Only a few months after the passing of Virgil Abloh, it seems everyone is trying to secure a piece of his legacy. The designer’s absence in the fashion world — felt particularly at Louis Vuitton and Off-White — has resulted in a slew of auctions featuring the last of his work. Each piece is more exclusive than the last, evident by a single pair of signed sneakers up for grabs at Sotheby’s.
Flaunting Abloh’s signature “Air Abloh” mark in sharpie, the Louis Vuitton LV Trainers nearly serve as an artifact of the designer’s career. The orange and green shoe was first presented at Abloh’s debut Spring/Summer 2019 show for Louis Vuitton, where he worked as the menswear artistic director and melded the worlds of streetwear and high fashion.
