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The retail business is in a dismal place. Stores once considered institutions shuttered their doors permanently, and even the strongest companies have experienced financial struggles over the course of economic fallout associated with the current global health crisis. While big businesses struggle, small businesses face more challenging prospects for survival. This is especially true for […]

Originally released in 1990, the Cartier C Décor is the French luxury brand’s most influential silhouette. Recently, the late Pop Smoke, a fan of the sunglasses, created a demand for the style. The glasses are rimless, which gives the wearer the option to customize the lenses to be any color or shape. “Back in the […]

Thanks in part to the acute creative inspiration brought on by COVID-19 shutdowns and an inspiringly goal-oriented tweet, Lupe Fiasco fans have a new five-song EP to devour on Friday. “Everything is manmade, and what’s more dangerous than that?” Virgil Abloh says at the end of EP opener “HOMME MADE,” which—like the entirety of the project—floats […]

Back in June 2019, a new Supreme box logo tee was displayed at Virgil Abloh‘s show at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. Famously, the much-discussed piece was seen being worn by none other than Chief Keef. Now, a sample of the t-shirt—which never received an official release—is going for more than $11,000 on Duke’s […]

Virgil Abloh is one of a number of artists contributing pieces for an auction organized in support of racial justice groups. Abloh has contributed a piece circa 2019 that will be illustrated on and signed, with the auction winner’s name also set to be added to the design. The starting bid for the piece, a […]

Long before Virgil Abloh launched Off-White and became Creative Director for Louis Vuitton men’s, he worked on some of the most iconic album covers of the last decade. In 2011 West hired Abloh to become the Creative Director of his creative agency DONDA. During his time there, he worked with a team of creatives like Joe […]

Pop Smoke‘s legacy will undoubtedly live on through his music and fans. Since Virgil Abloh dropped the ball with the cover art he created for Pop’s posthumous album, Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon, fans decided to display their appreciation for the rapper by showcasing how they would’ve created the cover. These artists took to Twitter […]

Steven Victor took to Twitter to respond to the backlash over the newly unveiled cover art for Pop Smoke‘s posthumous debut album, Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon.  “Making a change,” Victor wrote about the album artwork. He also added that “Pop would listen to his fans.” H E A R D YOU — Steven-San […]

Michael Jordan the man was a distant idea for much of the past decade. For a good chunk of that time he was a meme, a crying head jpeg to be spliced into an infinite number of appropriate situations. People who remember watching him actually play basketball lamented in the same span that, to kids […]

On Monday, LVMH-owned French luxury brand Givenchy announced that Matthew M. Williams, 34, would serve as the house’s creative director. Starting on June 16, Williams will take over Givenchy’s men’s and women’s lines. Like Virgil Abloh’s appointment at Louis Vuitton two years ago, Williams’ first major creative director role at Givenchy marks the rising influence […]