“He addressed a whole youth through his creations. And it's a bit thanks to him that I got into fashion ”. A student at the French Fashion Institute in Paris (13th), Emma, 23, is still in shock after the announcement on Sunday of the disappearance of American designer Virgil Abloh, at only 41 years old. “Few people knew he was sick. When I learned of his disappearance, I felt very sad. Because if I am here at IFM today, it is because his work touched me and he succeeded in bringing a whole generation into luxury, a rather closed world before him ”, affirms the young lady.
King of luxury streetwear, Virgil Abloh had established himself in a few years as one of the coolest designers with an audience of connected millennials.
The first great black designer recognized on the fashion scene, committed to the affirmation of African-American cultures, the hip-hop fan stylist, had landed in 2018 one of the most envied positions in the fashion sector and luxury, within the flagship brand of LVMH, world number one in luxury.
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“As soon as he arrived at Louis Vuitton, he broke the codes.
It has decompartmentalised the barriers between luxury and streetwear, it has made fashion more accessible and more inclusive, ”says Anatole, a fashion marketing student at IFM.
In his extra-large sweatshirt, cap screwed on his head, Joseph is also full of praise for the “designer of genius”.
“Since my adolescence, Virgil Abloh has been a reference for me.
Her fashion vision is ultra-powerful and she speaks to everyone ”.
