Off-White Presents Its Spring/Summer 2023 "CELEBRATION" Collection
The upcoming collection, which was showcased Thursday during Paris Fashion Week, marks a new era for the label founded by the late Virgil Abloh.
Virgil Abloh’s legacy continues.
On the eve of what would’ve been his 42nd birthday, the late creative was celebrated during Off-White’s spring/summer 2023 runway show. The event went down during Paris Fashion Week, drawing a wide range of industry heavy-hitters both in fashion and entertainment. Celebrities like Naomi Campbell, Erykah Badu, Anna Wintour, Winnie Harlow, and Halle Bailey attended the show, which came nearly a year after Abloh’s death.
Though the label may have lost its founder, the Off-White team has set out to persevere his vision under its new image and art director, Ibrahim Kamara. According to Vogue, elements of the spring/summer 2023 range were conceived by Alboh shortly before his death. Kamara and Co. then took the main concept—an “exploration of the human body”—and developed a sprawling collection that fused luxury and streetwear with avant-garde elements.
The range was anchored by a rich shade of blue, and included tailored suits with X-ray prints, knitwear with braided details, utility puffer jackets, denim overcoats, as well as high-top sneakers, mules, and sandals.
“The beauty of Off-White is that you are involved in every single detail of the brand,” Kamara told the magazine. “And although my role is image-based, I was able to investigate with the team as they built this collection … The show is a celebration, and it’s also about hope. Hope is opening doors, and that is something Virgil did beautifully until the very end.”
According to collection notes, Off-White worked with Jenny Holzer to redesign their staff shirts.
You can see some of the spring/summer 2023 runway images below.
