There is a consensus among those in his orbit that Virgil Abloh is one of the shrewdest newcomers in the fashion business. His slickly street-centric men’s and women’s label, Off-White, which launched for Spring/Summer 2013, has seen significant global growth in three years. He cut the ribbon on his latest outpost, in Tokyo’s upscale Aoyama neighbourhood, last week; luxury retailers like Net-A-Porter and Matches Fashion sell it; editors photograph it; trend-conscious boys and girls in Soho and Shibuya collect it; and Kylie Jenner is a fan.
弗吉爾•阿布隆(Virgil Abloh)是時尚界眼光最精明獨到的新銳設計師已成爲業界共識。他2013年春夏季首推的男女款颯爽街裝品牌Off-White近三年的全球銷售業績高歌猛進。他不久前親自主持了東京青山(Aoyama)最新高檔門店的開業典禮。Net-A-Porter以及Matches Fashion等奢侈品網店專櫃有售，時尚編輯爭相報導；東京Soho與澀谷(Shibuya)的潮男潮女們哄搶，連卡戴珊的小妹凱麗•詹娜(Kylie Jenner)都是其鐵粉。