Kanye West and Virgil cry in each others arms at his debut fashion show at Louis Vuitton

[Lil Bape the PostGod]

nikka in the red was definitely hoping for a handshake/hug and smoothly turned it into a fist pump

 

[AMcV'88]

man, what a feeling that must have been for Virgil today. crazy.
the set design, having BadBadNotGood play the music live etc...it looked great.

would like to have went but i only get to do the NY fashion week, the one that nobody really wants to show at now.

Virgil doing live DJ sets out of the Louis Vuitton office >>>>

 

[010101]

ye opened the door & his bro flew

can't be mad at the nikka who put you on

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[High quality poster]

man, what a feeling that must have been for Virgil today. crazy.
the set design, having BadBadNotGood play the music live etc...it looked great.

would like to have went but i only get to do the NY fashion week, the one that nobody really wants to show at now.

Virgil doing live DJ sets out of the Louis Vuitton office >>>>

Goat shyt man.

We gotta persevere brothers, take it to new heights, new levels, in whatever field you most passionate about.

 

[L&HH]

Can someone breakdown how Kanye held Virgil back all those years?

He didn't hold him back. What Drake was talking about made no sense. Kanye was probably a bit jealous and upset that LV instead of working with him poached his talent but he never held Virgil or anyone back.

 

[trillanova]

this was some real shyt. ye was overwhelmed because he knows how racist the European fashion houses are. to see a black man come from your direct influence and find himself a place at the top has to be a hell of a feeling. we only watch it and comment on it, but this is their life...good bad and ugly.

 

[boskey]

U fukking son of a bytch. I was just speeding over here to make this thread.

Here’s a close up.better view. fukk op.

But if I wore pants this big and a black t-shirt I would be considered "dusty" and "washed"

 

[010101]

He didn't hold him back. What Drake was talking about made no sense. Kanye was probably a bit jealous and upset that LV instead of working with him poached his talent but he never held Virgil or anyone back.

ye changed that man's life

if it wasn't for that link his story would be different

that moment was real love

if a nikka wouldn't support like that that ain't your bro

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[Da King]

c00ns crying for that cac co-sign in the fashion industry


nikkas never going learn

 

[Patrick Kane]

BadBadNotGood

My young GOATS

 

[Scottie Drippin]

I hear you how did he get the gig? I know he was boys with Kanye and shyt I remember that goofy pic in europe with them all wearing outlandish shyt but anyway good for him that video looked melodramatic though at least on Ye's part

He started Off-White, which became the biggest name in designer street wear. Also, last year his Off-White/Nike collab completely reversed the Adidas/Yeezy tide for Nike and became THE must-have sneakers for hypebeasts going for the highest resell value and selling out instantly.

Can someone breakdown how Kanye held Virgil back all those years?

He didn't. Virgil is pretty much Kanye's biggest apprentice success story, moreso than Cudi or Sean. They both interned at Fendi together, after that Kanye made him the creative director of DONDA, and in that role he headed up the design elements for everything regarding the Watch The Throne album/tour.

He was able to do Pyrex Vision and Off White because of the money he made working for Kanye. Those brands, especially Off White, are the reasons he's the head of mens LV.

That Drake shyt, as we say in battle rap, is a fake personal. Kanye is like a proud father watching Virgil make it.

 

[Clapsteel O'Neal]

He's the creative director of LV menswear.
It's big not only for him as an American (American designers don't really get love like that with the Euro fashion houses), let alone an African-American at that.

He's the only one. Only other blacks I can think of are Ozwald Boateng and Olivier Rousteing and they're both European

I hear you how did he get the gig? I know he was boys with Kanye and shyt I remember that goofy pic in europe with them all wearing outlandish shyt but anyway good for him that video looked melodramatic though at least on Ye's part

Bernard Arnault's son Alexandre put the old man on game and told him to hire Virgil

 

[High quality poster]

c00ns crying for that cac co-sign in the fashion industry


nikkas never going learn

What you doing with your life right now?

 

[Capital Steez]

I hear you how did he get the gig? I know he was boys with Kanye and shyt I remember that goofy pic in europe with them all wearing outlandish shyt but anyway good for him that video looked melodramatic though at least on Ye's part

He had a string of really successful collaborations as well as his own successful line w/ Off-White.
Vogue did a write-up on his story. A Brief History of Virgil Abloh’s Meteoric Rise

From LV's perspective, they kinda needed him. While they've always run things in terms of bags and accessories, their actual clothing/ready-to-wear has never been all that popular.

Culturally, Gucci and Balenciaga have been way more relevant and trendsetting recently.
Especially after all the success LV had with the Supreme collab, they knew bringing in Virgil's streetwear sensibilities were desperately needed from a business perspective.

 

[Clapsteel O'Neal]

He had a string of really successful collaborations as well as his own successful line w/ Off-White.
Vogue did a write-up on his story. A Brief History of Virgil Abloh’s Meteoric Rise

From LV's perspective, they kinda needed him. While they've always run things in terms of bags and accessories, their actual clothing/ready-to-wear has never been all that popular.

Culturally, Gucci and Balenciaga have been way more relevant and trendsetting.
After they all the success LV had with the Supreme collab, they knew bringing in Virgil's streetwear sensibilities were desperately needed from a business perspective.

This is a half truth. If Alexandre Arnault didn't suggest Vrigil to his old man...Virgil wouldn't be working at LV. It's as simple as that.