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Off-White
Company typeSocietà a responsabilità limitata Subsidiary
IndustryFashion
Founded2012; 12 years ago (2012) in Milan, Italy
FounderVirgil Abloh
Headquarters
Milan
,
Italy
Number of locations
24[1]
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Virgil Abloh
(Founder and CEO)
ProductsClothing, shoes, accessories, furniture
ParentNew Guards Group
Websitewww.off---white.com

Off-White (stylized as OFF-WHITE c/o VIRGIL ABLOH) is a fashion label founded by American creative designer Virgil Abloh in Milan, Italy in 2012.[2] The brand has 24 stores around the globe and is carried by luxury high-end stores; Barneys, Selfridges, Harrods and Le Bon Marché.[1] Off-White is trademarked through its use of quotation marks, zip ties, yellow industrial buckle belt design and its four-way arrows that create a cross. [3] The brand has collaborated with many well-known companies, artists, and designers while adding its own aesthetic to the products.[4] Off-White has become a popular brand world wide, amongst other high-end brands such as Gucci, Balenciaga, and Nike.[5]

History edit

The brand was first founded as an artistic expression titled "PYREX VISION" by DJ, creative designer and businessman Virgil Abloh in the Italian city of Milan in 2012.[2] Off-White was described by the founder, Virgil Abloh, to be “the gray area between black and white as the color off-white” to the fashion world. [6] During the launch of Off-White, help was received from the New Guards Group. Off-White started to circulate within the Paris Fashion Week shows, and its popularity grew more in Hong Kong, Tokyo, and New York, where it would be showcased within retail stores.[7]

Signature Styles edit

With a current 7 million followers on Instagram and 152.5 K followers on Twitter the brand Off-White has made a name for itself over the last several years. Off-White is known for its expensive, and rather unusual streetwear that has mainly T-shirts, hoodies, and shoes that is now making an appearance in the high fashion world. From the brands $1,000 sweatshirts, $700 shoes with the word “Shoelaces” written on them, and simple black dresses with the words “Little Black Dress”.[8]

Off-White has designs and items that are specific to the brand that include a  “zebra pattern”, known as diagonals spray and the moniker “WHITE” as one of their most known designs.[3] The shoes include a zip tie on the upper part of the laces that helps distinguish them from the common retail tag.[9] The most recognizable trademark of Off-White is the four-way arrows that create a cross, commonly found on Off-White’s website. Signature items include the 200-meter long yellow and black industrial buckle belt. All products designed ironically state the name of the particular object or some other form of irony about the products use, or relation to a collaboration. These words are put into quotation marks which creates a even more irony for the unique feature. According to the designer, Virgil Abloh, the reason for the quotation marks is that everything remains indefinite, leaving room for questions.[3]

