With his modern vision of luxury, VIRGIL ABLOH, the recently appointed men’s artistic director at Louis Vuitton, is opening doors to a new generation.
Virgil Abloh is an exceptionally busy man. On the day we meet for his photo shoot, he has flown in to London directly from an event in New York with Jeff Koons, his luggage—Koons’s Louis Vuitton collaboration—in tow. Before he leaves, less than 20 hours later, he will be mobbed by fans at a magazine signing, receive the 2017 Fashion Award for Urban Luxury and host a sticky-floored after-party at 180 The Strand. He is then leaving town at 7am and heading straight to Miami’s Art Basel. “I don’t sleep as much as normal people do,” he explains.
It is this tireless drive that has marked Abloh’s ascent as a fashion designer. In 2014 he founded Off-White, a label that bridges the gap between streetwear and luxury fashion, and it quickly earned a cult following. It now has more than 280 stockists around the world. Late last year he released a 10-piece collaboration with Nike, re-working its most iconic trainer styles; he has a gargantuan project with Ikea in the works; and he is prepping for a retrospective of his work next year at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. Meanwhile, women from Beyoncé to Gigi Hadid are proud ambassadors for his designs. “What is Virgil Abloh?” asked a recent magazine cover. “GOAT,” replied Rihanna on Instagram. Translated, that means: great-
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Breathe In, Breathe Out
A powerful tool to help you master your nervous system or another biohacking buzzword? SIMONE DHONDY explores the inhalations and exhalations of breathwork
Red Pill, Blue Pill
India's nutraceutical industry is booming thanks to advanced technology, distrust of the medical system and rising vanity. With multivitamins becoming purer and more effective, NIDHI GUPTA finds out if supplements have become the new serum
Sign of the times
No longer do you need to have an answer to, \"What is the significance of this?\" when people point to your new tattoo. ARMAN KHAN discovers that everything is on the table when you get inked temporarily
Return to form
Watching the world's most elite athletes deliver the best performances of their careers rekindled SONAKSHI SHARMA's own love for sports
Dimple, All Day
YOU MAY HAVE WATCHED HER ON THE BIG SCREEN FOR OVER FIVE DECADES, BUT DON'T MAKE THE MISTAKE OF ASSUMING THAT YOU KNOW DIMPLE KAPADIA.
MUSIC, TAKE CONTROL
As someone who had always sought safety in numbers, ALIZA FATMA often wondered what her own company would feel like. The answer arrived unexpectedly when she attended her first-ever music festival, one of the largest in the world, all alone
Let it grow
When we think of hardworking farmers toiling in India's scorching heat, we often think of men, the sweat on their brow, the sinews in their arms. JYOTI KUMARI speaks to four women who are championing the invisible female labour that keeps these fields running
YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE
When armless archer Sheetal Devi set her sights on the Paralympic Games this year, she knew she had a tough journey ahead of her. Luckily, her mother was with her every step of the way.
Beauty and the feast
The appeal of Indian weddings has always been in a sprawling spread. For additional bragging rights, Aditi Dugar recommends going beyond designer tablecloths and monogrammed napkins.
Sweet serendipity
From a scavenger hunt-inspired proposal to a Moroccan-themed baraat, Malvika Raj and Armaan Rai's love story prioritised playfulness throughout their blended celebrations.
