and his creative approach. it took me that sort of period to, like, question myself and be like am i going to believe in the myth that i can t be a designer at the highest level? am i going to believe that i m supposed to make printed t shirts that are called streetwear or am i supposed to believe that i m only going to dj clubs that are willing to pay me whatever and to play whenever? and i was like, yeah, i m gonna do that and i m gonna keep doing it for a long period of time, till the one opportunity that comes across, say yes or no, and i m gonna say yes, i m gonna show up on time, i m going to do my best, and then that s gonna lead to some other opportunities and i hope that through my narrative, people see that in themselves, that anything is achievable and the different genres are just made to bejumped over. that was virgil abloh speaking to the bbc two years ago. alex frank, culture writer and editor and contributor of vogue.com, told me more
say yes or no, and i m gonna say yes, i m gonna show up on time, i m going to do my best, and then that s gonna lead to some other opportunities and i hope that through my narrative people see that in themselves, that anything is achievable and the different genres arejust made to bejumped over. that is virgil abloh speaking to the bbc two years ago. alex frank culture writer and editor and contributor of vogue.com told me more about his life and career. total trailblazer. virgil was a kid from chicago. he grew up in chicago. you know, people like him don t often become the heads of major fashion luxury groups in paris and virgil did. i think it took an enormous leap of imagination and faith and determination to get where he ended up. what was it then, in a sense, apart from him as a character, clearly he s got charisma. what was it in his cv that took him to that height and in that direction?