Collaborations edit

Colaborations Off-White has collaborated with brands such as Nike, Levi Strauss & Co., Jimmy Choo, IKEA, Moncler, Browns, Warby Parker, A$AP Rocky, SSENSE, Sunglass Hut, Kith, Byredo, Champion, Converse, Dr. Martens, Le Bon Marché, Heron Preston, Barneys New York, Boys Noize, Umbro and Timberland.[10][4]
Jimmy Choo Off-white collaborated with Jimmy Choo, a high-end Malaysian fashion designer in February 2018. Together they created a Summer/Spring collection inspired by Lady Diana, former Princess of Wales. The designers had a modern take on Nineties-style shoes, with various patterns and different types of material such as plastic and tulle.[4]
Champion Off-White collaborated with Champion, an American manufacturer of clothing and sportswear. The two brands came up with sixteen items of clothing, including tracksuits, hoodies, fleeces, and t-shirts. Off-white added their duck tape stripes to each article of clothing, inspired by urban streetwear.[4]
Sunglass Hut Sunglass Hut, an international retailer of sunglasses collaborated with Off-White in Fall 2018 and Winter 2019. Together they created a unisex line of sunglasses called “For Your Eyes Only”, three models in bold colors such as candy pink, an intense black, and tortoiseshell. All three sunglasses containing the Off-White white cross label.  [4]
Nike Nike, an American multinational corporation that specializes in sports apparel, and footwear collaborated with Off-White in August 2017. Nike and Off-White worked on a project named “The Tens”, which is a sneaker collection featuring the well-known Air Jordans, , Converse, Nike Air Max, and Nike Blazers shoes.[11] The founder of Off-white, Virgil Abloh, took ten different models of sneakers from Nike, and took them apart and reinvented them to create ten different silhouettes of Nike sneaker models in only ten months.The Tens collaboration featured Nikes staple silhouette models such as the Nike Blazer, Air Max 97, Nike Air Jordan 1, Nike Air Presto to name a few of the pairs made. Later “The Tens” project expanded over time as Nike and Off-White continued to work together and proceeded to make 23 more pairs in 2018.[4] The shoe line was divided into two categories, featuring the “Revealing” and “Ghosting”. Both models feature Virgil Abloh’s simple yet unique aesthetic.[12] The Off-White Nike Air Jordan 1 model resells for the most with the total being upwards of around $2000.[13]
ASAP Rocky Off-White collaborated with American rapper, A$AP Rocky with his label AWGE in August 2017. The two collaborated on fluorescent green t-shirts in honor of ‘Midnight Rave’, a pop-up concert in Los Angeles, California. The shirts contained phrases such as “Midnight Rave” and “Dance Motherfucker Dance”, there were only 50 shirts made and only available to buy in person.[14]
Levi Strauss & Co. Off-White collaborated with Levi Strauss & Co., an American clothing company widely known for Levi’s, brand denim jeans. In Fall 2016, and Winter 2017, Off-White collaborated with Levi’s main line, Made & Crafted, and released twelve pieces, six of which were unisex. The highlighted piece of the collection is a denim two-toned jacket featuring bright vivid colors.[4]
Ikea Off-White collaborated with Ikea to start making furniture. This collection was purposely made to target millennials in need of furniture. The collection of Off-White's collaboration with Ikea features cabinets, rugs, coffee tables, chairs and more. Off-White displays its iconic quotation marks around certain words on different types of furniture. An example of one of the ideas for a design was a “Door Stop Interruption” on a chair by simply adding a doorstop on one of the chair legs to make it elevated. One of Off-White's most coveted items is the Frakta bag. The Frakta bag is beige with the text "SCULPTURE" imprinted on the side.[15]
SSENSE Off-White collaborated with SSENSE in March 2019. This collection contains a variety of workout clothes ranging from matching leggings and sports bras, athletic sweaters and crop tops. This collection incorporates some of Virgil’s signature designs by including the Off-White yellow sign wrapping around the waste of the pants and bottom of the sports bras.[16] Virgil also includes a three-dimensional addition of his iconic four-way arrows, creating a cross, on the front of the tops and pants.[17]
Le Bon Marché Off-White collaborated with Le Bon Marché, a department store based in France. The two companies collaborated to celebrate Paris Fashion Week and Bon Marché Rive Gauche’s fashion exhibition named “Let's Go Logo”. Off-White then created a Parsian café on the first floor of Le Bon Marché. In efforts to celebrate the Paris Fashion Week, during Off-White's collaboration with Le Bon Marché, it teamed up with Wild & The Moon to create an exclusive line of juices to be served for the celebration.
Timberland Off-White collaborated with Timberland, an American manufacturer of outdoor wear, that focuses on footwear. Off-White reinvented the classic Timberland boots by adding bright colors and velvet with an avant-garde style with multicolored laces and zip ties.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Off-White Stores – off---white.com". Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b Payne, Teryn. "Virgil Abloh Is Fighting for Kids That Feel Marginalized by the Fashion Industry". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b c KwokYee Lee, Jo. "Everything You Need to Know About The History Of OFF-WHITE". RealClobber. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Salessy, Heloise (March 26, 2018). "Off-White: the 18 collabs that cemented Virgil Abloh's career". Vogue. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  5. ^ Newbold, Alice (Oct. 24, 2018). "Off-White Is Now The Most Popular Brand In The World, Beating Gucci And Balenciaga". Vogue. Retrieved April 12, 2019. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ Yotka, Steff (March 28, 2018). "A Brief History of Virgil Abloh's Meteoric Rise". Vogue. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  7. ^ Grobe, Max (March 28, 2018). "How Virgil Abloh Went From DJing to the World's Biggest Luxury House: a Timeline". Highsnobiety. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  8. ^ Tiffany, Kaitlyn (Oct. 30, 2018). "The hottest fashion brand in the world was built on irony and $1,000 sweatshirts". Vox. Retrieved April 11, 2019. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ Fowler, Seth (Sept. 7, 2019). "OFF WHITE AIR JORDAN 1 REVIEW (Signed By VIRGIL ABLOH)". YouTube. Retrieved April 11, 2019. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ^ "Here Are Virgil Abloh's 10 Best Collaborations Ever". Highsnobiety. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  11. ^ Welty, Matt (Dec. 27, 2018). "Ranking All of the Off-White x Nike Sneakers, From Worst to Best". Complex. Retrieved April 11, 2019. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. ^ Staff, NSS. "All the ten models of the Nike x OFF-WHITE collaboration". Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  13. ^ Gorsler, Fabian (July 26, 2018). "A Complete Guide to OFF-WHITE x Nike Resell Prices". Highsnobiety. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  14. ^ Li, Nicolaus (Sept. 12, 2017). "Midnight Studios & AWGE Announce a Special Midnight Rave NYFW Pop-Up". Retrieved April 11, 2019. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  15. ^ Gibson, Eleanor (May 1, 2018). "IKEA offers first look at furniture designed for millennials by Virgil Abloh". Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  16. ^ Hopkins, Mayzie (March 28, 2019). "Off-White's first fitness collection is here". Retrieved April, 2019. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  17. ^ "SSENSE : Off-White "WORKOUT" Capsule". YouTube. Retrieved April 11, 2019.

