Name: Book Louis Vuitton Virgil Abloh: Ultimate Collection
SKU: 321AD-B10YE-633GI
Price: 1395.00 USD
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Louis Vuitton Virgil Abloh: Ultimate Collection Book by Assouline

Description

When Virgil Abloh took his first bow for Louis Vuitton in June 2018, fashion changed forever. The latest addition to the Ultimate Collection, Louis Vuitton: Virgil Abloh celebrates the designers groundbreaking creativity on and off the runway. . Featuring over 250 incredibly iconic images and personal reflections from Abloh’s inner circle, including Nigo, Naomi Campbell, Luka Sabbat, Kendall Jenner and Kid Cudi, the book is the definitive chronicle of a partnership that redefined not only the codes clothing, but their very vocabulary.

This Louis Vuitton Virgil Abloh: Impossible Collection book includes a special edition pull-out glossary highlighting the many sneaker collaborations Virgil Abloh has done during his time at Louis Vuitton. This Ultimate Edition of Louis Vuitton: Virgil Abloh is packaged in a cardboard box, available in four colorways*, inspired by the container installation from the Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 2021 show in Miami.

Made in Italy, the Ultimate Edition features a printed silk cover with foil stamping.

Exclusive white gloves and canvas tote bag are included with every Ultimate Collection book purchase.

* Please note that it is not possible to choose the color of the cardboard box.

Details

8.2 kg

About the author

Anders Christian Madsen is a fashion writer who contributes to international fashion publications and has been a fashion critic for British Vogue since 2017. He consults for major fashion houses and sits on boards dedicated to emerging talent. Raised in Denmark, he graduated from the London College of Fashion in 2009 and began his career as Fashion Features Director at iD Magazine. Madsen was a close collaborator of Virgil Abloh throughout his tenure as Louis Vuittons menswear artistic director from 2018 to 2021.

Assouline and Louis Vuitton are releasing the title with two collectible covers in the Assouline Classics collection. One from the Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 2022 show in Miami, featuring an image of a young child leaping toward a striking red Louis Vuitton hot air balloon, emblematic of the importance of youth in Virgils work. The other sports cartoon by cultural icon/artist Reggieknow, who illustrated the now-iconic characters for Virgils Spring/Summer 2021 show (a video featuring animated puppets titled “Zooms Adventures with Friends”)the first time Louis Vuitton has collaborated with a Black artist on the runway. The book will also be available in an Ultimate Collection; packaged in a collector’s box referencing Virgil’s use of shipping crates in the Spring/Summer 2021 collection. The Louis Vuitton Virgil Abloh: Impossible Collection book also includes a separate special insert that serves as a compendium of every sneaker Virgil designed for Louis Vuitton, including this year’s new Air Force 1s.

Craftsmanship

Assoulines Ultimate Collection is a tribute to the art of luxury bookmaking. Hand-bound using traditional techniques, with hand-stamped color plates on artist-grade paper, each page of this limited-edition series bears the artisans unique imprint. Covering a range of subjects from jewelry and fashion to fine art and “impossible collections,” the Ultimate Collection curates culture from around the world and across the ages. Nestled in clamshell linen slipcases, these books appeal to collectors, lovers of the printed page, and those who devour the culture of our time. Signaling a new level of sophistication for true connoisseurs, these unique books are works of art in their own right.