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The Virgil Abloh Foundation names Athiththan Selvendran as its chief creative officer

Athiththan Selvendran, Virgil Abloh's first employee, committed right hand, and chief of staff, has been appointed chief creative officer of the Virgil Abloh Foundation (VAF). Currently the chief operating officer of Virgil Abloh Securities (VAS), the appointment highlights the expansion of Selvendran's role and his growing influence as a...

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Interparfums acquires Off-White fragrance rights and plans product expansion

Interparfums, Inc., which develops, manufactures and distributes prestige perfumes and cosmetics, has acquired all Off-White brand names and registered trademarks for Class 3 fragrance and cosmetic products. In a statement, Interparfums, Inc. said that its 72 percent owned French subsidiary, Interparfums SA, acquired the fragrance rights to...

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LVMH sells Off-White brand to Bluestar Alliance

LVMH has sold Off-White, the brand founded by Virgil Abloh, to the New York-based brand management company Bluestar Alliance. The price of the sale was not immediately disclosed, but Off-White has been struggling to maintain relevance and sales in an increasingly competitive market. “Virgil was a creative pioneer who had a profound impact on the...

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Off-White, Ronald van der Kemp and Toteme join official NYFW line up

The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) has revealed its official schedule for the spring/summer 2025 season of New York Fashion Week (NYFW), set to span September 6 to 11. More than 60 runway shows and designer presentations are on the roster, with a further selection set to be presented digitally or by appointment. Most of these...

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Off-white to return to Paris Fashion Week

Off-White is poised for a runway return at Paris Fashion Week on February 29 with a co-ed show titled "Black by Popular Demand,” the Business of Fashion reported. This marks the third presentation under the creative direction of Ibrahim Kamara, who assumed the role of art and image director for the luxury streetwear label in April 2022. The...

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Farfetch teams up with Off-White for latest Beat collaboration

Luxury online retailer Farfetch has unveiled a capsule collection with Off-White to mark the latest collaboration for its Farfetch Beat concept. The two-part archive-inspired capsule collection, dubbed ‘_Logic,’ has been designed to build upon Off-White founder Vigil Abloh’s legacy of “perpetually provoking fresh cultural conversations,”...

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Off-White teams up with Monster High

Off-White, the fashion brand founded by the late Virgil Abloh, has unveiled a collaboration with Mattel doll toy brand Monster High. The collaboration marks one of Abloh’s last projects he actively pursued before his death in late 2021 of cancer and offers a capsule collection of four original Monster High dolls adorned in Off-White catwalk...

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Farfetch announces new Off-White CEO, New Guards Group co-founders exit

Farfetch has announced a number of leadership changes at New Guards Group (NGG), including the exit of the group’s founders, and the appointment of a new CEO at Off-White. Davide De Giglio and Andrea Grilli are leaving NGG, which they founded in 2015 - De Giglio was most recently serving as CEO of NGG, while Grilli served as CEO of luxury...

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Louis Vuitton after Virgil Abloh: A ship without a captain?

A year ago, the fashion world bade farewell to Virgil Abloh. His creative legacy is a powerful one - full of hope, inclusion and streetwear. Abloh was considered multi-talented, a designer, DJ and master of collaboration. He never much liked the title of a designer, referring to himself as a "maker" instead - for his work was about more than...

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Off-White Equipment c/o Helinox launches

Off-White has teamed up with Helinox, known for its lightweight, portable furniture, to launch the Off-White Equipment c/o Helinox collection. Described as the brainchild of Off-White founder and creative director Virgil Abloh, who died in 2021, the collaboration spans garments, accessories and furniture to reconsider “functionality, radical...

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Everything you need to know about: Off-White

Off-White is widely known for its progressive and subtly ironic take on fashion. Late founder and pioneer of the fashion industry Virgil Abloh has brought the brand to fame within a matter of seasons, making it one of the most desired and cherished contemporary brands in recent years. Origins Off-White has been founded by late designer Virgil...

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Ginori 1735 unveils second collaboration with Off-White

Italian porcelain brand Ginori 1735 has unveiled the second instalment of its ongoing collaboration with Off-White at Salone del Mobile 2022. The first Off-White c/o Ginori 1735 collaboration, which debuted last year, featured a tea set with Off-White graffiti, while the second drop has been designed to “entwine” both brand's signature forms by...