Virgil Abloh has been hired as the new Men’s Artistic Director at Louis Vuitton.
The designer takes over from Kim Jones, who left the brand in January after seven years, and recently announced his move to Dior Homme.
Abloh is the founder of street wear label Off-White, which he started in 2013, as well as being Kanye West’s longterm creative director.
‘It is an honour for me to accept the position of Men’s Artistic Director for Louis Vuitton,’ says Abloh.
‘I find the heritage and creative integrity of the House are key inspirations and will look to reference them both while drawing parallels to modern… Read the full story