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Virgil Abloh

Now I’m going to keep it two Virgils with y’all, I was ready to steer clear of anything that Virgil put his name on. But how am I, a black woman, actively rooting for the demise of a black man? That seems backwards. So instead, I decided to come to Virgil as a woman, so that our concerns can be heard. This message’s intent is for the betterment of the black faces in fashion, and to inspire change in the industry.

Virgil Abloh is an American designer, the artistic director of Louis Vuitton, the first black person to ever hold this title, and the creator of the label, Off-White.

It is not up for debate, Virgil is one of the most iconic black men in the fashion industry. He has broken barriers and created new levels of achievements for not only black people in fashion, but for streetwear in general.

On the contrary, Virgil is far from perfect. Over the past two years, the discrepancies that he faces in this industry have been made very clear. In the midst of the 2020 Black Lives Matter movement, the conflict became Virgil vs. the black community. Cancel culture did not take this…