The Life of Groundbreaking Designer Virgil Abloh
The Life of Groundbreaking Designer Virgil Abloh  
Podcast: All Of It
Published On: Wed Jul 16 2025
Description: Groundbreaking fashion designer Virgil Abloh became the first Black American artistic director of a luxury French fashion house when he became the artistic director of the menswear ready-to-wear collection for Louis Vuitton. He died in 2021 at the age of 41. Biographer Robin Givhan discusses her new book, Make It Ours: Crashing the Gates of Culture with Virgil Abloh.