Q&A: Pulitzer Prize winner Robin Givhan chronicles Virgil Abloh’s rise to fashion fame
June 23, 2025
For her latest book, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Robin Givhan takes a deep dive into the fame and legacy surrounding fashion disruptor Virgil Abloh. Abloh was the first Black creative director of menswear at Louis Vuitton. He rose to fashion notoriety with little fashion training but managed to captivate the industry and develop a large and loyal following from his fashion fans. Givhan’s book “Make It Ours: Crashing the Gates of Culture with Virgil Abloh” releases Tuesday. She shares how social media played a role in Abloh’s career and how influences from architecture to skateboarding inspired his design outlook. Abloh died at 41 in 2021.
