Off-White pays tribute to Virgil Abloh with a supermodel-filled show
msn.comParis Fashion Week, the tribute featured the world's biggest supermodels, including Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Helena Christensen, the Hadid sisters, Adut Akech, Kendall Jenner, Kaia Gerber, and many more.
There was also a surprise appearance from none other than Serena Williams on the catwalk, while huge names including Rihanna sat in the audience. © Taylor Hill - Getty Images gettyimages-1374494303 © Victor Boyko - Getty Images gettyimages-1238842010 The couture-filled collection, entitled 'Spaceship Earth: an Imaginary Experience' is Abloh's final for the brand he founded.
However, he will continue to directly influence the collections that are to come, with the team leaning on his words for inspiration. "The number of ideas that we have directly from him — that were unmanageable on a daily, weekly and monthly basis [through WhatsApp] — it’s endless," Off-White CEO Andrea Grilli told the Business of Fashion. "This is the legacy that we’re going to build around. "The role of Off-White creative director will, for the time being at least, not be filled, and there will instead be a creative collective in place, the company confirmed.
It is expected that this could follow a similar format to what is happening at Jean Paul Gaultier, where guest designers create one-off collections alongside the permanent team.
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