Bryan Gonzalez Title: Virgil Abloh's career General purpose: inform Specific purpose: Virgil's impact and influence in fashion Organizational pattern: chronological I) II) Introduction a. Attention getter: look at what you're wearing, everything you have on someone designed from the fabric, pattern, color b. R2L: not many people know about who is leading the fashion industry all they see is the logos and not the backstory and today I'll be teaching you who it is c. Credibility: fashion is my main hobby and I love to learn about all points in fashion d. Thesis: Virgil Abloh is a lead man in the future of fashion e. Preview: today I'm going to talk about Virgil Abloh's early life and influence, his rise to the fashion elite, and his achievements and influence in fashion as of today Body a. Early life and education 1. Mother is a seamstress who teaches Virgil the basics 2. Abloh completes his undergraduate degree in civil engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison then his master’s degree in architecture from the Illinois Institute of Technology 3. Meets Kanye west and becomes his creative consultant 4. Begins clothing label Pyrex Vision and Been Trill Transition: now that we have covered what his influence and upbringing as a young adult was, we can move to his rise to the top b. Rise to the top 1. After helping Kanye, they both intern at Fendi in Rome learning the industry catches the eye of Louie Vuitton CEO Michael Burke 2. Assumes role of creative director at Donda, Kanye west creative agency 3. Directed art for Kanye west and Jay-Z watch the throne earns Grammy nomination 4. Creates OFF-WHITE label 5. CO-founded the RSVP concept store in Chicago with friend Don C Transition: with all that under his belt it wasn’t long for Virgil to rise to the apex of fashion let's get into what he has archived so far c. Achievements and current endeavors 1. Has had multiple collabs with his brand OFF-WHITE and brands like Nike, IKEA, jimmy choo and many more 2. Donated 1 million dollars to the next generation of African American designers 3. Named Louie Vuitton men's artistic designer 4. Has exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago III) Conclusion a. Virgil Abloh has had an incredible up rising to be at the top of the fashion industry and is setting the future of art and fashion b. Virgil has a major impact on the fashion industry but is much more than just a designer he is an artist Work cited: Works Cited Diderich, Joelle. "THE NEWSMAKER: VIRGIL ABLOH: WOMEN'S WEAR DAILY." Wwd, 2018, pp. 10-13. ProQuest, https://ezp.tccd.edu/login?url=https://www-proquestcom.ezp.tccd.edu/docview/2250534817?accountid=7079. Yotka, Steff. “A Brief History of Virgil Abloh's Meteoric Rise.” Vogue, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2018, www.vogue.com/article/virgil-abloh-biography-career-timeline. Baron, Zach, and Photography by Robert Maxwell. “The Life of Virgil Abloh, Street-Style Godhead.” GQ, 1 Aug. 2016, www.gq.com/story/virgil-abloh-profile. "Virgil Abloh Raises $1 Million Dollars to Support the Next Generation of Black Fashion Industry Leaders through the Virgil Abloh[TM]? 'Post-Modern' Scholarship Fund." Investment Weekly News, 25 July 2020, p. 475. Gale OneFile: Business, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A629887767/GPS?u=txshracd2560&sid=GPS&xid=1514463b. Accessed 19 Oct. 2020. https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/1225196178016391168?s=20 http://www.kontrolmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/streetsnaps-virgil-abloh-off-white-singapore1.jpg https://media.gq.com/photos/5c780318e718486b18bad754/master/w_2700,h_3263,c_limit/virgil-ablohgq-style-spring-cover-2019.jpg https://encryptedtbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcShWyaBGm7PcCm7hxIDZTjxny5r0FpO_la_fg&usqp=CA U
