Louis Vuitton Names Virgil Abloh as Its New Men’s Wear Designer

.@VirgilAbloh joins #LouisVuitton

Louis Vuitton is delighted to welcome Virgil Abloh as its new Men’s Artistic Director. His first show will take place in June during Men’s Fashion Week in Paris. pic.twitter.com/4aEOH7T9J8

— Louis Vuitton (@LouisVuitton) March 26, 2018

- Virgil Abloh, founder of Off-White and Kanye West's creative director, will be the next artistic director of menswear at Louis Vuitton.

- He will be one of the few black designers at the top of a French heritage house. Olivier Rousteing is the creative director of Balmain, and Ozwald Boateng was the designer for Givenchy men’s wear from 2003 to 2007.

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