External links edit

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Virgil Abloh
 
Abloh in 2019
Born (1980-09-30) September 30, 1980 (age 43)
Rockford, Illinois, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater
Occupations
Years active2011–present
Title
Spouse
Shannon Sundberg
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(m. 2009)​
Children2

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Virgil Abloh (/ˈæbloʊ/; born September 30, 1980) is an American fashion designer, entrepreneur and DJ who has been the artistic director of Louis Vuitton's men's wear collection since March 2018. Apart from his work at Louis Vuitton, Abloh serves as the chief executive officer of the Milan-based label Off-White, a fashion house he founded in 2013. He entered the world of fashion with an internship at Fendi in 2009 alongside rapper Kanye West. The two then began an artistic collaboration that would launch Abloh's career into founding Off-White. Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2018.[1] Abloh was featured in conversation with his friend and frequent collaborator Takashi Murakami on the cover of the fall 2018 issue of Cultured magazine.[2]

Early life and education edit

Virgil Abloh was born on September 30, 1980, in Rockford, Illinois, to Ghanaian immigrant parents.[3] His mother was a seamstress.[4] His dad was a manager in a paint company.[5] Abloh was raised in Rockford, where he attended Boylan Catholic High School, graduating in 1998.[3] He graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2002 with a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering.[3] He received his Master of Architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology in 2006.[6] While Abloh was attending the  Illinois Institute of Technology there was a building created called the Rem Koolhaas which helped spark his aspirations for fashion.[3]

Career edit

2009–2013: Rise to prominence edit

After graduating from university, he interned at Fendi in the same class as rapper Kanye West in 2009.[3] Placed in the company's Rome, Italy office, the two began a collaborative relationship.[3] During his collaborative work with the well-renown rapper and designer, he caught the eye of the Louis Vuitton CEO, Michael Burke, through his outlandish takeaways on Fendi.[3] Later that year, Abloh and Kanye West's companion, Don C, launched a retail store, called the RSVP Gallery, located in Chicago.[3] Their founded retail space became known for carrying a mixture of fashion apparel, from streetwear to high-end brands, and for its reflection of Virgil's style on his design for the store interior. [3] A year later, West appointed Abloh the creative director of his creative agency, DONDA.[3] In 2011, West asked him to serve as the artistic director for the 2011 Jay-Z/Kanye West album Watch the Throne.[3] In 2012, Abloh launched his first company, Pyrex Vision, a small boutique of couture streetwear.[3] Abloh purchased deadstock clothing from Ralph Lauren for $40, screen-printed designs on them and sold them for prices upward of $550.[3] He closed the company down a year later as he did not intend it to be a commercial enterprise but an artistic experiment.[3]

