This time, the Belgian designer Walter Van Beirendonk declared copyright infringement.
Walter Van Beirendonck said that Louis Vuitton's new men's collection, unveiled last week, includes models that Virgil Abloh copied from the archives of his Walter Van Beirendonck brand. Numerous examples immediately appeared on the net that suggest the same idea. It seems that Abloh was not only inspired by the accessories and puffy jackets designed by Van Beirendonk, but chose to copy them without changing them too much.
Virgil did it again! This is not just copying, it is the use of my world, ideas, colors, corporate handwriting, cut, forms as a mood board for the new collection. Peace and corporate handwriting, on which I have been working since 1985. He is paid a lot of money to be a creative director, he has the opportunity to work with anyone, he could ask me to collaborate,”said the Belgian designer.