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Virgil Abloh

Louis Vuitton · Off-White™

Virgil Abloh was an American fashion designer and entrepreneur. A trained architect, Abloh founded his own line of luxury streetwear clothing under the moniker Pyrex Vision in 2012, which he transformed into the Milan based fashion label Off-White in 2013. Abloh was appointed artistic director of Louis Vuitton's menswear collection beginning in 2018 and was given increased creative responsibilities across the LVMH brand in early 2021. Abloh worked in Chicago street fashion before he entered the world of international fashion with an internship at Fendi in 2009, alongside American rapper Kanye West.

Virgil Abloh
Myles Kalus Anak Jihem · Source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Houses & roles

Career milestones and recorded collection credits. Collection-year ranges identify seasons in our archive, not employment start and end dates. Roles at different houses can overlap.

YearsHouse & roleExplore at Sui Generis
2013Off-White™Founder / co-founderCollection archive →Read the house guide →
2019–2022Louis VuittonCredited collection seasonsCollection archive →Read the house guide →Collection source ↗
Sources & further reading

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