Assouline - Book - Louis Vuitton: Virgil Abloh ( Cover 2 )

The first book on the visionary designer since his passing features a relationship that changed the course of fashion history. Exploring Virgil Abloh's appointment and tenure as men’s artistic director at Louis Vuitton, the house’s first African-American to hold that role, the title is the definitive chronicle of the origin of luxury's newest, more inclusive era.

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Written by Abloh’s close collaborator Anders Christian Madsen, the title offers an intimate, insider portrait of a man born to break boundaries on and off the runway impactfully illustrated with over 320 stunningly iconic images and personal reflections from Virgil’s inner circle. Assouline and Louis Vuitton decided to release this title with two collectible covers. This one is more youth and streetwear oriented with its cartoon artwork by cultural icon/artist Reggieknow, who illustrated now cult characters for Virgil’s spring-summer 2021 show (a video starring animated puppets dubbed ‘The Adventures of Zooom with Friends’)— the first time Louis Vuitton ever collaborated with a African-American artist on the runway.