> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://braperucci.africa/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public stories before exploring further. # Virgil Abloh pays tribute to his Ghanaian roots in Paris Fall/Winter for Louis Vuitton - URL: https://braperucci.africa/virgil-abloh-pays-tribute-to-his-ghanaian-roots-in-paris-fall-winter-for-louis-vuitton - Published: 2021-01-23T12:41:20.000Z - Author: Bra Perucci - Publisher: Bra Perucci - Section: Style - Tags: Ghana, Kente, Louis Vuitton - Description: Ghanaian-American Artistic Director of Louis Vuitton menswear collection, Virgil Abloh is appreciating his heritage in the F/W21 collection. ![Virgil Abloh pays tribute to his Ghanaian roots in Paris Fall/Winter for Louis Vuitton](https://braperucci.africa/api/media/variant/full/Louis-Vuitton-braperuuci.africa.jpg?v=kk9p803k) ## Ghanaian-American Artistic Director of Louis Vuitton menswear collection, Virgil Abloh is appreciating his heritage in the F/W21 collection. ![Virgil Abloh pays tribute to his Ghanaian roots in Paris Fall/Winter for Louis Vuitton](https://braperucci.africa/api/media/variant/full/Louis-Vuitton.jpg?v=kk9otj9k) Debuted at the Paris Fashion Week, “E B O N I C S” took place at the Tennis Club de Paris against a modernist set and broadcasted on social media as the world continues to lockdown amidst the pandemic. Abloh who was born to Ghanaian immigrant parents in the U.S employs fashion as a tool to change predetermined perceptions of dress codes. “usually i have run-on-sentences for days but today i don’t. my whole being has been poured out into this film here,” Abloh said about the film that accompanied the collection on Instagram. “it’s not just fashion or films we make, it’s space for new stories and artworks to be placed” ![LVFW](https://braperucci.africa/api/media/variant/full/LVFW.jpg?v=kk9ou10g) The collection was a performance expressed in poetry, dance and music that saw two looks in the [#LVMenFW21](https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/lvmenfw21/) pay glowing homage to his Ghanaian roots as models walked the runway draped in the traditionally woven Kente fabric. Read more: [Here are the 14 Ghanaian Models who had a great 2020](https://braperucci.africa/here-are-the-14-ghanaian-models-who-had-a-great-2020) ![Virgil Abloh pays tribute to his Ghanaian roots in Paris Fall/Winter for Louis Vuitton](https://braperucci.africa/api/media/variant/full/140263657_5017646374974225_4299611072285286684_o.jpg?v=kk9oy90o) Abloh who has been under attack for what critics describe as ‘appropriation’ used the question address issues around the topic as well as race and representation in the fashion industry. The show also saw the return of Ghanaian model, Ottawa Kwami who made history two years ago as the first Ghanaian to walk for the French Maison and a personal friend of the designer. ![Virgil Abloh pays tribute to his Ghanaian roots in Paris Fall/Winter for Louis Vuitton](https://braperucci.africa/api/media/variant/full/140017401_5017646091640920_8898665041168555447_o.jpg?v=kk9p24og) _Shot of Ottawa Kwami on the runway_ ![Virgil Abloh pays tribute to his Ghanaian roots in Paris Fall/Winter for Louis Vuitton](https://braperucci.africa/api/media/variant/full/140056446_5017645324974330_7270686373909982982_o.jpg?v=kk9p0wp4) _Ottawa Kwami walks for Louis Vuitton for P/FW21_ ## Watch the full show below [Watch on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/tv/CKWO8bCAsVJ/) a film by Virgil Abloh and ‘Moved by the Motion’\ Starring [@yasiinbey](https://www.instagram.com/yasiinbey/), [@saulwilliams](https://www.instagram.com/saulwilliams/), [@malikee](https://www.instagram.com/malikee/) and [@kai\_isaiah\_jamal](https://www.instagram.com/kai_isaiah_jamal/) film directed by [@wu\_tsang](https://www.instagram.com/wu_tsang/)\ show creative director and performance choreography by [@sadfornoreason](https://www.instagram.com/sadfornoreason/) movement direction by [@boychild](https://www.instagram.com/boychild/) dramaturgy and scenography by [@kandis\_williams](https://www.instagram.com/kandis_williams/)\ ‘Moved by the Motion’ managed by Nadja Rangel at Outofocus Management story adapted by Sophia Al Maria original film score by [@\_asmara](https://www.instagram.com/_asmara/) Music direction and production by [@\_asmara](https://www.instagram.com/_asmara/) and [@benjib](https://www.instagram.com/benjib/)\ LV men’s music and sound direction by [@benjib](https://www.instagram.com/benjib/)\ Harp Ahya Simone\ Saxophone & Flute Tapiwa Svosve\ Cello & Piano Patrick Belaga\ Drums Mathieu Edward styling by [@ibkamara](https://www.instagram.com/ibkamara/)\ casting by [@samuel\_ellis](https://www.instagram.com/samuel_ellis/)[@pg\_dmcasting](https://www.instagram.com/pg_dmcasting/) art direction and research leads [@mahfuzsultan](https://www.instagram.com/mahfuzsultan/) and [@chloe.actually](https://www.instagram.com/chloe.actually/)\ set design & story adaptation by [@playlabinc](https://www.instagram.com/playlabinc/)\ graphic design by [@studiotemp](https://www.instagram.com/studiotemp/)\ visual direction by [@linakutsovskaya](https://www.instagram.com/linakutsovskaya/) and [@beg00dstudios](https://www.instagram.com/beg00dstudios/)