As for work-life balance, the universe may have essentially commanded him to slow down at the right time.
Last September, Off-White Women’s Spring/Summer 2020 show at Paris’ Center Pompidou had to go on without him because he was simply exhausted.
“In the end, everything was fine,” he said at the time, explaining his absence, “but the doctor told me, ‘this is the rate at which you’ve pushed your body – to fly. After all these miles, do all these different projects – not good for your health. ‘”
At least he can rest easier in October, when parent company Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy reported a 16% increase in sales year-over-year, thanks to sales at Louis Vuitton and Dior.
But that doesn’t mean even the doctor’s warning (not even the one we all get from the CDC) can slow him down for long. “Work is very relaxing for me,” he said GQ in 2018. “I’m happy to do things. So relaxing as opposed to doing something, probably isn’t healthy, but …” He paused. “So I have to take a plane.”
Forced to stay, or at least authorized to stay in one place longer than he’s used to, Abloh doesn’t shy away from the new challenges he faces as a purveyor of beasts. luxury fun — no matter what working from home — $350 Off-White t-shirts and $515 sneakers.
“It’s a strange thing, the importance of fashion,” he mused Document in May 2020, “especially as people are quarantining at home, worried about their health and safety – where does it ground among everything? I think it’s important to ask questions. and think about how it relates to the human side at hand.”
