> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Virgil Abloh, 1980-2021 - URL: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/virgil-abloh-1980-2021/ - Published: 2021-11-29T14:45:53.000Z - Updated: 2021-11-29T03:04:25.000Z - Author: Jessica - Tags: fugs, #wp, #wp-gallery, #slideshow, #Import 2026-10-07 08:18 ## Liu Wen, 2017 ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/11/shutterstock_editorial_8770826wc-1638144633.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Rob Latour/Shutterstock (8770826wc) Liu Wen The Costume Institute Benefit celebrating the opening of Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art of the In-Between, Arrivals, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA - 01 May 2017 WEARING OFF-WHITE SAME OUTFIT AS CATWALK MODEL \*8450499aq This shouldn't work -- it's got denim and sheers and paillettes -- but it's beautiful and she looks beautiful in it. (This was the 'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art of the In-Between' Met Gala.) ## Tracee Ellis Ross, 2017 ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/11/shutterstock_editorial_8773088z-1638144644.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Andrew Morales/Shutterstock (8773088z) Tracee Ellis Ross The Costume Institute Benefit celebrating the opening of Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art of the In-Between, After Party, Arrivals, 1OAK, New York, USA - 01 May 2017 WEARING OFF-WHITE SAME OUTFIT AS CATWALK MODEL \*6049088q and Lilimar Hernandez and Candice Patton This was worn to the after-party of the 'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art of the In-Between' Met Gala, and she just looks so cool here. (I believe only the jacket is Off-White, but the jacket makes the look.) ## Issa Rae, 2017 ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/11/GettyImages-680568822-1638144611.jpg) LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 07: Actress Issa Rae poses in the press room at the 2017 MTV Movie and TV Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on May 7, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic) At the time, I noted that I thought it was amazing to see a leather dress that also felt so summery and light, and it's still true. This is so fabulous on her. ## Bella Hadid, 2017 ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/11/shutterstock_editorial_8858427j-1638144654.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Kristina Bumphrey/Starpix/Shutterstock (8858427j) Bella Hadid CFDA Fashion Awards, Arrivals, New York, USA - 05 Jun 2017 WEARING OFF-WHITE This shocking pink shade appeared more than once in Abloh's work and it's always gorgeous; this is a fab Barbie-esque moment on Bella, who often walked in Off-White's runaway shows. ## Celine Dion, 2019 ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/11/shutterstock_editorial_10324348c-1638144749.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Philippe Blet/Shutterstock (10324348c) Celine Dion Celine Dion out and about, Paris, France - 29 Jun 2019 Wearing Off-White Same Outfit as catwalk model Gigi Hadid \*10311790i Fun fact: Speaking of fashion shows, Gigi Hadid wore this on the runway, and it was shown in the show with the blazer closed, so that it looked more like a dress. Trust Celine to want to make sure we knew what was really happening under there! This pattern is great. ## Celine Dion, 2017 ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/11/shutterstock_editorial_8882013f-1638144664.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Joss Leclair/Shutterstock (8882013f) Celine Dion Celine Dion out and about, Paris, France - 27 Jun 2017 Celine Dion and her children Eddy and Nelson Angelil leave the Royal Monceau WEARING OFF-WHITE Celine Dion and Off-White really had a moment together in Paris in 2017 -- and truly these sweats are very chic. AND cozy. ## Tracee Ellis Ross, 2018 ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/11/shutterstock_editorial_9919867ay-1638144716-scaled.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP/Shutterstock (9919867ay) Host Tracee Ellis Ross speaks at the American Music Awards, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles 2018 American Music Awards - Show, Los Angeles, USA - 09 Oct 2018 At the time, we called this look on Tracee Ellis Ross at the American Music Awards, which she was hosting, "resplendent," and it's still true; this is very fluffy and fun, like a party in a dress. ## Julia Roberts, 2018 ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/11/Screen-Shot-2021-11-28-at-3.02.15-PM-1638145103.png) And this is timeless and great. ## Chadwick Boseman, 2018 ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/11/shutterstock_editorial_12412608dc-1638144780.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI/Shutterstock (12412608dc) Actor Chadwick Boseman attends the MTV Movie & TV Awards at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California on June 16, 2018\. It will be the 27th edition of the awards, and the second to jointly honor movies and television. The show will tape on Saturday, June 16th and air on Monday, June 18th. Mtv Movie & Tv Awards 2018, Santa Monica, California, United States - 16 Jun 2018 Of course Chadwick Boseman, one of the most stylish actors of this century, would make an appearance in this retrospective. He wore this so well. ## Kendall Jenner, 2018 ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/11/shutterstock_editorial_9665147me-1638144675.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Justin Lane/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (9665147me) Kendall Jenner 2018 Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit - Red Carpet, New York, USA - 07 May 2018 Kendall Jenner arrives on the red carpet for the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute's benefit celebrating the opening of the exhibit 'Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination' in New York, New York, USA, 07 May 2018\. The exhibit will be on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute from 10 May to 08 October 2018. This was for the 'Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination' Met Gala, and while we didn't love it at the time, I think it's aged well -- and it's undeniably interesting and thought-provoking. (And a creative take on a wedding gown, for sure.) Heather and I wondered why so few people wore Off-White at the most recent Met Gala and that feels doubly unfortunate now. ## Allison Williams, 2018 ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/11/shutterstock_editorial_9697273i-1638144686.