it took me that period to question myself and be like am i going to believe in the mission that i can t be a designer at the highest level? am i going to believe that i am supposed to make printed t shirt, streetwear? or am i going to believe that i m only going to believe that i m only going to believe that i m only going to dj clubs that are willing to pay me whatever and to play whenever and i was like, yeah, i m going to do that and like, yeah, i m going to do thatand i m like, yeah, i m going to do that and i m going to keep doing it for a long period of time until the one opportunity that comes across, yes i know and i m going to say yes i m going to show up on time, i m going to show up on time, i m going to show up on time, i m going to do my best and that is going to do my best and that is going to do my best and that is going to lead to some other opportunity and i hope that through my narrative people see that in themselves, that anything is achievable and the different genr
virgil abloh made history in 2018 as the first black man to become the creative director of luxury brand louis vuitton, but the path to success wasn t always easy. it took me that sort of period to question myself and be like, am i going to believe in the myth that i can t be a designer at the highest level, that i am supposed to make printed t shirts that are called streetwear? i hope that through my narrative, people see that in themselves, that anything is achievable and those different genres arejust made to bejumped over. when he got his moment, abloh redefined the idea of the modern fashion designer, adding dj, artist and architect to his creative arsenal. announcing the sad news of his passing on instagram, a statement to his 6 million followers read.
it took me that period to, like, question myself and be like, am i going to believe in the myth that i can t be a designer at the highest level? am i going to believe that i m supposed to make printed t shirts that are called streetwear? or am i supposed to believe that i m only going to dj clubs that are willing to pay me whatever and to play whenever, and i was like, yeah, i m gonna do that and i m gonna keep doing it for a long period of time til the one opportunity that comes across, say yes or no, and i m gonna say yes, i m gonna show up on time, i m going to do my best, and then that s gonna lead to some other opportunities and i hope that through my narrative people see that in themselves, that anything is achievable and the different genres arejust made to bejumped over. that was virgil abloh speaking to the bbc two years ago. alex frank, culture writer and editor and contributor of vogue.com, told us more about his
and his creative approach. it took me that sort of period to, like, question myself and be like am i going to believe in the myth that i can t be a designer at the highest level? am i going to believe that i m supposed to make printed t shirts that are called streetwear or am i supposed to believe that i m only going to dj clubs that are willing to pay me whatever and to play whenever? and i was like, yeah, i m gonna do that and i m gonna keep doing it for a long period of time, till the one opportunity that comes across, say yes or no, and i m gonna say yes, i m gonna show up on time, i m going to do my best, and then that s gonna lead to some other opportunities and i hope that through my narrative, people see that in themselves, that anything is achievable and the different genres are just made to bejumped over. that was virgil abloh speaking to the bbc two years ago. alex frank, culture writer and editor and contributor of vogue.com, told me more
say yes or no, and i m gonna say yes, i m gonna show up on time, i m going to do my best, and then that s gonna lead to some other opportunities and i hope that through my narrative people see that in themselves, that anything is achievable and the different genres arejust made to bejumped over. that is virgil abloh speaking to the bbc two years ago. alex frank culture writer and editor and contributor of vogue.com told me more about his life and career. total trailblazer. virgil was a kid from chicago. he grew up in chicago. you know, people like him don t often become the heads of major fashion luxury groups in paris and virgil did. i think it took an enormous leap of imagination and faith and determination to get where he ended up. what was it then, in a sense, apart from him as a character, clearly he s got charisma. what was it in his cv that took him to that height and in that direction?