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Off-White and Ssense team for exclusive collection

Virgil Abloh’s Off-White and the e-retailer Ssense have joined forces once again for an imaginative new line. The exclusive collection features items with graphics meant to be an extension of Abloh’s Cutting Room Floor exhibit - which serves as a recreation of his home studio in Chicago. The installation appeared at Ssense’s brick and mortar...

Culture

Exhibition in Montréal shows what Virgil Abloh’s home studio looks like

Fans of Virgil Abloh, Creative Director at Off-White and Men’s Creative Director at Louis Vuitton, no longer have to wonder what his home studio looks like. A new exhibition at Ssense’s flagship store in Montréal offers a closer look at Abloh’s creative process, including a like-for-like recreation of his personal studio in Chicago. Just 1 more...

Retail

Ssense opens Montreal flagship

After dominating the luxury e-commerce sphere for streetwear, Canadian-based Ssense.com has opened their first flagship store in Montreal. Located at 418 Rue Saint Sulpice in the historic district of Old Montreal, the store was designed by renowned architecture firm David Chipperfield Architects, and was inspired by the home city of Montreal....

Business

Polyvore shutting down after acquisition

Montreal-based fashion site Ssense has acquired social-commerce website, Polyvore, from Oath Inc. a subsidiary of Verizon Communications, and has confirmed that it will be shutting down the site with immediate effect. On the Polyvore blog the website stated: “Ssense will welcome our Polyvore community into their platform starting today. While...