Virgil Abloh Addresses Controversy With Louis Vuitton's SS21 Tokyo Show

Last month's Louis Vuitton runway show in Shanghai wound up a far more controversial affair than intended due to a dust-up with Walter Van Beirendonck over imitation allegations. Artistic director Virgil Abloh took great pains to stress the collection's organic influences, which informs the show notes that accompany the luxury house's latest Spring/Summer 2021 runway, this time in Tokyo as part of the ongoing "Message in a Bottle" series.In the 83-page show notes, Abloh and his team explain how ...