LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 29: Idris Elba speaks during a tribute to Virgil Abloh on stage during The Fashion Awards 2021 at the Royal Albert Hall on November 29, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/BFC/Getty Images for BFC)
Cover LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 29: Idris Elba speaks during a tribute to Virgil Abloh on stage during The Fashion Awards 2021 at the Royal Albert Hall on November 29, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/BFC/Getty Images for BFC)
LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 29: Idris Elba speaks during a tribute to Virgil Abloh on stage during The Fashion Awards 2021 at the Royal Albert Hall on November 29, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/BFC/Getty Images for BFC)

時尚和藝術的開拓者、Virgil Abloh在2021英國時尚大獎獲得「Leader of Change」榮譽。

在剛剛結束得英國時尚大獎(The Fashion Awards)中,有15為設計師和創意人被冠以「Leaders of Change」的稱號,以慶祝他們分別在「環境Environment」、「人物People」及「創意Creativity」層面所推動的變革。而當之無愧入選「創意」類別的是已故設計師Virgil Abloh。作為Off-White創始人和Louis Vuitton男裝的創意總監,41歲的Virgil Abloh在上個星期日因不敵多年來的癌症病魔,驟然離世,讓整個行業陷入哀悼和天妒英才的感嘆。

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更加惋惜的是,與其他同樣獲得這個獎項的設計師Gucci的創意總監Alessandro Michele及Jonathan Anderson一樣,Virgil Abloh在生前已錄好獲獎感言,在大屏幕上看到Abloh的畫面讓在場的眾人難過不已,他在視頻中說道:

我的設計的一部分就是要為未來的一代打開大門。

- Virgil Abloh -

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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 29: Idris Elba speaks during a tribute to Virgil Abloh on stage during The Fashion Awards 2021 at the Royal Albert Hall on November 29, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Eamonn McCormack/BFC/Getty Images for BFC)
Above LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 29: Idris Elba speaks during a tribute to Virgil Abloh on stage during The Fashion Awards 2021 at the Royal Albert Hall on November 29, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Eamonn McCormack/BFC/Getty Images for BFC)
LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 29: Idris Elba speaks during a tribute to Virgil Abloh on stage during The Fashion Awards 2021 at the Royal Albert Hall on November 29, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Eamonn McCormack/BFC/Getty Images for BFC)

英國演員及Virgil Abloh的好友Idris Elba在整個頒獎典禮開始前帶頭致敬,他說到「我失去了一個朋友,他​​的妻子失去了丈夫,時尚界失去了一個傳奇,世界失去了一個特殊的人」。緊接著,他朗讀了Maya Angelou的詩《When Great Trees Fall》,最後總結到「任何認識Virgil的人都知道,我們在今晚慶祝,以紀念他的一生。」

在The Fashion Awards典禮的不同環節,Virgil Abloh的名字都被提起。主持人Billy Porter在開場時說到:「Virgil 是一個靈感,我們有責任尊重和發揚他給這個行業帶來的每個充滿愛的時刻」。獲得今年「Outstanding Achievement Award傑出成就獎」的美國設計師Tommy Hilfiger在接受紅毯訪問時表示:「天才、顛覆者⋯⋯(Abloh)將被所有人懷念,他啟發了設計師們和公眾。 」Virgil Abloh的另一位設計師好友Kim Jones獲頒年度設計師獎時,也將這個獎項獻給了Abloh。

除了被深切懷念的Virgil Abloh,其他「Leaders of Change」包括創意類別的Alessandro Michele、Demna Gvasalia、Kim Jones和Jonathan Anderson。在環境類別中,Stella McCartney、Gabriela Hearst、Priya Ahluwalia、Phoebe English 和 Bethany Williams 等人對可持續發展努力獲得認可。「人物People」類別獻給讓時尚成為更具包容性行業的創意人,包括英國版《Vogue》的主編 Edward Enninful、A-Cold-Wall 的 Samuel Ross、Harris Reed、Telfar Clemens 和 Grazia UK 的副主編 Kenya Hunt。

 

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Cherry Mui
Fashion Director, Tatler Hong Kong
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Cherry Mui is the fashion director of Tatler Hong Kong. She grew up in Chengdu, China, as well as Hong Kong, and loves to stay up-to-date with the latest trends. When she's not styling photoshoots or lusting over runway looks, she's posting outfit pics on Instagram. Follow her @cherrymuii