxury group and growing its 20 billion euro...
15 Feb 2023
A year ago, the fashion world bade farewell to Virgil Abloh. His creative legacy is a powerful one - full of hope, inclusion and streetwear. Abloh was considered multi-talented, a designer, DJ and master of collaboration. He never much liked the title of a designer, referring to himself as a "maker" instead - for his work was about more than...
4 Jan 2023
The Royal College of Art (RCA) in London has announced its RCA Virgil Abloh Scholarship, a new scholarship for disadvantaged Black British students, as per a press release sent out by the school. From the next academic year, every academic year a selected Black British student will receive a full tuition fee scholarship with a total value of...
8 Nov 2022
French luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton has published a book about its artistic director Virgil Abloh, who died on 28 November last year. The coffee table book “Louis Vuitton: Virgil Abloh” pays tribute to the appointment of Virgil Abloh as artistic director of Louis Vuitton's menswear collection in June 2018 and to his persona itself. As the...
9 Sept 2022
In 2019, the late-great Virgil Abloh, the trailblazing designer behind his Off-White label and the first Black menswear director of Louis Vuitton, sat down for an interview with Dazed. During this interview, Abloh declared what might arguably be one of the most controversial statements of his career: streetwear was going to die. “I would...
30 Aug 2022
French fashion house Louis Vuitton has released a new sustainable unisex sneaker designed by its creative director Virgil Abloh, who passed away at the end of November last year. It is a new version of the LV trainer made from 90 percent recycled and organic materials that “blends creativity, sustainability and eco-design, with its utterly...
26 Aug 2022
An exhibition dedicated to Louis Vuitton’s collaboration with Nike has opened in New York, displaying a collection of 47 customised Nike ‘Air Force 1’ styles by the luxury fashion house’s late creative director, Virgil Abloh. Running through to the end of May, the public exhibition features some of the beloved designer’s last works, with each of...
23 May 2022