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Off-White (company)

Off-White (stylized as Off-White™ or OFF-WHITE c/o VIRGIL ABLOH) is an Italian luxury fashion house founded by American designer Virgil Abloh. The company was incorporated in Milan in 2013.[2][3]

Off-White Operating S.r.l.
FormerlyPYREX VISION
Company typeSocietà a responsabilità limitata
IndustryFashion
Founded2013; 11 years ago (2013) in Milan, Italy
FounderVirgil Abloh
Headquarters
Milan
,
Italy
Number of locations
59 (as of 2024)[1]
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsClothing, shoes, accessories, branding
OwnerLVMH
Websitewww.off---white.com

History edit

The company was first founded as "PYREX VISION" by Virgil Abloh in the Italian city of Milan in 2012.[3] Abloh then rebranded the company as Off-White in 2013, which he described as "the grey area between black and white as the color off-white" to the fashion world.[4] It has shown collections at Paris Fashion Week shows, and is sold in boutiques in Hong Kong, Tokyo, Milan, London, and New York.[4]

In August 2019, José Neves, owner of Farfetch, purchased New Guards Group, the parent organization of Off-White, for US$675 million.[5]

 
Virgil Abloh founded Off-White in 2012.

In July 2021, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton announced it would be taking a 60% stake in Off-White, with founder Virgil Abloh, at the time the creative director of menswear for Louis Vuitton, retaining the remaining 40%.[6][7]

Abloh died on November 28, 2021, of cardiac angiosarcoma at the age of 41.[8] The diagnosis was not made public.[9]

Ib Kamara was appointed Art & Image Director for Off-White on April 30, 2022.[10]

LVMH owns the trademark for Off-White however the company is operated under license by Farfetch.[11]

Collaborations edit

Off-White has collaborated with brands and designers such as Nike, Levi, Rimowa, Jimmy Choo, Ikea, Moncler, Browns, Warby Parker, SSENSE, Sunglass Hut, Champion, Evian, Converse, Dr. Martens, Barneys New York, Umbro, Timberland, Takashi Murakami, Heron Preston, ASAP Rocky, Byredo, Boys Noize, Le Bon Marché, Chrome Hearts, Asspizza, A.C. Milan and Kerwin Frost.[12][13]

 
Off-White's collaboration with Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art

In Fall 2016, and Winter 2017, the company collaborated with Levi's main line, Made & Crafted, and released twelve pieces, six of which were unisex.[12]

In early 2017, the company collaborated with Nike and worked on a project named "The Ten", which is a sneaker collection featuring Air Jordans, Converse, Nike Air Max, Nike Air Force One, and Nike Blazers shoes.[14] The collaborations shoe line was divided into two categories, the "Revealing" and "Ghosting".[15][16] The Off-White and Nike designers had an updated take on Nineties-style shoes, with various patterns and different types of material such as plastic and tulle.[12]

In 2017, the company collaborated with Champion developing sixteen items of clothing, including tracksuits, hoodies, fleeces, and t-shirts.[12] In August 2017, the company also collaborated with ASAP Rocky with his label AWGE.[17] In 2018, the company partnered with Jimmy Choo to create a Summer/Spring collection inspired by Lady Diana, former Princess of Wales.[12]

In April 2018, the company collaborated with IKEA on furniture targeted towards millennials.[18] In Fall 2018 and Winter 2019, the company collaborated with Sunglass Hut on a unisex line of sunglasses called "For Your Eyes Only".[12] In March 2019, the company collaborated with SSENSE on a range of workout clothes.[19] On June 5, 2018, the company released its collaboration with Rimowa, a transparent suitcase in limited edition.[20] Following the success of the collaboration, a second collection including two RIMOWA x Off-White transparent suitcases (a white version and a black version) is launched in October 2018.[21]

