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EPISODE · Jul 16, 2025 · 23 MIN

The Life of Groundbreaking Designer Virgil Abloh

from All Of It with Alison Stewart · host WNYC

Groundbreaking fashion designer Virgil Abloh became the first Black American artistic director of a luxury French fashion house when he became the artistic director of the menswear ready-to-wear collection for Louis Vuitton. He died in 2021 at the age of 41. Biographer Robin Givhan discusses her new book, Make It Ours: Crashing the Gates of Culture with Virgil Abloh. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Groundbreaking fashion designer Virgil Abloh became the first Black American artistic director of a luxury French fashion house.

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