Four years ago today, I started blogging in earnest. I put up my first real post on this site. It was about Virgil Abloh, founder of Off-WhiteTM and former creative director of Louis Vuitton menswear. I started back watching fashion shows after not really engaging with the field. His shows were more than just a parade of clothing down a runway. He layered deep meaning about his own beliefs about manhood and the world around him in the cuts of fabric, set design, and accompanying videos. It opened my eyes to the power of fashion as a tool that we could actively use, the way we use all other art forms. It is a way to tell stories, about ourselves, about the world around us, and the world we hope to live in.
When Virgil Abloh died, I had to reevaluate my own approach in this world. I grieved the fashion world’s loss of a history-making talent and gem of a human being. And as death often does, it forced me to consider my own mortality and what I would do about it. Would I let myself continue to hide or would I begin to embrace my own potential? And then of course, there came the moment where I finally began this blog. It has been a beautiful journey so far and one which I am thankful to have started.
If you would like to see his final showing, Fall/Winter 21, showing and watch the film entitled, “Perfect Contrast, Perfect Light”, check it out on YouTube.
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