Louis Vuitton pays tribute to Abloh, who passed away on November 28, with a special showing of the Spring/Summer 2022 Men's Collection in Miami.

Virgil Abloh's final runway show took place at Miami Marine Stadium this evening, where the Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 2022 menswear collection, Virgil Was Here, was presented. The Louis Vuitton men's creative director and founder of Off-White <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/virgil-abloh-dead-at-41-from-cancer-louis-vuitton-mens-designer-off-white" target="_blank" rel="noopener">passed away</a>&nbsp;on November 28 after a years-long private battle with cancer. <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/fashion-world-pays-tribute-virgil-abloh-passing-off-white-louis-vuitton" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Abloh</a> was 41.&nbsp;
With a star-studded front row including Abloh's friend and collaborator <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/kanye-west-dedicates-sunday-service-to-friend-virgil-abloh-fashion-designer-death" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kanye West</a>, Kim Kardashian, Pharrell Williams, Serena Williams, and many more, the show began with a video of a boy embarking on a hot air balloon. Then, over 70 looks took the runway.

The <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/men/louis-vuitton-mens-spring-summer-2022-virgil-abloh-nike" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spring/Summer 2022 collection</a> was first unveiled in June 2021 in a phygital format. Highlighting the designer&rsquo;s fluency in artistic disciplines (he was also a DJ, photographer, furniture designer, and more) Abloh found inspiration from Amen Break, a 1969 drum solo that has been sampled in hip hop music countless times. The collection thus ruminates on the &ldquo;myth of ownership in contemporary creativity.&rdquo; Similar to the soundtrack of the runway&mdash;which featured samples that spanned genres and cultures from Kanye West, to jazz legend Miles Davis, to Brazilian pop&mdash;the clothes re-iterate and ideate. For fashion, that means expanding and exploring themes that are already echoing throughout modern menswear. Tailored suits give a taste of the traditional, tracksuits and a special Nike sneaker collaboration speak to streetwear culture, and dresses and skirts embrace gender fluidity. The repetition of these elements throughout the collection reflect Abloh&rsquo;s ability to ceaselessly conceptualize through design.
In an emotional and celebratory end to the show, fireworks lit up the sky as a voiceover of Abloh said, "There&rsquo;s no limit. Life is so short that you can&rsquo;t waste even a day subscribing to what someone thinks you can do versus knowing what you can do."

Louis Vuitton Honors Virgil Abloh With His Final Runway Collection in Miami

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