無限上綱？Virgil Abloh 遭批評 Off-White™ 雇用員工缺乏多元性

在經過 Louis Vuitton 2019 秋冬系列當中的 Michael Jackson 爭議單品事件後，Virgil Abloh 很快又陷入了與論紛爭之中。早先品牌於米蘭舉辦活動時，Virgil 亦在個人 Instagram Story 上錄下幾段現場直擊，而從這些畫面中能夠看到其員工大多數為白人，而此現象也引起社群媒體的迴響，網民紛紛批評其缺乏「多元性」。

virgil abloh instagram story last night, sharing the team of people that work behind off-white do we notice anything in particular? pic.twitter.com/EVXupnqBOn

— nabel namsö (@nabelnamso) 2019年5月1日

Not gonna lie I thought @virgilabloh would have some black people working with him but I’m not surprised pic.twitter.com/TLqb0CEbLb

— lil shorty bulgogi (@wsupden) 2019年4月30日

This Virgil Abloh hot take with him having an all white staff is an interesting conversation that is so layered but much needed.

— ya gurl ~ (@Ahkamun) 2019年5月2日

Me watching everyone come to the realization that Virgil is indeed not bringing diversity into the spaces he occupies in the luxury landscape because I warned y’all about this over a year ago: pic.twitter.com/vZ7h4mSCe7

— Shelby Ivey Christie (@bronze_bombSHEL) 2019年5月1日

Not surprised by this AT ALL (because Kanye and Luka are the only black people he knows 🤷🏾‍♂️) but it does disgust me… like not one black face, no kids from “Chicago” pic.twitter.com/PTMQatiHpQ

— Shelton Boyd (@flyrebel) 2019年5月1日

Mr. @virgilabloh, more diversity, NOW!

— jonathanc__ (@ayewhatsupjon_) 2019年5月2日

Virgil Abloh = scam likely.

He legit couldn’t find one black male/female with technical fashion design exp/knowledge…surely someone from FAMU, Howard, Grambling could’ve been a creative asset to the team. Black ppl were so proud and supportive during your launch Bro Smh!

— Faye (@JessSports) 2019年5月2日

Virgil Abloh’s team mainly being compromised of white creatives makes me think about all the majority white filled offices I’ve ever interviewed in for a technical design job and feeling superbly intimidated from jump.

— TM. (@Bahz1r) 2019年5月1日

All of Off White’s art directors & design team is 100% WHITE. “ Diversity “.

— The NBA is boring. (@TweetsFromMike) 2019年5月2日

Why are y’all surprised that the label Off-White, which is owned by an White Italian fashion conglomerate by the way, lacks racial and ethnic diversity. https://t.co/Q0gEJC3Rr0

— Nipsey the Great | The Marathon Continues!™ (@KwameOlajuwon) 2019年5月1日

@virgilabloh literally make clothes for super rich yt kids, not surprised. He uses black people as decorations for his product. He isn’t interested in actually doing this *for* black people, no wonder he doesn’t hire them https://t.co/xYFvxA3wbz

— Milli (@illimillim) 2019年5月1日

Off-White™ 公關代表目前仍拒絕給出官方回應，但其指出 Virgil 的 Instagram Story 所拍下的人僅為團隊中的一部分，有興趣的讀者不妨密切留意後續報導，另外亦可查看 Awake NY 2019 春夏系列 Lookbook 及單品完整公開的消息。