The Louis Vuitton And Nike Expression Of The “air Force 1” By Virgil Abloh
The sale, which the Louis Vuitton creative designer helped to plan before his death from cancer at age 41 in November, will benefit The Virgil Abloh “Post-Modern” Scholarship Fund for Black, African-American and students of African descent in the fashion industry. “We’re currently at around $6.1 million in hammer price,” said Sotheby’s head of streetwear and modern collectibles, Brahm Wachter, on Tuesday, when bids ran as high as $60,000.The original total estimate was $1 million to $3 million for the Jan. 26 to ...
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Meet the Top 20 Finalists Competing at Future Face Africa’s Grand Finale
Championed by former model Elizabeth Elohor, whose agency Beth Modelling Agency has groomed and raised a plethora of successful models through initiatives like Elite Model Look Africa, which offered African models the pivotal push needed both internationally and locally. We can expect an outstanding evening with top celebrities, prominent players in the Nigerian fashion industry, models, and more coming out for a night of glitz and glamour.
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Future Face Africa, Africa’s Largest Model Search Competition, Prepares For A Grand Finale
The FFA project is spearheaded by none other than Elizabeth Isiorho, a pioneer in the African modeling industry and the founder of Beth Model Management Africa, Africa’s largest modeling agency, and the organization behind Future Face Africa. Over the past 17 years, Beth Model Management has served as an industry pacesetter, helping to launch the careers of dozens of internationally placed models, and has cultivated some of the best talents in the industry, such as Mayowa Nicholas and Davidson Obennebo.
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Louis Vuitton and Nike “Air Force 1” Sneakers by Virgil Abloh Beating Auction Estimates
A total of 200 pairs are being made available for this auction in an exclusive colorway and in a range of sizes. The sneakers, entirely made in leather, are embellished with Louis Vuitton’s emblematic Monogram and Damier patterns with natural cowhide piping. Each pair will be sold with a Louis Vuitton pilot case, also from the Louis Vuitton Spring-Summer 2022 collection, which was reinterpreted from Maison’s archive in an iconic orange colorway and made of Monogram Taurillon Leather. The pilot ...
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Lukhanyo Mdingi Debuts His AW22 Collection at Paris Fashion Week
“This is a celebration & testimony of the provenance of craft from these human beings, as the central figures through which broadening collaboration across the continent remains ever-possible,” says Mdingi. Last year, he was awarded the special Karl Lagerfeld Prize alongside KidSuper and China’s Rui Zhou. “We met the moment… It’s an incredible honour to represent Nicholas’s legacy with respect and sincerity. “I’ll forever be grateful to the support of Lindsay, Emma and Mick Coutts – your son ...
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