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Gregory Pace/Shutterstock (9697273i) Allison Williams 'The Boys In The Band' 50th Anniversary celebration, New York, USA - 30 May 2018 WEARING OFF-WHITE SAME OUTFIT AS CATWALK MODEL \*9439648v Abloh used a lot of pleating in his work, and the combination of the pleats with this pattern is so pleasing. I don't think this look is particularly well-remembered (other than by me) because it's not overly splashy -- it was just a random 2018 premiere; she wasn't even in this project -- but it's so pretty. ## Millie Bobby Brown, 2018 ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/11/shutterstock_editorial_9797051b-1638144707.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Patrick Lewis/Starpix for Netflix/Shutterstock (9797051b) Millie Bobby Brown Stranger Things 2 NYC Emmy screening, USA - 21 Aug 2018 WEARING OFF-WHITE And this feels so fresh and modern on her, without being too mature OR too juvenile, which is a hard road to walk. In putting this slideshow together -- and of course this is the tip of the iceberg -- it's been interesting to see how varied Abloh's work could be, but still contain so much of the same DNA -- blazers, pleating. I hope Millie still owns this, it's timeless. ## Virgil Abloh and Rihanna, 2018 ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/11/shutterstock_editorial_9724497ed-1638144696.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Broadimage/Shutterstock (9724497ed) Virgil Abloh and Rihanna Louis Vuitton show, Front Row, Spring Summer 2019, Paris Fashion Week Men's, France - 21 Jun 2018 This was at the Louis Vuitton men's wear show, and I'm actually not sure who Rihanna is wearing, although I assume it was Abloh of some kind; she looks fantastic. (I actually had suspected she would wear Off-White to the Met this year.) ## Timothee Chalamet, 2019 ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/11/shutterstock_editorial_10048067lx-1638144594-scaled.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock (10048067lx) Timothee Chalamet 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards, Arrivals, Los Angeles, USA - 06 Jan 2019 Wearing Louis Vuitton This was from Abloh's work at Louis Vuitton and honestly none of us will ever forget the year and a half that men's wear encompassed fashion harnesses. It was fun, and I mean that with the utmost sincerity. This trend was interesting -- it was something to discuss and have feelings about. Even if this wasn't your specific jam, it provoked a reaction and sparked conversation. Not everything does that. ## Taraji P. Henson, 2019 ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/11/shutterstock_editorial_10188748v-1638144730.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Gregory Pace/Shutterstock (10188748v) Taraji P. Henson Variety's Power of Women, Arrivals, New York, USA - 05 Apr 2019 Wearing Off-White Same Outfit as catwalk model \*10120568bx But also sometimes you just want a saucy blazer. ## Trevor Noah, 2019 ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/11/shutterstock_editorial_10229644xf-1638144739.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Broadimage/Shutterstock (10229644xf) Trevor Noah Costume Institute Benefit celebrating the opening of Camp: Notes on Fashion, Arrivals, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA - 06 May 2019 This was the Met Gala for "Camp: Notes on Fashion" and unlike a lot of other looks that night, I think you could argue that this WAS camp. Like, this look gets it. ## Spike Lee, 2021 ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/11/shutterstock_editorial_12197705eq-1638144759.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by David Fisher/Shutterstock (12197705eq) Spike Lee 'Annette' premiere and opening ceremony, 74th Cannes Film Festival, France - 06 Jul 2021 This is tremendous; Spike Lee wore a ton of Louis Vuitton to Cannes this year and looked consistently fantastic. (GQ ran [a great piece about how Abloh and Lee dressed Lee for the festival that I really recommend](https://www.gq.com/story/spike-lee-louis-vuitton-virgil-abloh?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io).) ## Spike Lee, 2021 ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/11/GettyImages-1328570243-1638144584.jpg) CANNES, FRANCE - JULY 13: Spike Lee attends the Louis Vuitton Dinner at Fred L'Ecailler during the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 13, 2021 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Jacopo Raule/GC Images) The aforementioned GQ piece said, "Abloh has turned his Vuitton into perhaps the premier brand to wear if you need to be fancy and fun," and that is right on, and you can definitely see that here with Spike. ## Jeremy Pope, 2021 ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/11/GettyImages-1343020834-1638144622.jpg) NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 26: Jeremy Pope attends the 74th Annual Tony Awards at Winter Garden Theater on September 26, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions) Again, with this fantastic pink. This was so sharp, and one of my favorites of this past Tony Awards. ## BTS, 2021 ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2021/11/shutterstock_editorial_12612664ac-1638144803-scaled.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by AFF-USA/Shutterstock (12612664ac) BTS American Music Awards, Arrivals, Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles , California, USA - 21 Nov 2021 And we just discussed this; [BTS has been a brand ambassador for LV since March](https://www.laineygossip.com/louis-vuitton-confirms-bts-new-house-ambassadors/68492?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). The hanbok-inspired belt (which we also saw on Jeremy Pope) is very cool and feels particularly thoughtful here. ## Virgil Abloh, 2021 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/bf/b9/bfb99790-924d-4e41-a7e6-5e3c6e04fe57/content/images/static-gofugyourself-com/uploads/2021/11/shutterstock_editorial_12198388bc-1638144770.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Cornel Cristian Petrus/Shutterstock (12198388bc) Virgil Abloh Street Style, Paris Fashion Week Haute Couture, Fall/Winter 2021/2022, Paris, France - 05 Jul 2021 And, finally, the man himself in Paris this July. Writing "A Formality" on a tie is so clever -- exactly "fancy and fun," as Rachel Tashjian put it in GQ. ([The remembrance of Abloh that she penned yesterday is also well worth your time](https://www.gq.com/story/virgil-abloh-fashion-dreamer-obituary?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io).) Safe travels, sir, and know you will be missed. [A Salute to Virgil AblohThe trailblazing designer died on Sunday.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/bf/b9/bfb99790-924d-4e41-a7e6-5e3c6e04fe57/content/images/static-gofugyourself-com/uploads/2021/11/shutterstock_editorial_12198388bc-1638144770.jpg)](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/a-salute-to-virgil-abloh-11-2021/)