Here is an exclusive look at the highly-anticipated Louisvuitton nike “Air Force 1” editions by the late Virgil Abloh. Get all the details:
The editions first debuted last June at the men’s spring 2022 show in Paris. The collection is rooted around the “Amen Break,” a drum break in the 1969 song by The Winstons that would be one of the most recognized samples in hip-hop and jungle music. Abloh compared the now ubiquitous drum break to the Air Force 1 sneaker, a style first introduced in 1982 amid New York City’s bourgeoning hip-hop culture and breakdancing.
“What individual can create a charity that can create these kinds of prices from all over the world?” Burke asked. “What individual today can create a global feeling of togetherness? Is there an elected official that can draw that kind of interest and engagement? It’s the first time they had that deep interest for that.”
“Many people were expecting this in Virgil’s first show,” Burke said about the Louis Vuitton and Nike collaboration. “I remember some people being disappointed there wasn’t a big action put on sneakers for his first show. Virgil had always said he didn’t want to rush into it. He didn’t want to pander to the clientele that’s primed for it. He wanted to start with fashion and ready-to-wear, draping, cuts, fabrics, and wanted to find out more about leather.
The project also was a wink to the past. “For the Nike x Louis Vuitton Air Force One project, Virgil wanted to reference the customized versions that popped up in the late ’80s and early ’90s, which often incorporated Louis Vuitton fabrics repurposed and applied to the Swooshes and uppers of the shoes,” said Fraser Cooke, head of special projects at Nike.
The upper room is a treehouse created as a tribute to Abloh’s affinity for the childlike mind and furnished like the Louis Vuitton studio and atelier he created on Rue du Pont-Neuf in Paris. The editions are exhibited in motion on magnetized walls in holographic displays that hearken to breakdancing.
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