In June 2019, the company collaborated with the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, to create a new "University Blue" color of the Nike Air Force One.[22]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Off-White Physical Retail".
  2. ^ "Off-White Corporate Information".
  3. ^ a b Payne, Teryn (January 31, 2018). "Virgil Abloh Is Fighting for Kids That Feel Marginalized by the Fashion Industry". Teen Vogue. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  4. ^ a b Yotka, Steff (March 28, 2018). "A Brief History of Virgil Abloh's Meteoric Rise". Vogue. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  5. ^ Fernandez, Chantal (August 8, 2019). "Why Farfetch Bought New Guards Group". Business of Fashion. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  6. ^ Dalton, Matthew (July 20, 2021). "Virgil Abloh Sells Off-White to LVMH, Deepening Ties With Luxury Conglomerate". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  7. ^ Dalton, Matthew (March 26, 2018). "Louis Vuitton Appoints Virgil Abloh as New Creative Director". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  8. ^ Caitlin Hu and Eric Levenson. "Virgil Abloh, artistic director for Louis Vuitton and Off-White founder, dies of cancer at 41". CNN. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  9. ^ Dodds, Io (November 28, 2021). "Virgil Abloh Death: Influential Louis Vuitton Menswear Designer Dies at 41". The Independent.
  10. ^ "Off-White on Instagram". April 30, 2022.
  11. ^ Wendlandt, Astrid (November 5, 2023). "LVMH mulls buying back Off-White license from Farfetch". misstweed.com. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  12. ^ a b c d e f Salessy, Héloïse; Marain, Alexandre; Nield, Isabel (March 26, 2018). "Off-White: the 18 collabs that cemented Virgil Abloh's career". Vogue Paris. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  13. ^ "Here Are Virgil Abloh's 10 Best Collaborations Ever". Highsnobiety. August 31, 2017. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  14. ^ Welty, Matt (December 27, 2018). "Ranking All of the Off-White x Nike Sneakers, From Worst to Best". Complex. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  15. ^ "The Ten: Icons Reconstructed by Virgil Abloh is happening". nss magazine. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  16. ^ Gorsler, Fabian (July 26, 2018). "OFF-WHITE x Nike Sneakers: An Analysis of Resell Prices". Highsnobiety. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  17. ^ Li, Nicolaus (September 12, 2017). "Midnight Studios & AWGE Announce a Special Midnight Rave NYFW Pop-Up". Hypebeast. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  18. ^ Gibson, Eleanor (May 1, 2018). "IKEA offers first look at furniture designed for millennials by Virgil Abloh". Dezeen. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  19. ^ Hopkins, Mayzie (March 28, 2019). "Off-White x SSENSE Fitness Capsule". V Magazine. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  20. ^ "Rimowa Has Made a $1,000 See-Through Suitcase". Bloomberg. June 5, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  21. ^ "Exclusive: Rimowa and Off-White Are Releasing a New Luggage Collection". GQ. October 5, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  22. ^ "Virgil Abloh x MCA Chicago x Nike Air Force 1 '07 Official Imagery and Release Info". HYPEBEAST. June 5, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2019.

