Kid Cudi’s Entergalactic is the Netflix animation show that pays tribute to Virgil Abloh

It’s little to a year since the fashion world lost a titan. Ghanaian-born streetwear genius Virgil Abloh’s passing shook the entire fashion industry. His legacy still lives on and now in a just-released Netflix animated show, Entergalactic.

Netflix released the Kid Cudi executively produced Entergalactic, an animated dramedy which follows the kindling love between Jabari and his new photographer neighbour, Meadow with a backdrop of tracks off Kid Kudi’s new album.

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Cudi who was a close friend to Virgil Cudi collaboratored, before the latter’s passing, on Entergalactic. Abloh sketched some of the outfits the characters wear in the Netflix animated feature. And the album itself is dedicated to Abloh.



Executive Producer Kenya Barris talked about how the Entergalactic production team ensured that each character stayed true to current fashion trends.

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He added that it was vital to the group that a feeling of authenticity was kept up with so the crowds could detect the planning of the scenes.


Cudi talked explicitly about how Abloh was a significant motivation behind his personal style decisions. He added that Abloh’s mark in the fashion business extended past runways.

If you’re looking to kick back this weekend with music and a chill show then Entergalactic just came up the timeline just in time.

You can view animated designs of Virgil Abloh’s work on Entergalactic here.

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