Playboi Carti, Steve Lacy And Several Musicians Walked Virgil Abloh's First Louis Vuitton Show

Music has always been a central part of Virgil Abloh's creative practice. He's been deejaying since he was a teenager, spinning at house parties around Chicago and its outskirts, and he just released his first original production in the form of a collaborative EP with Berlin-based producer Boys Noize earlier this year. He's delved further into both the worlds of music and fashion over the past few months - Louis Vuitton announced earlier this year that Abloh would be taking over as artistic director of its men's collections (replacing Kim Jones), and he just debuted his new Beats 1 radio show on Apple Music this past Monday. He even has the show’s setup, including turntables and a mic, installed at the LV headquarters in Paris.

Unsurprisingly, Abloh's first Louis Vuitton show, which took place yesterday at the Palais Royal, also found him incorporating this lifelong interest in music in the proceedings - artists like the internet's Steve Lacy, Dev Hynes, Kid Cudi, and Playboi Carti all walked the runway in the first Abloh-designed LV threads. Lacy donned a sheer white shirt and some rave-ready pants; Hynes walked in a subtly quilted off-white trench; Cudi wore a pale mint green hoodie; and Carti looked ready for a trip to the moon with his iridescent duffel bag and cellophane-esque poncho. And to top it all off, Abloh came out after the show to do the usual congratulatory walk down the runway and ended up sharing a tearful hug with his friend and frequent collaborator Kanye West. Abloh is clearly inspired by his multitasking musician friends, but with the unveiling of this new collection, it seems that the feeling is truly mutual.