On December 13th a very special collaboration was revealed between the Louvre museum and Virgil Abloh’s brand Off-White. In celebration of the unprecedented and very awaited Leonardo da Vinci exhibition at the Louvre, the ready-to-wear fashion house created a capsule collection inspired by the life and works of the Italian artist on the 500th anniversary of his death. Virgil Abloh has stated that he’s been inspired by da Vinci since the art classes he took during his senior year in Wisconsin. He says: « I was super interested not only by his artworks but also by the influence he had in many disciplines besides art: science, engineering, architecture… To me, he symbolizes everything the Renaissance was. »

In this capsule collection, you’ll find key elements of the Off-White aesthetic, including the diamond arrow logo, which are mixed with the paintings of Leonardo da Vinci on hoodies and t-shirts. He adds: « I want to crash together these two worlds that are seemingly different: fashion and high art. It’s a crucial part of my overall body of work to prove that any place, no matter how exclusive it seems, is accessible to everyone. That you can be interested in expressing yourself through more than one practice and that creativity does not have to be tied to just one discipline. I think that Leonardo da Vinci was maybe the first artist to live by that principle, and I am trying to as well. » Discover some of the photos of the campaign, shot in the Louvre’s Grande Galerie.

The collection is available via the Louvre gift shop and e-commerce, Off—White.com, Farfetch.com, and in brick & mortar shops including Off-White Paris, Off-White Milan, EM_PTY Gallery, and Browns.