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Virgil Abloh has a new award under his belt.
The Louis Vuitton men’s artistic director’s book, “Virgil Abloh: Figures of Speech,” has won 2019 AIGA’s 50 Books Award, a competition that identifies the 50 best-designed books and book covers of the year.
The title, produced by Abloh and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, is in a three-books-in-one format, with a catalogue section by Michael Darling, who gives an overview of Abloh’s work, and features essays and interviews from Taiye Selasi, Rem Koolhaas and other experts in art, fashion, design and architecture. The book also has an archive section of more than 1,800 images from Abloh’s personal collection.
“Virgil Abloh: Figures of Speech” is a blue hardcover that features an image of Abloh holding a special edition copy of the book with a plain cover and the word “Artwork” across the top. The back cover has the name of the MCA Chicago exhibit from 2019 and the book’s ribbon marker is a gold measuring tape. In addition, the book is designed with Swiss binding to show the spine of the book and the raw boards that encase it. When opened, the front cover lays completely flat and is not attached to the

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Fila is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Notorious B.I.G’s famous debut album, “Ready to Die,” by creating a special collection.
The sporting goods brand partnered with the Christopher Wallace Estate on the six-piece Fila x Biggie Collection, which includes a T-shirt and visor from the Fila archives as well as a new sneaker model, each offered in two colorways.
The collection will be sold beginning today on the Fila web site and on May 21, in honor of the late rapper’s birthday, it will be expanded to select specialty retailers.
“We created this exclusive collection to honor a groundbreaking album, artist and pop culture icon who has left a lasting impact in the music world and beyond,” said Louis W. Colon 3rd, vice president of heritage and trend for Fila North America. “The era’s most iconic hip-hop stars embraced the Fila brand, with memorable looks. In 1993, Biggie took the stage in Philadelphia wearing the T-shirt and matching visor that are part of the collaborative collection today.”
The graphic T as well as the visor, both of which retail for $25, are available in white and aqua as well as cream. The T-shirt features a scribble design inside an enlarged Fila “F.”
The sneaker,

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Uniqlo has revealed more details about its UT collaboration between pop star Billie Eilish and contemporary artist Takashi Murakami.
News of the collaboration was revealed last week.
The collection, which hits uniqlo.com on May 25, will retail from $9.90 to $14.90 and be available in a range of women’s, men’s and kids’ sizes. Women’s sizes range from XXS to XXL, men’s goes from XS-3XL and kids goes from 3Y to 13Y. The line will also be available in some retail stores when they reopen, beginning May 29.
Among the looks are graphics that combine Eilish’s symbol, Blohsh, and Murakami’s iconic flowers. Designs also highlight a collage of Eilish’s photos, a sketch taken from her music video and a UT-original Billie Eilish logo.

A T-shirt from the Billie Eilish-Takashi Murakami collaboration. 

John C. Jay, president of global creative for Uniqlo, said, “Two of the most influential global creators come together as a new expression of art for all.”
Eilish became friendly with Murakami after they messaged each other on Instagram. The pair created the music video for Eilish’s song, “You Should See Me in a Crown,” with Murakami drawing on Eilish’s ideas to animate it in his own style. The video has attracted more than 68 million

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