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Fashion: in Miami, the poignant tribute to Virgil Abloh

2021-12-01T15:00:26.488Z


STORY - Long planned, the Louis Vuitton men's fashion show in the United States was an opportunity to honor the memory of its artistic director, who died this Sunday at the age of 41.


Special envoy to Miami.

Is it a celebration?

A party?

Or just a parade like the others?

Everyone is wondering, on this Tuesday, November 30, in Miami.

What should have been for Louis Vuitton a simple

spin-off show

(a parade already shown and relocated for local customers) took on a whole new meaning this Sunday, two days before the event, when LVMH announced , in a press release, the disappearance of Virgil Abloh, at age 41.

The death of the superstar art director, also founder of the brand Off-White, suffering from rare heart cancer diagnosed in 2019, but which he had never spoken of publicly, was a shock to the entire fashion industry.

Including for the Louis Vuitton teams, which, until the day before, thought that the American would be present at Miami Marine Stadium, a nautical stadium built in 1963 for speedboat racing, now disused.

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For several months, Abloh had planned to present his men's spring-summer collection there.

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Source: lefigaro

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