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Louis Vuitton new men’s clothing designer; Virgil Abloh August 2019
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WELCOME VIRGIL ABLOH
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TABLE OF CONTENTS. Everything you need to know about this issue.
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LV x VIRGIL ABLOH
Louis Vuitton welcomes Virgil Abloh
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KAWS SCULPTURE Photo by Queens
Street artist shocks the world
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$850,000 SNEAKER COLLECTION SOLD Canadian buys 99/100 pairs
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LV x VIRGIL ABLOH
Louis Vuitton welcomes to their design team, Virgil Abloh as their new Artistic Director.
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“WELCOME”
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“LOUIS VUITTON” Photo by StockX
from the University of Wisconsin Madison, he completed a Master´s Degree in Architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology in a curriculum founded by Mies van der Rohe. It was here that he learned not only about modernist design principles but also about the concept of multi-disciplinary working. Virgil Abloh’s brand Off-White c/o Virgil Abloh™ was started in 2012 as an artwork titled “PYREX VISION”. In 2013, the brand premiered a seasonal men’s and women’s fashion label showing runway collections during Paris Fashion Week since 2015. Photo by Francois Durand
Louis Vuitton is delighted to welcome Virgil Abloh as its new Men’s Artistic Director. His first show for Louis Vuitton will take place in June during Men’s Fashion Week in Paris. “It is an honor for me to accept the position of Men’s Artistic Director for Louis Vuitton. I find the heritage and creative integrity of the House are key inspirations and will look to reference them both while drawing parallels to modern times.” stated Virgil Abloh.
Abloh has also presented his work at major design institutions around the globe by the likes of Harvard Graduate School of Design, Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation and the Rhode Island School of Design.
In 2019 he will have a major exhibition of past and current work at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Chicago, Illinois. In 2015, Virgil Abloh for Off-White c/o Virgil Abloh™ is among the finalists of the LVMH Prize. He has been awarded various prizes, most recently winning the British Fashion Awards Urban Luxe award and International Designer of the Year at the GQ Men of the Year Awards in 2017.
Born in Rockford, Illinois in 1980, Virgil Abloh is an artist, architect, engineer, creative director, and designer. After earning a degree in Civil Engineering
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KAWS SCULPTURE
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Kaws shocks the world with their massive inflatable Companion character in multiple locations.
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OMPANION, a 121-foot-long inflatable sculpture by street artist KAWS, launched today at Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong. The reclined, monochrome figure is the largest to date for the American artist, with recent previous iterations of the project installed at the Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan, and on Seokchon Lake in Seoul, South Korea. The figure was purposefully designed to be in a peaceful repose, its crossed-out eyes gazing at the sky above.
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To get the monumental work far enough into the water, tugboats pulled the sculpture from Wanchai to the waterfront off Tamar Park until it reached the Central Harbourfront. The event was celebrated with a water spray performance by the Hong Kong Fireboat 1 Elite. The work was launched by Hong Kong-based creative studio AllRightsReserved for the annual Hong Kong Arts Month, and will continue to occupy the harbor until March 31, 2019. (via Artsy)
“I was thinking of all the tension in the world, and I wanted to create work that would make people think about relaxing,” KAWS recently told TIME. “And there’s nothing more relaxing than lying on your back in water and looking up at the sky.”
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D E C O FF-WHITE N IKE S T R U C T E D
AV BI L R OG HI L
OFF - WHITE X JORDAN 1 AQ0181 - 100 OFF - WHITE X JORDAN 1 AA3834 - 101 OFF - WHITE X AIRMAX 90 AA7293 - 100 OFF - WHITE X AIRMAX 97 AJ4585 - 100 OFF - WHITE X AIR FORCE 1 LOW “COMPLEXCON” OFF - WHITE X AIR FORCE 1 LOW AO4606 - 100 OFF - WHITE X BLAZER AA3832 - 100 - “FOR SERENA WILLIAMS” OFF - WHITE X HYPERDUNK AJ4578 - 100 OFF - WHITE X AIR PRESTO AA3830 - 001 OFF - WHITE X AIR VAPORMAX AA3831 - 001 OFF - WHITE X AIR VAPORMAX BLACK AA3831 - 002 OFF - WHITE X AIR VAPORMAX WHITE AA3831 - 100 OFF - WHITE X ZOOM VAPORFLY AJ4588 - 100
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“SHOE OF THE YEAR”
C O FF-WHITE N IKE S T R U C T E D
AV BI L R OG HI L
OFF - WHITE X JORDAN 1 AQ0181 - 100 OFF - WHITE X JORDAN 1 AA3834 - 101 OFF - WHITE X AIRMAX 90 AA7293 - 100 OFF - WHITE X AIRMAX 97 AJ4585 - 100 OFF - WHITE X AIR FORCE 1 LOW “COMPLEXCON” OFF - WHITE X AIR FORCE 1 LOW AO4606 - 100 OFF - WHITE X BLAZER AA3832 - 100 OFF - WHITE X HYPERDUNK AJ4578 - 100 OFF - WHITE X AIR PRESTO AA3830 - 001 OFF - WHITE X AIR VAPORMAX AA3831 - 001 OFF - WHITE X AIR VAPORMAX BLACK AA3831 - 002 OFF - WHITE X AIR VAPORMAX WHITE AA3831 - 100 OFF - WHITE X ZOOM VAPORFLY AJ4588 - 100
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$850,000 COLLECTION
Sotheby’s sneaker collection sold 99/100 pairs for $850,000 USD to Canadian entrepreneur and investor Miles Nadal.
