Off White’s “Figures of Speech” collection is receiving a special nod to the late designer, Virgil Abloh. The Brooklyn Museum is also giving away additional merch for the exhibit.
Complex reports, “The exclusive range consists of limited edition apparel and accessories, including vintage-feel tees, pullover hoodies with spray-effect graphics, an assortment of leather handbags, as well as Italian-made couture garments featuring checkered patterns and details about the exhibit.”
The exhibit launched earlier in the summer and according to the exhibit site, “‘ Figures of Speech’ traces Abloh’s exploration of the communicative power of design.” The collection launched on Thursday.
The designer passed away in November 2021. He was diagnosed with cardiac angiosarcoma in 2019, which he kept private.
The description continues, “His use of language and quotation marks turns his designs, and the people who engage with them, into literal figures of speech. The artist uses the Black gaze to dismantle the traditionally white-crafted structures at work in fashion, design, architecture, and art, reconstructing new work through the lens of the Black cultural experience.”
Since his death, the fashion industry continues his legacy. Two days after his death, he was celebrated with a final fashion show bringing together multiple celebrities like Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, Drake, Rihanna, and more.
He was 41 years old.
