Virgil Abloh: Givenchy’s Next Creative Director?

Riccardo Tisci’s recent departure from Givenchy is still fresh in the minds of fashion fans. What had been a successful 12-year run has now come to an end with the French design house looking to switch things up. Without a creative director, the brand is now on the hunt to replace Tisci. But who is worthy enough of the spot?

According to WWD, a Givenchy spokesperson declined to comment about Abloh being a possible choice. But as for Abloh, he also refused to comment, but he did make mention once again of hopefully heading a “leading luxury house.” Virgil states, “My trajectory is to update and provide something new in the fashion industry by way of creating a project and using it as a case study on how to update a luxury house,” he told WWD.

To further heighten speculation, WWD brought back a statement that Mr. Abloh once told them about his brand Off-White being a springboard for something greater. “I have a litany of ideas that bring modern relevance, but also a financial vision on how these brands can be more successful in the space of luxury,” he told WWD in the past. “Off-White is sort of my résumé and it’s my laboratory to experiment with these ideas to see which ones are valid.”