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arlier this month, Sotheby’s revealed plans for an auction involving a 220-piece Maison Margiela archive collection. Now, the famed luxury auction house is teaming up with Stadium Goods to sell 100 of the world’s rarest sneakers.
Billed as the “ultimate sneaker collection,” Sotheby’s and Stadium Goods’ online-only auction will involve rare pieces like the original sample model of the 1972 Nike Waffle Trainer “Moon Shoe,” the 2011 and 2016 iterations of the Back to the Future II Nike Mag and four rare friends and family exclusives from Travis Scott’s collaborative Air Jordan 4 lines. Other limited-edition pieces from various adidas, YEEZY, Nike and Jordan Brand collections are also going to hit the auction block.
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Photo by Stadium Goods
“We are thrilled to partner with Stadium Goods on this sale, who are equally dedicated to exceptionalism and authenticity in their field as we are at Sotheby’s,” Noah Wunsch, Sotheby’s Global Head of eCommerce, shares via an official statement. “From the Paris Nike SB Low Dunks featuring designs by Bernard Buffet to the Nike Moon Shoe originally hand made by Nike co-founder Bill Bowerman, the sale offers a range of rare, highly-coveted collectible sneakers bringing together art, culture and fashion. This sale marks another step in our continued expansion of our online offerings of highly-coveted and exceptional luxury goods, in which we present the best examples across a myriad of categories to passionate collecting communities worldwide.”
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“Partnering with Sotheby’s on this extraordinary, first-of-its-kind auction is truly special,” John McPheters, Stadium Goods co-founder and co-CEO, adds in his own statement. “At Stadium Goods, we’ve long talked about how sneakers are this generation’s luxury fashion, and being able to collaborate with a brand with the history and esteem of Sotheby’s is further proof of that. We’re offering dozens of incredibly exceptional items in this sale, including many that are genuinely one of a kind. These items are true cultural artifacts, and it will be a thrill to see them in a public exhibition alongside the rest of Sotheby’s renowned offerings.”
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Sotheby’s and Stadium Goods’ “ultimate sneaker” auction is now open for bidding and will remain active until July 23. For those interested in seeing some of these goods in person, head on over to Sotheby’s’ New York galleries from now until July 23. For more information, head on over to the official Sotheby’s website. A couple days ago, a Sotheby’s auction once again made history for the sale of the most expensive English watch ever sold.
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Sotheby’s and Stadium Goods‘ online auction has gone through, and 99 out of the 100 pairs of sneakers up for auction has now been sold. The winner is Canadian entrepreneur and investor Miles Nadal, who paid a whopping $850,000 USD for the collection, and plans to display the sneakers at his Dare to Dream Automobile Museum in Toronto, currently showcasing Nadal’s collection of 142 cars and 40 motorcycles.
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“I have always been an avid enthusiast and appreciator of unique art and collectibles that represent innovative design, exceptional craftsmanship and new and exciting trends in pop culture,” the Canadian said.
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The one remaining pair available is the Nike Waffle Trainer “Moon Shoe” from 1972, designed by Nike cofounder Bill Bowerman himself and used during the 1972 Olympic trials. Only 12 pairs were made, and the current pair on auction is believed to be the only unused pair. Sotheby’s expects to make $160,000 USD from them, with bidding beginning at $80,000 USD.
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