2013–2017: Off-White and mainstream success edit

In a large part streetwear is seen as cheap. What my goal has been is to add an intellectual layer to it and make it credible

—Abloh on the inspiration behind founding high-end streetwear label, Off-White.[7]

Abloh founded his first fashion house and second business overall in 2013 with the high-end streetwear brand Off-White.[3] Based in Milan, Italy, the company was described by Abloh as "the gray area between black and white as the color off-white" to investors and fashion critics.[3] During the launch of his brand, he received help from the New Guards Group, who also assisted many other designers and brands, such as Palm Angels, Heron Preston, and Marcelo Burlon.[1] Abloh's streetwear-meets-couture vision for brand lead towards a widespread gain of attention for his apparel beginning in Paris, then expanding to China, Tokyo, Japan and the United States.[1] The clothing line became identified through its unique use of quotation marks, zip-ties, capital letters and barricade tape.[1] He launched the company's women's wear line in 2014 and showed the collections at the Paris Fashion Week.[3] His line was selected as a finalist for the LVMH Prize, an industry award, but lost to Marques'Almeida and Jacquemus.[3] Abloh launched his first concept store for Off-White in Tokyo, Japan, where he started the company's furniture arm, Grey Area.[3] In 2017, he was asked to design a new collection in conjunction with Nike entitled "The Ten" where he re-designed a variety of the company's best-selling shoes.[3] Through Abloh's re-designing he exercised his self-made rule of only editing the shoes 3% of the way because he was intrigued by still maintaining the original design of the shoe.[8]

2013-2017: Off-White and further collaborations edit

Virgil also partnered up with the Swedish furniture company IKEA to design furniture for apartments and houses.[9] The collection will be named Markerad which is a Swedish word meaning "clear-cut; crisp; pronounced" and is scheduled to release in 2019.[10] Virgil envisions the collection to adapt the visualization of a practical brief of furniture, while adding contemporary values to his designs to make them complete.[8] Abloh has worked towards fulfilling his vision for the collection by sketching out drafts of generic pieces of furniture, while adding his own aesthetics to the designs by using a doorstop to level out furniture items.[8] Abloh worked on designs for chairs, coffee tables, beds, storage cabinets, mirrors and carpets apart of his collaboration with IKEA.[8] Abloh employs quotation marks stylistically in order to convey ironic detachment from society and social norms.[11] During the rise in neo-nationalism in 2017 Abloh worked with conceptual artist Jenny Holzer to create a line emphasizing the positive aspects of immigration, cultural integration, and globalization.[12] In December 2017, he worked with Holzer again to design T-shirts for Planned Parenthood in response to the Women's March on Washington.[13]

2018–present: Louis Vuitton edit

 
Abloh incorporated the famous LV logo in his debut menswear collection for the brand.

On March 25, 2018, Abloh was named artistic director of Louis Vuitton's menswear ready wear line, marking him the first person of African descent to lead the brand's menswear line, as well as one of the few black designers at the helm of a major French fashion house.[4] Upon his acceptance of the position, he stated, "It is an honor for me to accept this position. I find the heritage and creative integrity of the house are key inspirations and will look to reference them both while drawing parallels to modern times".[3] Abloh showed his first collection for Louis Vuitton at the 2018 Men's Fashion Week at the Palais-Royal gardens in Paris.[14][15][16][17] Rihanna was the first person to wear Abloh before the show.[18] Playboi Carti, Steve Lacy, A$AP Nast, Dev Hynes, and Kid Cudi walked for the fashion show.[19] Abloh has since been in high demand for his designs, creating an original outfit designed for Serena Williams to wear throughout the 2018 US Open, a collaboration with Nike.[20] In March 2019, Abloh collaborated with Ikea to start making furniture for millennials. Ranging from cabinets, rugs, coffee tables, and chairs. Abloh has incorporated different elements of style, such as his famous quotation marks around certain words and putting it on different articles of clothing, and in this case different types of furniture.[21] For example, Abloh created a “Door Stop Interruption” on a chair by simply adding a doorstop under a chair to make it elevated. One of Ablohs most coveted items is the Frakta Bag. It is beige with the text "SCULPTURE" imprinted on the side.[22] Virgil teamed up with SSENSE to release a workout collection on March 29th, 2019 . This collection contains a variety of workout clothes ranging from; matching leggings and sports bras, athletic sweaters and crop tops. This collection incorporates some of Virgil’s signature designs by including the Off-White yellow sign wrapping around the waste of the pants and bottom of the sports bras.[23] Virgil also includes a three-dimensional addition of his iconic four-way arrows, creating a cross, on the front of the tops and pants.[24]

