Last July, Virgil Abloh unveiled an eclectic line up of accessories during
Louis Vuitton Men’s Spring/Summer 2021 runway show in Shanghai. Months later, the fashion house is now dropping the sure to be sought after range marked by the mystic “Zoooom With Friends” characters.
The selection features out of the ordinary makeovers of Louis Vuitton‘s signature bags, like the Keepall, Soft Trunk, and Speedy. For instance, the Keepall Pouch maintains its original LV monogram and includes an embroidered youthful character illustration stitched into the bag. In other pieces such as the Soft Trunk Backpack, the characters appear to be more two-dimensional as they are hand-painted as opposed to sewn into the bag as a three-dimensional feature. Throughout the collection, the vibrantly designed characters stand out as a reoccurring concept on all accessories. Unique from the rest of the bags are the Panda and Croco, which like their names, take on its animalistic shape, doubling as a p
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Kenya s comedy queen Elsa Majimbo can’t stop winning in 2020. With an E! People’s Choice Awards already in the bag, the girl whose favourite colour is money has blazed a trail and is one of the youngest Kenyan entertainers to be featured on a Concept Shoot with
Forbes Magazine where she discusses equity, ambition and colourism.
The 19-year-old chess champion shared tweets dating back to May when she predicted that Forbes would come knocking at her door - and it has happened. Louis Vuitton Men’s designer and luxury-wear co-founder Virgil Abloh co-signed her Forbes feature, writing on his Instagram story “Now this is what I’m talking about”, and Elsa replied, “My bro @VirgilAbloh knows what’s up”.