External links edit

  • Official website

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Off White stylized as Off White or OFF WHITE c o VIRGIL ABLOH is an Italian luxury fashion house founded by American designer Virgil Abloh The company was incorporated in Milan in 2013 2 3 Off White Operating S r l FormerlyPYREX VISIONCompany typeSocieta a responsabilita limitataIndustryFashionFounded2013 11 years ago 2013 in Milan ItalyFounderVirgil AblohHeadquartersMilan ItalyNumber of locations59 as of 2024 1 Area servedWorldwideProductsClothing shoes accessories brandingOwnerLVMHWebsitewww wbr off white wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Collaborations 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe company was first founded as PYREX VISION by Virgil Abloh in the Italian city of Milan in 2012 3 Abloh then rebranded the company as Off White in 2013 which he described as the grey area between black and white as the color off white to the fashion world 4 It has shown collections at Paris Fashion Week shows and is sold in boutiques in Hong Kong Tokyo Milan London and New York 4 In August 2019 Jose Neves owner of Farfetch purchased New Guards Group the parent organization of Off White for US 675 million 5 nbsp Virgil Abloh founded Off White in 2012 In July 2021 LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton announced it would be taking a 60 stake in Off White with founder Virgil Abloh at the time the creative director of menswear for Louis Vuitton retaining the remaining 40 6 7 Abloh died on November 28 2021 of cardiac angiosarcoma at the age of 41 8 The diagnosis was not made public 9 Ib Kamara was appointed Art amp Image Director for Off White on April 30 2022 10 LVMH owns the trademark for Off White however the company is operated under license by Farfetch 11 Collaborations editOff White has collaborated with brands and designers such as Nike Levi Rimowa Jimmy Choo Ikea Moncler Browns Warby Parker SSENSE Sunglass Hut Champion Evian Converse Dr Martens Barneys New York Umbro Timberland Takashi Murakami Heron Preston ASAP Rocky Byredo Boys Noize Le Bon Marche Chrome Hearts Asspizza A C Milan and Kerwin Frost 12 13 nbsp Off White s collaboration with Chicago s Museum of Contemporary Art In Fall 2016 and Winter 2017 the company collaborated with Levi s main line Made amp Crafted and released twelve pieces six of which were unisex 12 In early 2017 the company collaborated with Nike and worked on a project named The Ten which is a sneaker collection featuring Air Jordans Converse Nike Air Max Nike Air Force One and Nike Blazers shoes 14 The collaborations shoe line was divided into two categories the Revealing and Ghosting 15 16 The Off White and Nike designers had an updated take on Nineties style shoes with various patterns and different types of material such as plastic and tulle 12 In 2017 the company collaborated with Champion developing sixteen items of clothing including tracksuits hoodies fleeces and t shirts 12 In August 2017 the company also collaborated with ASAP Rocky with his label AWGE 17 In 2018 the company partnered with Jimmy Choo to create a Summer Spring collection inspired by Lady Diana former Princess of Wales 12 In April 2018 the company collaborated with IKEA on furniture targeted towards millennials 18 In Fall 2018 and Winter 2019 the company collaborated with Sunglass Hut on a unisex line of sunglasses called For Your Eyes Only 12 In March 2019 the company collaborated with SSENSE on a range of workout clothes 19 On June 5 2018 the company released its collaboration with Rimowa a transparent suitcase in limited edition 20 Following the success of the collaboration a second collection including two RIMOWA x Off White transparent suitcases a white version and a black version is launched in October 2018 21 In June 2019 the company collaborated with the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago to create a new University Blue color of the Nike Air Force One 22 See also editLouis Vuitton Nike and Off White The Ten References edit Off White Physical Retail Off White Corporate Information a b Payne Teryn January 31 2018 Virgil Abloh Is Fighting for Kids That Feel Marginalized by the Fashion Industry Teen Vogue Retrieved March 26 2018 a b Yotka Steff March 28 2018 A Brief History of Virgil Abloh s Meteoric Rise Vogue Retrieved April 13 2019 Fernandez Chantal August 8 2019 Why Farfetch Bought New Guards Group Business of Fashion Retrieved August 9 2019 Dalton Matthew July 20 2021 Virgil Abloh Sells Off White to LVMH Deepening Ties With Luxury Conglomerate Wall Street Journal ISSN 0099 9660 Retrieved July 20 2021 Dalton Matthew March 26 2018 Louis Vuitton Appoints Virgil Abloh as New Creative Director Wall Street Journal ISSN 0099 9660 Retrieved July 20 2021 Caitlin Hu and Eric Levenson Virgil Abloh artistic director for Louis Vuitton and Off White founder dies of cancer at 41 CNN Retrieved July 16 2022 Dodds Io November 28 2021 Virgil Abloh Death Influential Louis Vuitton Menswear Designer Dies at 41 The Independent Off White on Instagram April 30 2022 Wendlandt Astrid November 5 2023 LVMH mulls buying back Off White license from Farfetch misstweed com Retrieved November 9 2023 a b c d e f Salessy Heloise Marain Alexandre Nield Isabel March 26 2018 Off White the 18 collabs that cemented Virgil Abloh s career Vogue Paris Retrieved April 13 2019 Here Are Virgil Abloh s 10 Best Collaborations Ever Highsnobiety August 31 2017 Retrieved May 15 2018 Welty Matt December 27 2018 Ranking All of the Off White x Nike Sneakers From Worst to Best Complex Retrieved April 13 2019 The Ten Icons Reconstructed by Virgil Abloh is happening nss magazine Retrieved April 13 2019 Gorsler Fabian July 26 2018 OFF WHITE x Nike Sneakers An Analysis of Resell Prices Highsnobiety Retrieved April 13 2019 Li Nicolaus September 12 2017 Midnight Studios amp AWGE Announce a Special Midnight Rave NYFW Pop Up Hypebeast Retrieved April 13 2019 Gibson Eleanor May 1 2018 IKEA offers first look at furniture designed for millennials by Virgil Abloh Dezeen Retrieved April 13 2019 Hopkins Mayzie March 28 2019 Off White x SSENSE Fitness Capsule V Magazine Retrieved April 13 2019 Rimowa Has Made a 1 000 See Through Suitcase Bloomberg June 5 2018 Retrieved February 20 2020 Exclusive Rimowa and Off White Are Releasing a New Luggage Collection GQ October 5 2018 Retrieved February 20 2020 Virgil Abloh x MCA Chicago x Nike Air Force 1 07 Official Imagery and Release Info HYPEBEAST June 5 2019 Retrieved June 21 2019 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Off White company amp oldid 1221121458, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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