Art Career edit

Virgil Abloh has been working with artist Takashi Murakami. Murakami’s artwork is identified by his highly acclaimed “Mr.DOB”; a smiley anime-influenced head with round ears and big eyes.[25] In 2010 Abloh met Japanese contemporary artist, Takashi Murakami while creating the “Graduation” album cover for American rapper, Kanye West.[26] In 2018, Virgil collaborated with Japanese contemporary artist, Takashi Murakami, on a series of artworks that brought the fashion world to the art world but ultimately transcended both to create something more. [27] The artists discuss their careers and the collaboration at length in their interview for Cultured magazine's fall 2018 issue where they are featured as the cover stars. [28] Abloh was given a solo art show in Murakami’s Kaikai Kiki art gallery in Tokyo, Japan. Currently, Virgil Abloh is expected to have his first solo art exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. There have been numerous occasions where their artwork has been showcased such as the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, Tokyo’s Oz Zingaro, and the Gagosian Gallery in London.[29] Abloh and Murakami have also collaborated to produce "America Too", a show featuring 35 works that is on display at Gagosian Gallery Beverly Hills outpost through October 25. [30] In June 2018, the two had an art exhibition at the Gagosian Gallery in Paris, France. Named “Murakami & Abloh, Technicolor 2” Takashi states in an interview “We’re both from different fields: I’m multidisciplinary, he practices his art and so where we meet in the middle are these contemporary icons of current culture.”

Personal life edit

Abloh met his wife, Shannon Sundberg, in high school. They married in 2009.[31][8] He maintains a house in Lincoln Park, Chicago, with his wife and their two children, Lowe and Grey.[8] He travels 350,000 miles a year for his work.[8] He is of the Ewe ethnicity of the Volta region in Ghana.[32]

Awards and honors edit

Abloh received his first major award in 2011 when his work designing the cover art for the 2011 Jay-Z/Kanye West album Watch the Throne was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Recording Package.[3] In 2015 Abloh for Off-White ℅ Virgil Abloh was one of the finalists for the LVMH Prize. Abloh was the only American designer to be nominated for the award. Abloh's Charlie Hebdo-inspired “War is Not Over!” tees as well as his freshly-painted-looking toppers from his fall 2015 women's collection gained him the most traction.[33] He received the Urban Luxe award at the 2017 British Fashion Awards.[4] He also won International designer of the Year at the GQ men of the year awards in 2017. Derived from predominantly his role as creative director for his brand Off-White as well as collaborations with powerhouses named Nike.[34] Abloh's Off-White Air Jordan “the Ten” collaboration won 2017's Shoe of the Year, received nods for Accessory Designer of the Year.[35] Abloh was listed as one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world in 2018, one of two designers named that year.[1] In an article for Time, proclaimed Japanese artist Takashi Murakami said that the youth is inspired by his innovations and creativity. Takashi Murakami was impressed of Abloh's feats that lead him to one of two designers on the list.[36] In 2019 Abloh was nominated for Menswear Designer of the Year.

