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Virgil Abloh was born in Rockford, Illinois, in 1980. After earning a degree in civil engineering from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, he completed a master’s degree in architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology. In 2012, Abloh’s label, Off-White, began in the form of an artwork titled PYREX VISION, and the following year Off-White was introduced as a seasonal men’s and women’s fashion brand that also began producing furniture. Abloh was nominated for CFDA Awards in 2017 (Swarovski Award for Emerging Talent) and 2018 (both Womenswear Designer of the Year and Menswear Designer of the Year). Later in 2018, Abloh was named Artistic Director of menswear at Louis Vuitton.
Abloh has presented his work at major art and design institutions around the globe, including the Harvard Graduate School of Design, the Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, and the Rhode Island School of Design. This summer, a major exhibition of his past and current work is on view at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago.
Designer Alber Elbaz was born in Casablanca, Morocco, and raised in Israel from the age of one. He studied at the Shenkar College of Engineering and Design. In 1985, he started his work in fashion in New York with the iconic designer Geoffrey Beene, staying on for seven years as head designer. In 1996, Elbaz became the design director at Guy Laroche in Paris before succeeding Yves Saint Laurent at YSL as creative director of Rive Gauche from 1998 to 2000.
In 2001, Elbaz started his 14-year tenure as creative director at Lanvin, earning critical and commercial success for the house and cementing a worldwide reputation as a beloved designer. In 2019, he announced AZ Fashion in partnership with Richemont. AZ Fashion is his return to the work and the people he loves. It will also manifest his dynamic new approach to innovation and design, as well as his unshakable attention to the real needs of women globally.
Elbaz’s honors and recognitions are wide-reaching and significant. They include the International Award from the CFDA in 2005; the Chevalier of the Légion d’Honneur, as well as Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People In The World, in 2007; an honorary doctorate from the Royal College of Art in London in 2014; and he was made Officier of the Légion d’Honneur in 2016. Elbaz resides in Paris but always remains a citizen of the world.
Daniel Lee was born and raised in Bradford, England. From a young age, Lee was very dedicated to his academics, and what he loved most was “making things.” Eventually his creativity and dedication led him to study at Central Saint Martins, while also completing internships at Martin Margiela and Balenciaga. After graduating in 2011, he went to work for Donna Karan in New York City, where he stayed for two years before being tapped as ready-to-wear design director at Céline under Phoebe Philo. In 2018, he was appointed creative director at Bottega Veneta. Lee’s stated mission is “to maintain the codes of the house—craftsmanship, quality, and sophistication—while imbuing them with a new perspective and modernity.”
According to Kering chief executive and chairman François-Henri Pinault, “his work is characterised by great rigor, a mastery of studio expertise, a true passion for materials, and an energy that I cannot wait to see take shape at Bottega Veneta.”
Anna Wintour has held the position as editor in chief of Vogue since July 1988, and was named US Artistic Director of Condé Nast in March 2013. Most recently, she was appointed global content advisor of Condé Nast in August of 2019.
During her tenure at Condé Nast, Ms. Wintour has been actively involved in philanthropic fundraising, particularly for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute, for which she has raised more than $200 million for the museum. She serves as an Elective Trustee of the institution. She is also a Founding Committee Member for the New York-Presbyterian Youth Anxiety Center, which focuses on anxiety disorders in people aged 16–28.
In 2017, for her service to British journalism and fashion, Ms. Wintour was named Dame Commander (DBE) of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II. In 2011, she was awarded the Légion d’Honneur by French President Nicolas Sarkozy. In October 2009, President Obama appointed Ms. Wintour to the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities.
She has been the recipient of numerous awards for her leadership and charitable efforts, including the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Award of Courage for AIDS Research from the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amFAR).
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