27 Virgil Abloh Quotes On Life, Inspiration & More
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Virgil Abloh was a fashion designer and entrepreneur from the United States. His mother was a seamstress, while his father ran a paint factory. As a child, his mother taught him how to sew and stitch. He continued his education by studying architecture and civil engineering.
Virgil’s creative mind left an indelible mark on many people’s hearts and the fashion industry. One might say he revolutionized street style while forever changing the dynamic of equality in the industry. As Kanye West‘s creative director, he achieved fame in the fashion industry.
Virgil Abloh is known as one of the most prominent designers in the industry despite having no formal fashion degrees. He constantly depicted the ideas of equality through his designs and work. Virgil was a great role model for our generation. In 2018, the British Fashion Awards presented him with the Luxe Award.
Virgil joined Louis Vuitton’s menswear division in 2018 as artistic director, and in 2021, he was given more creative responsibilities across the LVMH brand.
Here are some of the famous Virgil Abloh quotes to read.
Creativity Virgil Abloh Quotes
Abloh is known for blurring the lines between high fashion and streetwear, sparking disruption in the fashion industry, and the emergence of a new generation of young culture. He is one of the most well-known fashion designers in the world. He’s designed t-shirts for non-profit organizations that promote people’s health. Here are some of the best creativity Virgil Abloh quotes.
“When creativity melds together with global issues, I believe you can bring the world together. Fashion on this level can really open eyes.”
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“I do fashion to tell a narrative.”
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“Whenever I’m doing a collection, I’m inspired by the world around us.”
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“I don’t have the patience to be a non-creator.”
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“All I do all day is think of ideas and implement them. That’s an industry, you know. I’m trying to make art on a commercial scale.”
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“I don’t have to choose between high fashion or streetwear. My brand reminds me that it doesn’t have to fit in a box. It can just be in a gray area.”
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“I pride myself in collaborating and being a creative director, and creative direction isn’t putting my opinion first. It’s supporting an artist so they get the most out of the project.”
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“The first thing I am going to do is define new codes. My muse has always been what people actually wear, and I am really excited to make a luxury version of that.”
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Virgil Abloh Inspirational Quotes
He was the first African American to be named artistic director of a luxury fashion brand in France. Virgil began his career as an intern at Fendi in the worldwide fashion sector. He was named one of the world’s 100 most influential persons in 2018 by Time Magazine. Check out this list of Virgil Abloh inspirational quotes.
“I feel like I’m figuring things out, but I don’t feel accomplished yet. I still feel like I’m an intern.”
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“I was never meant to, like, work and then turn it off and sit on the couch. I just have a vision, and I’m inspired by it. It’s sort of what makes me tick.”
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“The whole point of collaboration is that you give and take from each other, and that’s how you create things that are totally new.”
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“Fashion and music are two great artistic forms that can be molded by the youth culture – our taste and our passion for evolving things in our limited time on earth allows us to look at things with fresh eyes.”
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“Sometimes I still feel like the seventeen-year-old version of myself who didn’t believe I could be a designer with a capital D.”
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“Any person you can cite – Steve Jobs, Karl Lagerfeld, Michael Jordan – they are not common names because they did it nine-to-five. There are people on earth that dedicate themselves to their practice or whatever.”
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“You can’t be an Olympic athlete and decide that you’re only going to train three days a week… that your brain needs to rest and you really like eating so you’re just going to do that. It’s like, ‘No’”.
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Virgil Abloh Quotes About Life
Virgil’s life proved that one could succeed if one is passionate about something. He never studied fashion, but nothing could stop him from being one of the best designers in the industry. Here are some Virgil Abloh quotes about life.
“What’s there to be insecure about? Life is the hard part. Fashion isn’t.”
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“If you look at why people become wack as they get older, it’s because they stop doing the things, they did that were formative to their work.”
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“You can’t mentally stay still. You can’t not challenge yourself.”
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“It’s easier to be a critic than to produce work. So the only way to get to the end means is to start the domino effect. Which is essentially put out bad work.”
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“The best New Year’s resolution I ever made was probably to, like, pursue fashion in the spirit that I have now.”
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More Virgil Abloh Quotes
Abloh, a professional architect who worked in Chicago street fashion, began his career internationally in 2009 with an apprenticeship at Fendi. According to The Wall Street Journal, he achieved global popularity, unusual for a designer, and the BBC describes him as an inspirational person. Here are some more Virgil Abloh quotes for you to enjoy reading.
“New” is a farce to me. It’s critique intended to keep people like me out. I’m not trying to pretend that I’m inventing something that’s never been seen before. My work exists because I’m inspired by the work of others.”
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“To me, graphic T-shirts are the most important and most expressive format for a designer or a person. Your taste in graphic tees says a lot about your point of view.”
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“The amount of random conversations that lead to culture-shifting ideas is insane.”
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Virgil Abloh was the founder of the Haute Couture streetwear label Off-White and the first African-American Artistic Director of Louis Vuitton. He was an extraordinary man who will forever be remembered in the fashion business.
Virgil Abloh, who was loved, honored, and admired by so many, died on November 28th, 2021, at the age of 41, after suffering a ‘rare and aggressive form of cancer called cardiac angiosarcoma.’ The devastating news took many by surprise, as he had chosen to fight his disease in solitude after being diagnosed in 2019. He will be forever admired as a creative designer, husband, father, son, brother, and friend for his dedication to the design industry and paving the way for greater equality for all.
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Nitesh Kuchhal, an IIM Calcutta graduate, is more than an educator—he's a mentor. With a passion for leadership and entrepreneurship, and travel. He has explored over 20 countries. Beyond teaching, he dives into psychology and discusses social issues. Though he is not a history expert, he enjoys learning about it through books, adding a historical touch to his many interests.
