https://nylon.com/louis-vuitton-michael-jackson-glove
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="de"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">There’s only one. <a href="https://twitter.com/virgilabloh?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@virgilabloh</a>’s <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LouisVuitton?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LouisVuitton</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LVMenFW19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LVMenFW19</a> Show will take place this Thursday in Paris. Stay tuned. <a href="https://t.co/iCme2Jcgva">pic.twitter.com/iCme2Jcgva</a></p>— Louis Vuitton (@LouisVuitton) <a href="https://twitter.com/LouisVuitton/status/1085192965625004044?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">15. Januar 2019</a></blockquote>
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Louis Vuitton Sent Michael Jackson-Inspired Gloves As Show Invites
“There’s only one”
Allison Stubblebine
January 15, 2019
Photo by Samir Hussein/Getty Images
As if invitations to the Louis Vuitton Fall/Winter 2019 Menswear show in Paris weren’t already highly coveted, this season’s physical invite is a single white leather glove, which seems to be paying homage to Michael Jackson. Highsnobiety shared images of the “invite,” which is covered in small crystals and features the details of the show on the palm. Previously, Louis Vuitton’s artistic director of menswear, Virgil Abloh, revealed in Interview that his next collection would be inspired by the king of pop.
The high fashion brand shared a video of the glove on Instagram, captioned “There’s only one,” a sentence which also appears printed on the glove. A computerized voice narrates, “See, the thing is, there is only one. There was only one. Not me, but you. Us. There was only one us. Copyright symbol 2019. Virgil Abloh. Care of Louis Vuitton.”
When Abloh originally announced his inspiration for the collection, he pointed out how the soundtrack of a show can truly transform the collection, explaining, “When I have Michael singing in the background, it’s a different type of shirt, it’s a different kind of boot, it’s a different fit of pants. Music is key.”
The show will take place on Thursday, January 17.
https://www.vogue.com/article/louis-vuitton-mens-fall-2019-paris-virgil-abloh-michael-jackson
The late, great Michael Jackson is set to be honored this Thursday in Paris. No, he’s not receiving a posthumous award from the music industry, nor is there a hologram concert. Jackson will be honored by one very high-profile, very pop culture–obsessed designer at the Fall 2019 menswear shows. Back in December, Virgil Abloh announced that his second collection for Louis Vuitton as artistic director of men’s would be inspired by the man who gave us Thriller, “Smooth Criminal,” and the moonwalk.
Today, invites for the runway show went out and it seems that Abloh is taking a rather literal approach to his style tribute. Instead of a piece of paper with the place, time, and date of the show, the designer chose to distribute a single embellished white glove to each guest signed by him and printed with the address at the Jardin des Tuileries. Also on the glove, the words, “There was only one us,” which are part of a poem written by Abloh. The sparkly glove is, of course, a Jackson signifier and a small totem of his giant, starry, untouchable persona.
As Abloh explained to Interview magazine when asked about his next step at Louis Vuitton, “When I have Michael singing in the background, it’s a different type of shirt, it’s a different kind of boot, it’s a different fit of pants. Music is key.” Whether or not the invites themselves will actually be a part of the collection remains to be seen, but there’s no doubt the multidimensional creative will show a playful, nostalgic collection on the heels of his Wizard of Oz trip over the rainbow for Spring 2019. One thing is for sure: If anyone can bring fashion hype back to a diamanté-encrusted glove, it’s Abloh. Long live the King of Pop.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="de"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">There’s only one. <a href="https://twitter.com/virgilabloh?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@virgilabloh</a>’s <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LouisVuitton?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LouisVuitton</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LVMenFW19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LVMenFW19</a> Show will take place this Thursday in Paris. Stay tuned. <a href="https://t.co/iCme2Jcgva">pic.twitter.com/iCme2Jcgva</a></p>— Louis Vuitton (@LouisVuitton) <a href="https://twitter.com/LouisVuitton/status/1085192965625004044?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">15. Januar 2019</a></blockquote>
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Louis Vuitton Sent Michael Jackson-Inspired Gloves As Show Invites
“There’s only one”
Allison Stubblebine
January 15, 2019
Photo by Samir Hussein/Getty Images
As if invitations to the Louis Vuitton Fall/Winter 2019 Menswear show in Paris weren’t already highly coveted, this season’s physical invite is a single white leather glove, which seems to be paying homage to Michael Jackson. Highsnobiety shared images of the “invite,” which is covered in small crystals and features the details of the show on the palm. Previously, Louis Vuitton’s artistic director of menswear, Virgil Abloh, revealed in Interview that his next collection would be inspired by the king of pop.
The high fashion brand shared a video of the glove on Instagram, captioned “There’s only one,” a sentence which also appears printed on the glove. A computerized voice narrates, “See, the thing is, there is only one. There was only one. Not me, but you. Us. There was only one us. Copyright symbol 2019. Virgil Abloh. Care of Louis Vuitton.”
When Abloh originally announced his inspiration for the collection, he pointed out how the soundtrack of a show can truly transform the collection, explaining, “When I have Michael singing in the background, it’s a different type of shirt, it’s a different kind of boot, it’s a different fit of pants. Music is key.”
The show will take place on Thursday, January 17.
https://www.vogue.com/article/louis-vuitton-mens-fall-2019-paris-virgil-abloh-michael-jackson
The late, great Michael Jackson is set to be honored this Thursday in Paris. No, he’s not receiving a posthumous award from the music industry, nor is there a hologram concert. Jackson will be honored by one very high-profile, very pop culture–obsessed designer at the Fall 2019 menswear shows. Back in December, Virgil Abloh announced that his second collection for Louis Vuitton as artistic director of men’s would be inspired by the man who gave us Thriller, “Smooth Criminal,” and the moonwalk.
Today, invites for the runway show went out and it seems that Abloh is taking a rather literal approach to his style tribute. Instead of a piece of paper with the place, time, and date of the show, the designer chose to distribute a single embellished white glove to each guest signed by him and printed with the address at the Jardin des Tuileries. Also on the glove, the words, “There was only one us,” which are part of a poem written by Abloh. The sparkly glove is, of course, a Jackson signifier and a small totem of his giant, starry, untouchable persona.
As Abloh explained to Interview magazine when asked about his next step at Louis Vuitton, “When I have Michael singing in the background, it’s a different type of shirt, it’s a different kind of boot, it’s a different fit of pants. Music is key.” Whether or not the invites themselves will actually be a part of the collection remains to be seen, but there’s no doubt the multidimensional creative will show a playful, nostalgic collection on the heels of his Wizard of Oz trip over the rainbow for Spring 2019. One thing is for sure: If anyone can bring fashion hype back to a diamanté-encrusted glove, it’s Abloh. Long live the King of Pop.