He has been called the “Karl Lagerfeld for millennials” and the “Andy Warhol for our times”, such is the multitasking — and multifaceted — genius of the fashion designer Virgil Abloh. Except Abloh is the antithesis of most fashion designers. The second-generation American, whose parents emigrated from Ghana to the US, is Louis Vuitton’s first African-American artistic director, heading up its menswear division. A rare black creative in the upper echelons of luxury fashion who famously works not from a desk but an iPhone, he also has his streetwear label Off-White, which is constantly ranked in lists of the world’s top 10 hottest brands. The former creative director for Kanye West has DJ’d everywhere from Circoloco in Ibiza to the Sub Club in Glasgow, andSponsored

Source: The Times May 21, 2021 11:07 UTC