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...“Think of the 2015 Gucci revival, and the fortunes of Louis Vuitton with Virgil Abloh.”...
...Jones tossed those out alongside references to Yves Saint Laurent’s time as Dior’s dauphin in the late 1950s....
...The best bit of advice I ever received was “Each one, teach one” which Virgil [Abloh] said to me, meaning what you have, share it with another person. And never try and reason with madness....
...So much so that Jones and Jones bowed side by side. It was possibly the best show Kim Jones has ever designed....
...At the orchestra level, at tables sponsored by brands, in the galleries filled with reporters and students and on stage, Virgil Abloh — the 41-year-old Louis Vuitton menswear designer who died on Sunday...
...The brand’s menswear line is without an artistic director following the death of Virgil Abloh last November....
...“What Virgil Abloh was doing with jewellery was really exciting,” he says, referring to the late men’s fashion designer, whose Office Supplies collaboration with jeweller Jacob & Co produced gem-encrusted...
...Martine Rose, a London-based designer who is mooted, at time of writing, as a possible successor to the late Virgil Abloh at Louis Vuitton, has made a neat line of logo referencing....
...Jones Road gives a casual splash of colour that doesn’t look too overdone....
...Nick Jones is also keeping busy: the founder and CEO of Soho House has been rolling out new members’ clubs throughout the world....
...Jones partnered with musician Travis Scott to create a collaborative line, fusing Jones’s design skills with Scott’s personal taste....
...At Rimowa, Arnault persuaded some of the design world’s most notable figures – including Kim Jones and the late Virgil Abloh – to work on collaborations that would popularise the suitcase....
...“Yoon has this unmatched creativity that comes across in such compelling ways,” says another friend and fellow designer Virgil Abloh, creative director of his own label, Off-White, and artistic director...
...The company has put together a well-credentialed team to strengthen the collection’s positioning as a serious fashion offering: masterminded by Bureau Betak (the production company behind Kim Jones’ debut...
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...Jones’ swishing cashmere great coats, braid-trimmed, maybe embroidered, deserve a wider audience....
...He helped attract younger customers to the brand through collaborations with star designers such as Louis Vuitton’s Virgil Abloh and Dior’s Kim Jones....
...Kim Jones’ first collection for Dior Men during spring/summer 2019 featured an update of the John Galliano-era Saddle bag, made popular on Sex and the City by Sarah Jessica Parker....
...The trademark aluminium ribbed case – modern iterations of which are the must-have travelling companions of Roger Federer, Kim Jones, Gwyneth Paltrow, David Beckham – was first made in the 1930s....
...Interestingly, you have everyone from Virgil Abloh of Louis Vuitton and streetwear bible Hypebeast all championing it.”...
...Kim Jones, who has been twisting and playing and pushing the boundaries of the suit ever since he began at Dior, continued....
...Conversely, in travel, the world’s richest – Bill Gates, Greg Carr, Paul Tudor Jones – seek simple food and an untrammelled wilderness to wonder at....
...Abloh went from The Wizard of Oz to The Wiz — the cult 1978 musical reimagining of that story, masterminded by Quincy Jones and starring Michael Jackson....
...The first three months of this year cover sales for the opening collections of new designers at various brands in the luxury group: Virgil Abloh at Louis Vuitton, Hedi Slimane at Céline and Kim Jones at...
...A similar idea was reiterated by Virgil Abloh for his own label Off-White and at Louis Vuitton....
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