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A new book from a Pulitzer Prize-winning critic re-examines the remarkable rise of fashion designer Virgil Abloh.
How did a streetwear-loving kid from Chicago become Louis Vuitton's artistic director in Paris? Critic Robin Givhan explores the rise of Virgil Abloh in her new book, Make It Ours.
How did Virgil Abloh, a streetwear loving Black kid from the outskirts of Chicago with no formal training in fashion, become an artistic director at Louis Vuitton, the world's largest luxury brand?
The book focuses on Abloh's impact on fashion and beyond, including his boundary-breaking appointment as head of menswear for Louis Vuitton.
Q&A: Pulitzer Prize winner Robin Givhan chronicles Virgil Abloh’s rise to fashion fame Givhan sheds new light on how Abloh ascended the ranks of one of the top luxury fashion houses.
Virgil Abloh Rewrote the Rules of Fashion. Now Robin Givhan Tells the Full Story With Make It Ours, the Pulitzer Prize-winning critic examines the impact of Abloh’s legacy.
There are several points in Robin Givhan’s Make It Ours: Crashing the Gates of Culture With Virgil Abloh where the notion of existing in between comes up. The book is less a biography than it is ...
When Virgil Abloh became the artistic director of Louis Vuitton’s men’s wear division in 2018, it marked the pinnacle of an anomalous fashion industry ascent.