Paris: Fashion house Louis Vuitton paid tribute to Virgil Abloh with the presentation of its final collection in Paris, featuring a sunken house and large bed.
At the end of the show, the models circled around the set, some wearing white feathers, and hugged each other while the audience stood up to take in the scene.
Abloh, the American-born son of Ghanaian immigrants who became fashion's highest-profile black designer and the creative mind behind Louis Vuitton's menswear collection, died in November after a two-year battle with a rare form of cancer .
Abloh's arrival at LVMH in 2018 marked the marriage between streetwear and high-end fashion, mixing sneakers and camouflage pants with tailored suits and evening gowns. His influences included graffiti art, hip hop and skateboard culture.
According to the LVMH-owned label, the show was meant to "encapsulate the themes and messages of the eight-season arc by designers in a luxury house." (Reuters)