Louis Vuitton designer apologises for comments on U.S. protests


  • World
  • Tuesday, 02 Jun 2020

FILE PHOTO: Designer Virgil Abloh is seen before his Fall/Winter 2020 collection show for fashion house Louis Vuitton during Men's Fashion Week in Paris, France, January 16, 2020. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/

MILAN (Reuters) - Virgil Abloh, the designer for Louis Vuitton's menswear collections and founder of streetwear label Off-White, has apologised after being criticised for chastising looting by U.S. protesters.

Abloh, the highest-profile black designer in fashion, said in an Instagram post late on Monday that he supported "every movement to eradicate racism and police violence.

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