O cara é formado em arquitetura, fundador da marca Off White e DJ. Virgil Abloh com certeza está vivendo um dos melhores momentos de sua vida.
Abloh abriu o jogo com a i-D Magazine, onde explica os motivos de estar bem ocupado atualmente, trabalhando na mais recente apresentação da linha YEEZY Season, ajudando Skepta em seu mais novo Mixtape, apresentando seu primeiro desfile em Paris e por aí vai.
Em sua entrevista dada a revista I-D, Virgil abre o jogo sobre o futuro da sua marca Off-White, sobre o atual Streetwear e muito mais.
Confira alguns trechos da entrevista abaixo:
On his many ventures.
“I’m just doing it because I like to stay busy and creative. If I run into someone in a club or during the day at brunch, I’m always thinking in my head, ‘Man, let’s do something together.’ I love developing ideas. Ultimately, this became my world by accident. Trying to avoid a day job by having ideas….30 ideas a day.”
On his title.
“It’s weird. Growing up in Chicago, I used to think a designer was something that I was not. A Designer, with a capital ‘D,’ because the great ones are on a pedestal, you can’t see yourself in them. So, I [shy] away from giving myself a title but I do like the idea of picking ‘creative director.’ One day, I’d love for someone to refer to me as an artist.”
On the current state of the industry.
“I challenge myself every day. In a way, I feel like we’re living through a modern renaissance. With the internet, a new generation of designers have the tools to create something great, and of course we’re comparing our output to that of our idols. It pushes us to evolve in a clever way. Ultimately, what I’m trying to do is validate the genre that I’m put in, which is streetwear.”
Fonte: I-D Magazine
