'Make It Ours' traces Virgil Abloh's unconventional path to luxury fashion

'Make It Ours' traces Virgil Abloh's unconventional path to luxury fashion

Pulitzer Prize-winning fashion critic Robin Givhan explains how the late designer challenged tradition and opened doors — and why she believes his unique voice left such a mark on the fashion world.

Robin Givhan and Vanessa Friedman on the Lasting Impact of Virgil Abloh

Virgil Abloh, photographed by Gregory Harris. How does one write a record of the most prolific designers of our time? That was a question on Robin Givhan’s mind when she began crafting Make It Ours: Crashing the Gates of Culture with Virgil Abloh, a new biography on the late great fashion kingpin, who succumbed to cancer complications in 2021. His story was one of hard work, curiosity, and an impressive knack for linking and building. But what m…