article thumbnail

Off White, Louis Vuitton artistic designer Virgil Abloh passes away

Inside Retail

Virgil Abloh, artistic director at LVMH, Louis Vuitton and Off White, has passed away. Abloh trained as an architect and engineer in his early life, and transitioned to designing clothes in 2012. In 2013, he founded Off White, and became the Men’s Artistic Director of Louis Vuitton in 2018.

Artistic 246
article thumbnail

Louis Vuitton overhauls stores with Yayoi Kusama polka-dots and life-like animatronics

Dezeen

Luxury brand Louis Vuitton has transformed its stores across the world for the launch of its anticipated capsule collection with Japanese contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama. The collection is the second collaboration between Louis Vuitton and Kusama, returning a decade after the fashion house and artist first collaborated in 2012.

Artistic 145
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The return of Sephoria and what it means for the future of beauty festivals

Inside Retail

Brand founders such as Danessa Myricks, of Danessa Myrics beauty, and makeup artist Patrick Ta participated in live panels, where they discussed and demonstrated both core products and new releases. Sephoria survives rain out Prior to the event, the Sephoria team was expecting to welcome 6,000 in-person attendees and over 40,000 virtual ones.

Artistic 246
article thumbnail

Inside the rise of the ‘art-lennial’

Inside Retail

The US-based company offers more than 350 different prints from over two dozen artists, including Takashi Murakami, KAWS, Yoshitomo Nara, Shepard Fairey, Hebru Brantley, Matt Gondek, Madsaki and Futura. And it recently announced a multi-year partnership with contemporary New York artist Daniel Arsham. .

Art 246
article thumbnail

LVMH takes control of Off-White

Inside Retail

The US designer, entrepreneur, and DJ – who has held the role of artistic director of Louis Vuitton’s menswear for three years – has committed to work with LVMH on new luxury fashion projects across multiple categories. Abloh founded Milan-based Off-White in 2012.

Artistic 130
article thumbnail

Retail appointments of the week

Inside Retail

Virgil Abloh, artistic director at LVMH, Louis Vuitton and Off White, died on the weekend. Abloh trained as an architect and engineer in his early life, and transitioned to designing clothes in 2012. In 2013, he founded Off White, and he became the men’s artistic director of Louis Vuitton in 2018.

Artistic 130
article thumbnail

Inside Louis Vuitton’s technicolour homage to Virgil Abloh

Inside Retail

Dubbed “Walk in the Park”, the temporary space opened on December 15, paying homage to the late Virgil Abloh, Louis Vuitton’s men’s artistic director since 2018. . During an interview in 2017 hosted by Show Studio, Abloh described Kim Jones, Louis Vuitton’s men’s artistic director at the time, as a friend and mentor.

Fashion 130