Virgil Abloh

Who he is: Virgil has become the artistic director of Louis Vuitton’s menswear collection along with being the creator of his own clothing line: Off White. He did not just wake up one day and become all of this though. Virgil starts his career while obtaining his undergrad degree at University of Wisconsin-Madison aiming towards civil engineering. He obtains his degree and and then in 2006 he receives his masters in architecture from Illinois Institute of Technology. This is where his interest in fashion is peaked while the Rem Koolhas building is finished. He did not gain recognition though until 2009 when him and his close friend Kanye West join the Fendi internship in Rome. They introduced newness and disruptiveness while together and many in the firm took a liking to them right away. Through the years of 2009-2012 he helps other designers create brands and offers inspiration. 2013 comes around and he launches his brand OffWhite. He takes all he has learned in school, his own interest and liking such as street wear luxury, music and all things visual to implement in his brand. Nothing of his collection was shown until 2014 during Fashion Week in Paris. Since then he has added to his repertoire by becoming and performing as a dj at venues such as Lollapalooza. He has been an influence to me in ways of not stopping at a peak but to reach to the sky and break the peak. He could have easily stopped at being good at fashion but he expanded into music, visual art, community outreaches, etc.. Virgil has been an inspiration for me and hope that you all, after reading this, share the same opinion.