Virgil Abloh Uses Football Helmets At Off-White Fashion Show

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Abloh had a few people scratching their heads.

As part of Paris Fashion Week, Virgil Abloh took his signature brand Off-White to the runway where he had a couple of hip-hop celebrity cameos in Playboi Carti and Offset of Migos. Abloh was showing off the Fall/Winter 2019 collection for Off-White and as part of the show, some of the models were wearing football helmets. Considering runway walking isn't a contact sport, the inclusion of football attire raised a few eyebrows.

At one point you can see models wearing various different football helmets including those of the Los Angeles Chargers, Texas Longhorns, Clemson Tigers and even Iowa.

As you can see in the Instagram post above, Don C snapped a quick photo of the Chargers and Longhorns helmets standing side by side.

Other photos were snapped of the models both wearing and holding the helmets.

Virgil has not explained why he decided to include athletic gear in his show, but considering it's Virgil, we're not surprised he would do something so abstract. It's kind of his schtick at this point.


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Alexander Cole is the current editor-in-chief of HotNewHipHop. He started at HotNewHipHop back in 2018 where he began as a Sports and Sneakers writer. It was here where he began to hone his craft, putting his journalism degree from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, to good use. Since that time, he has documented some of the biggest stories in the hip-hop world. From the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef to the disturbing allegations against Diddy, Alex has helped HotNewHipHop navigate large-scale stories as they happen. In 2021, he went to the Bahamas for the Big 3's Championship Game. It was here where he got to interview legendary figures like Ice Cube, Clyde Drexler, and Stephen Jackson. He has also interviewed other superstar athletes such as Antonio Brown, Damian Lillard, and Paul Pierce. This is in addition to conversations with social media provocateurs like Jake Paul, and younger respected artists like Kaycyy, Lil Tecca, and Jeleel!
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