«I have no ideas in a test tube. I come up with ideas by breaking test tubes. I’ve always been like that. » Virgil Abloh
unadulterated eyes, have been at the core of his creativity ever since his first product. In addition, his appointment as the artistic director of Louis Vuitton’s Men’s Collection further enhanced his merit around the world. CORONATION – The way he takes the time and leisure for all his projects is almost incomprehensible. He not only owns OFF-WHITE with its 15 f lagship stores, located in all the hottest mega-cit-
ies from New York through Busan to Tokyo and across the globe, and in addition, he founded the RSVP Gallery in Chicago and works in the #BEEN #TRILL crew. If that’s not enough, he is still DJing and mixing tracks that are played by other designers during their fashion shows in Paris, London and New York. As a filmmaker he has produced the music video for rapper Lil Uzi Vert, is creative director for DONDA by Kanye West, and sits
practically all year round in airplanes, economy class mind you, and has a wife and child. He is an example of multitasking and is an icon. Michael Burke, whom he met while at Fendi, has been following Virgil’s career with great interest all these years. Burke, a highly paid manager in the luxury label industry and who has led traditional companies such as Christian Dior, Fendi and Bulgari as Chairman, CEO and Managing