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For the Creators, Makers & Doers - A Tribute to Virgil Abloh

Andy Barr
Nov 29, 2021
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Hello my friends,

I was just about to press send on this week’s newsletter when I learned of Virgil Abloh’s passing.

It didn’t feel right to continue business as usual so instead here are a few words on his legacy and the impact he had on me.


I met Virgil a handful of times.

He was soft spoken, curious, and seemingly as excited to meet you as you were to meet him.

He used creativity to challenge the status quo, inspire and open doors for others.

Formally trained in civil engineering and architecture. He was polymathic; building a fashion brand, designing sneakers and performance sportswear, cars and furniture, producing music and shows.

He was a maker and curator.

From the small peek I got behind the curtain, it was all driven by imagination and hard, really hard work.

Still, to this day I have never seen a work ethic like it.

It feels weird to mourn for someone famous, someone you didn’t know that well, but it puts in perspective, not only what is possible but what is important.

Germany 2013

“With a heavy heart”

— Andy


Virgil Abloh 1980 - 2021

“Everything I do is for the 17-year-old version of myself”

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The Brilliance. A blog started in 2005 by Virgil, Benjamin Edgar and Chuck Anderson.
Custom mixer for Benji B c/o Virgil
Hailey Bieber’s custom wedding dress c/o Virgil & Off-White
2009 Paris Fashion week. “We knew we were tourists but we knew that purists needed to sort of see us.”
S. R. Crown Hall for Kaleidoscope
Virgil Abloh x Mercedes

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