The Metro: ‘Make it Ours’ talks about the life of fashion visionary Virgil Abloh

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<span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span>High fashion often leads back to Europe, where some of the largest fashion houses in the world are. Louis Vuitton was founded in 1854 in Paris and has since become a leader in fashion, particularly men’s fashion. In 2018, the company made history by announcing its first Black man as lead creative director of menswear, Virgil Abloh. Virgil Abloh passed away in 2021 at the age of 41, but the legacy he left behind lives on today. Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or NPR or wherever you get your podcasts.