In March, Virgil Abloh made history when he was appointed the menswear artistic director of Louis Vuitton—becoming the first African-American to hold the position at the French fashion house. Today, the designer presented his first collection for Louis Vuitton Men’s in Paris and things got pretty emotional when longtime friend and collaborator Kanye West was there to support him in the front row.
As Abloh took his final bow at the end of the show, he ran to embrace Kanye. The two shared a truly touching moment and began crying as they hugged on the runway.
a beautiful moment between Virgil Abloh and Kanye West at his first Louis Vuitton show #LVMenSS19
Travis Scott, Kylie Jenner, Takashi Murakami and more supporting! pic.twitter.com/z25kk1DLnP
— FTP FLAME (@FTPflame) June 21, 2018
a beautiful moment between Virgil Abloh and Kanye West at his first Louis Vuitton show #LVMenSS19
Travis Scott, Kylie Jenner, Takashi Murakami and more supporting! pic.twitter.com/z25kk1DLnP
Virgil runs into Ye’s arms at the close of his 1st show for #LouisVuitton
What a moment! #LVMenSS19 pic.twitter.com/Nk5LSCS3Jg
— Shelby Ivey Christie (@bronze_bombSHEL) June 21, 2018