{"product_id":"make-it-ours-crashing-the-gates-of-culture-with-virgil-abloh-hardcover","title":"Make It Ours: Crashing the Gates of Culture with Virgil Abloh - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobin Givhan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVirgil Abloh's iconic rise to the top of the fashion industry embodied a groundbreaking transformation of the relationship between who we are and what we wear.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAbloh's appointment as head of menswear for Louis Vuitton in 2018 shocked the fashion inudstry, as he became the first Black designer to serve as artistic director in the brand's 164-year history. But as Pulitzer Prize-winning culture critic Robin Givhan reveals, Abloh's story encompasses so much more than his own journey. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing Abloh's surprising path to the top of the luxury establishment, Givhan unfolds the larger story of how the cloistered, exclusive fashion world faced a revolution from below in the form of streetwear and designers unafraid to storm the gates--how their notions of what was luxury simultaneously anticipated and upended consumer preferences, and how a simple T-shirt held as much cultural power as a haute couture gown. As Givhan relays, Abloh rose during a time of existential angst for a fashion inudstry trying to make sense of its responsibilities to a diverse audience and the challenges of selling status to a generation of consumers who fetishized sneakers and prioritized comfort. How that moment came to be--how someone like Abloh, who had no formal training in patternmaking or tailoring, could come to symbolize and embody the industry's way forward--is the story at the heart of this book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMake It Ours\u003c\/i\u003e is at once a remarkable biography of a singular creative force and a powerful meditation on fashion and race, taste and exclusivity, genius and luxury. With access to Abloh's family, friends, collaborators, and contemporaries, and featuring a cast of fascinating characters ranging from visionary Black designers like Ozwald Boateng to Abloh's mercurial but critical employer and mentor Kanye West, Givhan weaves a spellbinding tale of a young man's rise amid a cultural moment that would upend a century's worth of ideas about luxury and taste.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobin Givhan\u003c\/b\u003e is \u003ci\u003eWashington Post'\u003c\/i\u003es senior critic-at-large, writing about politics, race, and the arts. Previously, she covered the fashion industry as a business, as a cultural institution, and as pure pleasure. She is the Pulitzer Prize winner for criticism and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Battle of Versailles: The Night American Fashion Stumbled into the Spotlight and Made History\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition to the \u003ci\u003ePost\u003c\/i\u003e, where she has also covered Michelle Obama, Givhan has worked at \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDaily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eDetroit Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.2 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 24, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987393020205,"sku":"9780593444122","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/8zS1oefDN29780593444122.webp?v=1776178450","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/make-it-ours-crashing-the-gates-of-culture-with-virgil-abloh-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}