See also edit

 
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References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e Grobe, Max (March 28, 2018). "How Virgil Abloh Went From DJing to the World's Biggest Luxury House: a Timeline". Highsnobiety. Retrieved April 1, 2019. Cite error: The named reference ":1" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  2. ^ Roffino, Sara (September 2018). "Virgil Abloh and Takashi Murakami are Changing the Conversation One Collaboration at a Time". Cultured magazine. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Yotka, Steff (March 28, 2018). "A Brief History of Virgil Abloh's Meteoric Rise". Vogue. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  4. ^ a b c Friedman, Vanessa; Paton, Elizabeth (March 26, 2018). "Louis Vuitton Names Virgil Abloh as Its New Men's Wear Designer". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  5. ^ "5 things you need to know about Virgil Abloh". TRACE (in French). 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
  6. ^ Rock, Michael (February 6, 2017). "Virgil Abloh - Columbia GSAPP". Columbia GSAPP. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  7. ^ Morency, Christopher (September 29, 2016). "The Unlikely Success of Virgil Abloh". The Business of Fashion. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
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  9. ^ "Virgil Abloh teases a rug from Ikea and Off-White collaboration". Curbed. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  10. ^ "Virgil Abloh Gives a Master Class on His IKEA Collaboration Design Process | Architectural Digest". Architectural Digest. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  11. ^ Leach, Alec (August 30, 2017). "Why Does Virgil Abloh Put Everything in "QUOTES?"". Highsnobiety. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  12. ^ Madsen, Susanne (June 16, 2017). "Virgil Abloh on getting political with Jenny Holzer". Dazed. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  13. ^ Mak, Hunter (December 1, 2017). "Virgil Abloh & Jenny Holzer Create T-Shirt for Planned Parenthood". HYPEBEAST. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  14. ^ "Louis Vuitton Appoints Virgil Abloh As Its New Menswear Designer". Harper's BAZAAR. March 26, 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  15. ^ Virgil Abloh Debuts First-Ever Louis Vuitton Men's Collection At Fashion Week in Paris Omari White, newsweek.com 6/21/18
  16. ^ V is for Virgil: Abloh makes debut for Louis Vuitton in Paris Scarlett Conlon, theguardian.com 21 June 2018
  17. ^ Virgil Abloh Writes New Chapter at Louis Vuitton Joelle Diderich, Women's Wear Daily, June 20, 2018
  18. ^ "Of Course Rihanna Is the First to Wear Virgil Abloh's Louis Vuitton". Vogue. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  19. ^ Playboi Carti, Steve Lacy, and More Musicians Who Walked Virgil Abloh's First Louis Vuitton Show Rachel Hahn, Vogue, June 21, 2018
  20. ^ "Nike, Virgil Abloh, & Serena Williams Are Teaming Up For The U.S. Open". Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  21. ^ McGarrigle, Lia. "Here Is the Full Virgil Abloh x IKEA Collection With Pricing Details". HIGHSNOBIETY. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  22. ^ Gibson, Eleanor. "IKEA offers first look at furniture designed for millennials by Virgil Abloh". Dezeen. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  23. ^ Hopkins, Mayzie (March 28, 2019). "Off-White's first fitness collection is here". VMagazine. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  24. ^ "SSENSE : Off-White "WORKOUT" Capsule". YouTube. March 29, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
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The content of articles that are being written within the Health And Medicine category should be coincident with the Featured article criteria. This means that the articles should have content that is written from a "professional standard", which is constructed in a comprehensive matter, and maintains a Neutral point of view, up to Wikipedia's standards. In order to help make the article more comprehensive and neutral, it is vital that it utilizes many reliable unique sources to give the article credibility and most importantly, a concise full coverage of the topic. The articles should include about 250-400 unique references based off the articles stated before, and Alzheimer's disease, which were analyzed for an accurate estimate of resources. The types of sources the author uses should be from recent, non-biased, scholarly material, that comes credible publications or researchers. To properly structure these citations, they should be consistently cited using inline citations that direct the reader to the exact source in the Bibliography.

Structure

The structure of the article that is being written within the "Health and medicine" category on Wikipedia is vital towards making it up to standard with a "featured article". The article should start off with a Lead section that concisely summarizes the most important content, while not going into too much detail, which could potentially spoil information in the following sections of the article. The lead section is meant to give the reader an overview of the topic, while transitioning them into the further details covered in the following sections. Following the lead section, should be the table of contents and first heading, leading into the body of the article. The section headings should portray the content of the section while maintaining an appropriate order. The order typically used in most Health and medicine articles, depending on the exact topic, is by addressing the most significant details about that topic first, and splitting it into subsections depending on the broadness of the section. It is important that the section headings maintain a orderly, beginning to present, format if the topic is dealing with a historical event, era, or movement. If the topic does not express any significance of the order of events, then it should organize the sections in a fashion that leads the reader from the background information, or most significant information, into the more detailed content, or least significant and commonly controversial information.

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