![]() A memory of the wax print fabric my mom had around the house when I was growing up,” he chuckled. “The diagonal green-on-white print on a leather motocross suit. Add LV patterns to the cloth, drape it, then pair and compare it again with tartan checks, and the result is indeed something new,” he continued. I merged those two together, celebrating my Ghanaian culture. “When he went to an American wedding, he wore a suit. “When I grew up, my father wore Kente cloth, with nothing beneath it, to family weddings, funerals, graduations,” the Chicago native said in a statement about the collection, according to Vogue. Back in January, he released his 6th collection with the fashion giant called “Ebonics,” a tribute to his rich heritage. During his time with Louis Vuitton, Abloh took risks incorporating elements of his rich Ghanaian background into his off-runway statement pieces.
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