Rivington & Essex

January 19, 2019

It’s been ten years since the world lost Michael Joseph Jackson aka The King Of Pop. Even with all of his eccentricity and late-life controversies, there was no doubt that MJ’s cultural impact was parallel to none as the world watched him evolve from prodigious child star to international phenomenon with influence throughout the worlds of music, fashion, fine art, dance and everything in between.

For his Louis Vuitton A/W ‘19 collection, designer Virgil Abloh channeled Michael Jackson’s energy in all facets of production, starting with transporting his Paris audience to a Lower East Side-themed setting, on the corner of Rivington and Ludlow. It was a major flashback to the singer’s 1987 music video for “Bad,” as office Issue 09 cover star Dev Hynes performed an original soundtrack. We traveled all the way to Paris only to be transported right back to NYC.

Text by Charles Caesar

PYT’s like Frank Ocean, Skepta and model-turned-Michael Jackson video girl Naomi Campbell watched as models walked the street, err, ruway, in puffer vests with matching duffle bags embossed with Louis Vuitton’s iconic logo, and prints featuring characters from 1978’s The Wiz. Of course, any nod to MJ couldn’t be complete without a glove -- Virgil gave us glittery ones that came straight out of “Billie Jean.”

And don’t worry—just because you weren’t there, doesn’t mean you have to feel 2 Bad. You can watch the whole presentation, below.

Photo & video courtesy of the brand.

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