KICK OFF: The Virgil Abloh Archive and Paris Saint-Germain soccer club, which was close to the designer’s heart, have officially launched their collaboration designed to create opportunities for young people.

It began on Saturday with special programming for students ages 11 to 15 taking part in PSG youth initiatives at “ Virgil Abloh: The Codes. ” It is the first major European exhibition dedicated to the late founder of Off-White, creative director of menswear at Louis Vuitton and all-around creative polymath, held at the Grand Palais.

Young people from PSG For Communities’ École Rouge & Bleu and Allez Les Filles program took part in workshops, and customized PSG shirts and footballs in honor of Abloh, who sought to expand access and opportunities for young people’s creativity.

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