VIRGIL ABLOH Creative Director OFF-WHITE, Louis Vuitton Written by Amo Modise
It has become evident that being the son of a seamstress is the key to success. “I am all about championing this new era of designers becoming the new rock stars,” wrote Virgil Abloh on the blog The Brilliance in 2007 , subconsciously predicting his fate. Born to Ghanaian parents, completing his undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison as well as his master’s degree in Architecture from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Virgil Abloh - artist, architect, engineer, designer, musician and DJ, chief creative director, and artistic director - has evolved to be one of the world’s most influential designers.
