It is safe to say that Dior, under the creative direction of menswear artistic director, Kim Jones, is as much a luxury fashion brand as it is an artistically-inclined one. Only last year, it announced that its SS21 collection was created in collaboration with Ghanaian painter Amoako Boafo. Now, …
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Louis Vuitton’s Debuts The Sale Of Its FW20 Menswear With A Heaven On Earth Campaign
French fashion house, Louis Vuitton, has released the campaign for its Fall/Winter 2020 collection, and it is a dreamlike mix of blue skies, white clouds and edgy fashion. Dubbed ‘Heaven on Earth,’ this new campaign sees menswear Artistic Director, Virgil Abloh tapping into an imaginative alterna…
ASPIRE Pick of the Week: Dior Teams Up with Ghanaian Amoako Boafo For SS21 Collection
Creative director for Dior Men, Kim Jones has shown a flair for art world collaborations, teaming up with the likes of Raymond Pettibon, KAWS, Hajime Sorayama and Daniel Arsham to enrich his streetwear-meets-Savile Row collections and shows. Now, he has added a new name to his list of collaborati…
Kenneth Ize, the LVMH-Prize Finalist Redefining African Luxury
Kenneth Ize’s name is on everyone’s lips. The Nigerian fashion designer and finalist for this year’s prestigious LVMH Prize, whose pieces have been worn by Naomi Campbell and Donald Glover, is giving a luxury finish to local artisanal aesthetics, rendering them desirable for hig…
ASPIRE Pick of the Week: Virgil Abloh, Louis Vuitton’s First African-American Menswear Designer
Louis Vuitton has named Virgil Abloh the artistic director of its menswear line. Abloh, a longtime creative director for Kanye West and founder of the Milan-based fashion label Off-White, is the first African-American to hold the title at the European luxury brand. The Rockford, Illinois, native …