Virgil Abloh’s legacy is still living on and continues to inspire numerous designers and brands. Nordstrom just announced the latest capsule collection in partnership with his estate, celebrating Virgil’s multidisciplinary practice across fashion, art, and culture. It is called Concept 018: Virgil Abloh Securities. True to Abloh’s genre-defying practice and myriad of simultaneous endeavors, Concept 018 unifies several of Abloh’s flagship projects under one banner. That includes his fashion label OffWhite, creative studio Alaska Alaska, art store Canary Yellow, and the Church & State merchandise from Abloh’s “Figures of Speech” exhibition.
As part of Concept 018: Virgil Abloh Securities, Nordstrom is a Major Sponsor of Virgil Abloh: “Figures of Speech,” an exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum. Nordstrom partnered with the Brooklyn Museum on the exhibition opening party in June, as well as the Brooklyn Talk series that honored the profound legacy of Abloh alongside members of his creative community. Throughout the duration of the exhibition and the New Concepts shop, Nordstrom will continue to partner on events and activations with the Brooklyn Museum including the Social Sculpture series featuring Jian DeLeon, Men’s Fashion and Editorial Director at Nordstrom, and their Teen Night programming where Nordstrom will participate in a mentorship session. The exhibition is open now through January 2023.
We are excited and honored to bring Concept 018: Virgil Abloh Securities to fruition”, says Sam Lobban, EVP GMM of Apparel and Designer at Nordstrom. “We started working on the project with Virgil and his team back in March 2021, and hope that the end result can help in celebrating his passion, energy and purpose which he brought to every endeavor. We’re grateful to Shannon Abloh and the Virgil Abloh Securities team for the opportunity, and excited for our customers to be able to participate in continuing his legacy.” The shop features a range of women’s and men’s ready-to-wear, shoes and accessories including an exclusive Off-White Capsule, apparel capsules from Denim Tears x Canary Yellow and American skateboarder Sal Barbier and Off-White. Concept 018 also includes Off-White fragrance as well as apparel and accessories for adults and kids from Abloh’s “Figures of Speech” exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum.
Images courtesy of Nordstrom
