“OFF-WHITE c/o VIRGIL ABLOH” will release a capsule collection in collaboration with the North American professional basketball league NBA team, CHICAGO BULLS in February. It will be released on the 2nd.
Off-White founder Virgil Abloh, who died suddenly of cancer in November 2021, is from Rockford, a 90-minute drive from Chicago. He holds a master’s degree in architecture from the Illinois Institute of Technology Graduate School in Chicago, a city with which he later held his own retrospective. Also, Virgil’s love of basketball made the collaboration possible.
The brand’s CEO Andrea Grilli, Virgil’s close friend and Chicago Bulls design advisor Don C, and Virgil’s family have collaborated to create a T-shirt and hoodie. , varsity jackets, etc. Each item features an illustration of the Chicago Bulls mascot bull wearing an “off-white” jersey and the brand logo. Products will be sold at some Off-White stores and online stores, as well as at FARFETCH BEAT by the luxury e-commerce company FARFETCH.
