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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...

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How to continue the legacy of Off-White

In his 41 years on this Earth, fashion designer and entrepreneur Virgil Abloh left a mark that will go down in history. As the founder and creative director of Off-White and the first Black menswear artistic director of Louis Vuitton, Abloh’s genius knew celebration and reverence in the fashion industry. His death left a void in the world of...

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Off-White appoints Ibrahim Kamara as Art and Image Director

Off-White has appointed Ibrahim Kamara as the brand's first Art and Image Director. The Dazed Editor-in-Chief confirmed the appointment on Saturday in an Instagram post. After a career as a fashion director and stylist, the Sierra Leone-born designer worked closely with brand founder Virgil Abloh, who died suddenly last November. “Virgil will...

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Off-White launches first beauty collection

US streetwear label Off-White has launched its first collection of beauty products, “Paperwork”. Meant to be “a universal toolkit for self-expression”, it addresses all genders, races and ages. Accordingly, Off-White’s launch collection is genderless and consists of three categories that tap into three of our five senses: smell, sight and touch...

Retail

Are fashion retailers embracing cryptocurrencies?

The fashion industry has been slow to adopt digital currencies and acceptance of crypto as payments. Last year Philipp Plein was one of the first major fashion brands to accept cryptocurrencies, with Off-White accepting announcing it would accept cryptocurrency payments across its flagship stores in Paris, Milan and London earlier this month....

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Church’s launches collaboration with Off-White

British footwear label Church’s has launched a capsule collection with Off-White, personally designed by Virgil Abloh. The gender-less collection, which made its debut on the catwalk at Off-White’s ‘Spaceship Earth: an Imaginary Experience’ show during Paris Fashion Week, combines Abloh’s “question everything” philosophy with the artisan...