WEBVTT 00:00:04.400 --> 00:00:07.100 Virgil, abloh founder of off, white and blue Vuitton. 00:00:07.100 --> 00:00:10.400 Men's, artistic, director, died on Sunday after private battle 00:00:10.400 --> 00:00:12.900 with cancer. The acclaimed artists, and fashion designer 00:00:12.900 --> 00:00:16.000 was 41 years old and a statement released by fashion house. 00:00:16.000 --> 00:00:18.800 Lvmh, CEO, Bernard arnault wrote. 00:00:18.800 --> 00:00:20.200 We are all shocked by this. 00:00:20.200 --> 00:00:23.600 Terrible news fertile is not only a genius designer and a Visionary 00:00:23.600 --> 00:00:29.000 is also a beautiful soul and a great wisdom and be working 00:00:29.000 --> 00:00:31.200 alongside fellow Chicago and Kanye West. 00:00:31.200 --> 00:00:34.300 The to forge a relationship over their love of fashion and begin 00:00:34.300 --> 00:00:36.800 to break down the barriers of entry for Black Culture in the 00:00:36.800 --> 00:00:44.700 industry, in the store like wanting to know more because 00:00:44.700 --> 00:00:47.500 there's something. The felt like something that was at play, 00:00:47.500 --> 00:00:50.700 something that we didn't know, but we appreciate it that with 00:00:50.700 --> 00:00:54.500 us sort of saying hey we want to participate in this Arena. 00:00:54.500 --> 00:00:56.900 Begin a collaborative partnership. 00:00:56.900 --> 00:00:59.700 That extend for years with a blow being appointed, 00:00:59.700 --> 00:01:02.200 artistic director, for Jay-Z and West quickly, 00:01:02.200 --> 00:01:03.700 acclaimed album, Watch the Throne. 00:01:04.300 --> 00:01:07.600 Bentley West, most recent offering Don de Pablo was known for 00:01:07.600 --> 00:01:10.300 his pulse on Street culture and was responsible for the introduction 00:01:10.300 --> 00:01:12.900 of street. Wear to high fashion in 2012. 00:01:12.900 --> 00:01:16.100 He founded Pyrex Vision, a collection of t-shirts and flannels 00:01:16.100 --> 00:01:19.300 Warren most, notably by New York rapper ASAP Rocky the brand 00:01:19.300 --> 00:01:22.000 sold out within minutes of its drop becoming a hypebeast 00:01:22.000 --> 00:01:24.200 stream pick up from the Pyrex Launchpad. 00:01:24.200 --> 00:01:27.100 Sprung. Off-white at Lowe's High fashion Take On The Underground 00:01:27.100 --> 00:01:29.800 culture of his formative years, off-white Broad Street. 00:01:29.800 --> 00:01:33.000 Call Turtle, Rose, never, been before by embracing the spark 00:01:33.000 --> 00:01:36.300 and possibility of Youth and integrating it into every Stitch 00:01:36.300 --> 00:01:41.400 of the brand Fabric and no one does it. 00:01:41.400 --> 00:01:47.200 Take a tour meets tree following the success of his name, 00:01:47.200 --> 00:01:50.600 the artistic director for Louboutins, men's wear in 2018 from 00:01:50.600 --> 00:01:53.300 his Beginnings, on the fringes of the fashion Street to sitting 00:01:53.300 --> 00:01:56.200 at the helm of one of the most storied fashion houses at Lowe's. 00:01:56.200 --> 00:01:59.300 First show was a combination of what he set out to do this wrapped 00:01:59.300 --> 00:02:02.200 up reception Street Culture by putting its rawness on display. 00:02:04.300 --> 00:02:06.600 Movement less than a fashion trend. 00:02:06.600 --> 00:02:09.200 I decided my fingerprint. 00:02:10.400 --> 00:02:14.400 What's how the work is physician, you know now uses overriding? 00:02:15.800 --> 00:02:20.300 Set of contract between tourist interest to sort of categorize. 00:02:20.300 --> 00:02:22.800 The type of work that I'm trying to do, 00:02:22.800 --> 00:02:28.100 you. Know. I can find Value in meeting based on an underlying 00:02:28.100 --> 00:02:28.600 premise. 00:02:30.100 --> 00:02:34.500 Where is like a tourist has curiosity ambition and it's willing, 00:02:34.500 --> 00:02:40.900 sort of seek out to sort of Dino pacify that that need to see 00:02:40.900 --> 00:02:43.100 something to know about it. 00:02:43.100 --> 00:02:52.600 So, you know, I like to make work that attracts both the relationship 00:02:52.600 --> 00:02:55.300 between fashion culture and music throughout his career. 00:02:55.300 --> 00:02:58.300 He work with Brands like Nike and Jimmy Choo and Wells artist 00:02:58.300 --> 00:03:07.000 like ASAP, Rocky and Drake, do anything caps, 00:03:07.000 --> 00:03:09.400 like the richness of Street culture throughout his work in fashion, 00:03:09.400 --> 00:03:10.900 likely came from his career. 00:03:10.900 --> 00:03:14.600 As a d j u released a number of singles most recently, 00:03:14.600 --> 00:03:17.700 a remix of Remus peace of mind that what does support HIV and 00:03:17.700 --> 00:03:19.400 AIDS program in sub-Saharan Africa. 00:03:30.000 --> 00:03:33.700 Remembering the cultural icons Legacy friend, Kanye West, 00:03:33.700 --> 00:03:36.000 dedicated his most recent Sunday, service to Virgil, 00:03:36.000 --> 00:03:39.600 with the Choir performing a tradition of Adele's easy on me for 00:03:39.600 --> 00:03:40.300 clothes of artist. 00:03:40.300 --> 00:03:42.300 Frank Ocean took to Instagram with a heartfelt, 00:03:42.300 --> 00:03:45.700 anecdote sang. I know grief is love that you don't get to express. 00:03:45.700 --> 00:03:48.100 So this is an attempt at expressing it. 00:03:48.100 --> 00:03:50.700 Love you. Be your hero, Tyler, the Creator, 00:03:50.700 --> 00:03:53.400 reflective umbrellas, presents belt, amongst his peers saying 00:03:53.400 --> 00:03:55.200 that and it is open doors. 00:03:55.200 --> 00:03:58.800 Let people in and toss the keys outside for the next people 00:03:58.800 --> 00:04:01.700 to have from a suburban, Illinois, Virgil abloh, 00:04:01.700 --> 00:04:04.600 created a world without limitations a world. 00:04:04.600 --> 00:04:07.900 That is laying a landscape of on an adventure for artists 00:04:07.900 --> 00:04:18.600 and Visionaries to come get him Italy. 00:04:18.600 --> 00:04:25.400 Like who can be empowernet spring-summer 2022 collection 00:04:25.400 --> 00:04:29.400 on November 30th to commemorate his indelible trace on fashion 00:04:29.400 --> 00:04:32.800 music. 3, visit The Life, and Legacy of Virgil abloh. 00:04:32.800 --> 00:04:35.000 Check out the coverage on rollingstone.com.