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How Streetwear Took Over Luxury

Virgil Abloh’s appointment at Louis Vuitton is the biggest signal yet that luxury brands are tapping the cultural energy and business model of streetwear to stay relevant.
Virgil Abloh | Courtesy: Christian Anwander

Streetwear has captured the castle of European luxury. For many years, millennials have mixed their Supreme with their Dries Van Noten. But this week’s appointment of Virgil Abloh, the founder of haute streetwear sensation Off-White, as men’s artistic director of Louis Vuitton, one of the world’s biggest and most powerful luxury brands, underscores the magnitude of the shift and suggests that some of the industry’s largest players may be smart enough to disrupt themselves before they are disrupted.

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