Make It Ours: Crashing the Gates of Culture with Virgil Abloh

Explore the revolutionary impact of Virgil Abloh's ascent through fashion's most exclusive ranks in this compelling biography by Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Robin Givhan.

When Abloh became Louis Vuitton's first Black artistic director in 2018, he didn't just break barriers—he fundamentally reshaped how the industry understood luxury itself.

Givhan traces how streetwear and unconventional designers challenged centuries of fashion gatekeeping, revealing how sneakers and comfort became as culturally significant as haute couture. 

Through intimate access to Abloh's inner circle and collaborators like Kanye West, this narrative examines the convergence of race, taste, and genius that defined a generation's relationship with fashion.

Make It Ours captures both an individual's extraordinary journey and the seismic cultural shift that transformed what luxury means.

Author Biography

Robin Givhan is Washington Post's senior critic-at-large, writing about politics, race, and the arts. Previously, she covered the fashion industry as a business, as a cultural institution, and as pure pleasure. She is the Pulitzer Prize winner for criticism and author of The Battle of Versailles: The Night American Fashion Stumbled into the Spotlight and Made History. In addition to the Post, where she has also covered Michelle Obama, Givhan has worked at Newsweek, Daily Beast, Vogue, and the Detroit Free Press.