VIRGIL ABLOH

PARIS — (AP) — Singer Rosalía stunned guests at Louis Vuitton’s digital age-themed menswear show in Paris on Thursday with a surprise reveal in shades and hooded jacket atop a vintage 1980s yellow sedan. Here are some highlights of Thursday’s fall-winter 2023-24 displays:VUITTON GOES MILLENNIALThe Louis Vuitton men’s studio took control of the house’s creative helm after the death of Virgil Abloh in 2021. Yet Thursday’s set — a vintage childhood home recreated inside the Louvre’s oldest courtyard was a theme continuing Abloh’s coming-of-age styles that defined his Vuitton tenure from 2018-2021. The collection at times felt reliant on gimmicks, such as pixelated apples on an otherwise beautiful round-shouldered wool coat. But this was a show by Owens, a man who would never limit himself to one theme.

Singer Rosalía stunned guests at Louis Vuitton’s menswear show in Paris with a surprise reveal in shades and hooded jacket atop a vintage 1980s yellow saloon car.

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PARIS — (AP) — He may have died last November, but Virgil Abloh lived on at Paris Fashion Week Thursday in a high-energy runway spectacular for Louis Vuitton menswear. THE ABLOH MARCHING BAND“Long live Virgil ... How many miles away?” went the live rap by Kendrick at the stiflingly hot Vuitton show. It was, instead, conceived by the Vuitton studio in his spirit. VUITTON’S STUDIO SHOWIt’s a remarkable feat for a studio to emulate a former designer’s styles — with originality. Like the long stone carvings on the ancient temple, silhouettes were elongated by layering garments to drop the midriff low.

He may have died in November, but Virgil Abloh lives on at Paris Fashion Week in a high-energy runway spectacular for Louis Vuitton menswear.

Italy’s furniture and design industry sought to excite at the Milan Furniture Fair after a two-year pandemic delay.

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Dior’s affirmed feminist designer Maria Grazia Chiuri used the male gaze, as reflected in female oil portraits across the centuries, to make a fashion statement on female empowerment and subjugation.

Dior took over Paris’ iconic Place de la Concorde for its menswear show whose theme was none other than the city of Paris itself.

PARIS — (AP) — Louis Vuitton pulled out the stops Thursday to present the final collection of Virgil Abloh, the house's first African-American designer who died in November after a two-year battle with cancer. The stage of a bedroom, staircase, trampoline and smoking chimney on the central Paris runway conjured up nostalgic images evoking Abloh's childhood here. Similar themes defined his Louis Vuitton aesthetic since 2018. In a sign of Abloh's popularity, Louis Vuitton is presenting the show twice on Thursday. RESTRICTIONS AT PARIS FASHION WEEKParis Fashion Week celebrities, designers and editors face strict COVID-19 measures and are must provide proof of vaccination to enter shows.

Louis Vuitton has pulled out the stops to present the final collection of Virgil Abloh, the house’s first African-American designer who died in November after a two-year battle with cancer.

The over-the-top parties and star-studded shows surrounding Miami’s Art Basel wrapped up this weekend with performances by Rosalia, Lizzo, Cardi B and rocker Lenny Kravitz.

The official Art Basel show is back in Miami with all its eccentric glory, a dizzying list of celebrity attendees and dozens of spin-off shows already generating buzz, including a 10-year-old child painter and a $4 million Banksy sale.

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Art Basel Louis Vuitton Flowers are left in memory of Virgil Abloh, Louis Vuitton's first Black artistic director, at a church in Miami's Design District, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, in Miami. Abloh, a leading designer whose groundbreaking fusions of streetwear and high couture made him one of the most celebrated tastemakers in fashion and beyond, died of cancer. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) (Marta Lavandier)MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — (AP) — Louis Vuitton's first ever U.S. fashion show turned into a somber yet whimsical tribute to groundbreaking designer Virgil Abloh days after his death. The Miami menswear event, an unofficial kickoff to the prestigious Art Basel fair, had been in the works for months. “He showed me that I can.”Abloh in 2018 became the first Black man to serve as Louis Vuitton’s director of men’s wear in the French design house’s storied history.

Louis Vuitton has staged its first ever U.S. fashion show in Miami, showcasing the collection of designer Virgil Abloh just days after his death.

Abloh, 41, battled cardiac angiosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer.

Abloh was the artistic director for Louis Vuitton menswear, but the 41-year-old designer had already made a name for himself prior to joining the luxury label.

CHICAGO — Virgil Abloh, a prolific men’s designer who founded the Off-White label and became men’s artistic director for Louis Vuitton, died Sunday of cancer. “We are devastated to announce the passing of our beloved Virgil Abloh, a fiercely devoted father, husband, son, brother, and friend,” the post read. pic.twitter.com/CytwZLvSFu — LVMH (@LVMH) November 28, 2021Abloh was born and raised in Rockford, Illinois, before studying engineering at the University of Wisconsin, the Chicago Tribune reported. I’m so so saddened and devastated to hear about the passing of our dear friend Virgil Abloh. In 2012, Abloh founded Off-White, and in 2018 he was named the men’s artistic director of Louis Vuitton, CNN reported.

Designer Virgil Abloh, a leading fashion executive hailed as the Karl Lagerfeld of his generation, has died of cancer.

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Hailey Bieber/Instagram(CNN) - Breathtaking. That's the word being used to describe Hailey Bieber ne Baldwin's formal wedding gown. Last week, the model married Justin Bieber a second time at a ceremony at luxury resort Montage Palmetto Bluff in Bluffton, South Carolina. Bieber confirmed last November that the pair had quietly wed after getting engaged in July and securing a wedding license in September. On Monday, Mrs. Bieber celebrated the one-week anniversary of their latest ceremony by sharing some photos of her wedding gown on her official Instagram account.