{"id":77328,"date":"2022-02-06T23:29:54","date_gmt":"2022-02-06T17:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/shaun-white-paid-tribute-to-virgil-abloh-at-the-beijing-olympics\/"},"modified":"2022-02-06T23:29:54","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T17:59:54","slug":"shaun-white-paid-tribute-to-virgil-abloh-at-the-beijing-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/shaun-white-paid-tribute-to-virgil-abloh-at-the-beijing-olympics\/","title":{"rendered":"Shaun White Paid Tribute to Virgil Abloh at the Beijing Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Shaun-White-Paid-Tribute-to-Virgil-Abloh-at-the-Beijing.jpeg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul class=\"summary-list summary-list-variant\">\n<li>Shaun White shared an Instagram photo of himself holding a Louis Vuitton snowboard case.<\/li>\n<li>The case is part of a custom luggage set made in collaboration with White&#8217;s snowboard brand Whitespace.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"inline-newsletter-signup\n                          inline-newsletter-signup-variant\n                         headline-regular loading\" id=\"formContainer\" data-component-type=\"inline-newsletter-module\" data-list=\"Morning Brew\" data-acq-source=\"morningbrew\" data-event-label=\"morning_brew\" data-origin=\"MorningBrew\" data-campaign=\"celebrity\"><\/p><\/div>\n<ul class=\"summary-list\">\n<li>White announced on Saturday that the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics would be his last competition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Snowboarder Shaun White paid tribute to late designer Virgil Abloh at the Winter Olympics on Saturday with a photo of his custom Louis Vuitton snowboard case.<\/p>\n<p>White, 35, posted the photo on Instagram with the case that was part of a luggage collaboration between his snowboard brand, Whitespace, and Louis Vuitton. Abloh served as artistic director of menswear at the fashion house before his death in November 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The caption of the photo, featuring White standing in front of the Olympic rings reads, &#8220;Virgil was here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px); data.width~540;\">\n<div style=\"padding:8px;\">\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by Shaun White (@shaunwhite)<time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"\"><\/time>\n                      \t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The three-time Olympic gold medalist also pinned a comment from former Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn to the top of the post, which says, &#8220;Man he was such a great human.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Whitespace unveiled the collection on Instagram in January, which also features two pieces of luggage and a guitar case. White plays guitar and previously performed as lead guitarist with the band Bad Things.<\/p>\n<p>In a separate Instagram post, White talked about the first time he met Abloh while training at Mammoth Mountain in California. He said they &#8220;quickly became friends over a shared passion for snowboarding and design&#8221; and that he later called Abloh for advice on launching Whitespace. The two collaborated on the luggage set after Abloh expressed interest in designing the snowboard trunk.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In the short time, we knew each other, Virgil had an infectious energy and excitement when we talked about design,&#8221; White said. &#8220;His passing came as a shock to everyone. It saddens me to know he never got to see the finished product, but I know that he would have loved it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px); data.width~540;\">\n<div style=\"padding:8px;\">\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by Shaun White (@shaunwhite)<time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"\"><\/time>\n                      \t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to the brand, the luggage set was created in Louis Vuitton&#8217;s atelier in Marsaz, France.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;6 Louis Vuitton artisans worked over 250 hours to complete these two new pieces, requiring around 100 steps to assemble, much of which was done by hand,&#8221; Whitespace shared on Instagram.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px); data.width~540;\">\n<div style=\"padding:8px;\">\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by WHITESPACE (@whitespace_create)<time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"\"><\/time>\n                      \t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>White announced on Saturday that the Beijing Winter Olympics, his fifth Olympic games, would be his last competition. In an interview with Insider&#8217;s Meredith Cash before the games, he spoke about the challenges he will face at the games this month.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Every single time I go to the Olympics, it just presents a new challenge,&#8221; White said. &#8220;There&#8217;s always something exciting or new to be gained or done. And now being one of the older competitors, or actually unfortunately the oldest competitor, I&#8217;m really proud of that. That&#8217;s really awesome. It&#8217;s not a downer to me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shaun White shared an Instagram photo of himself holding a Louis Vuitton snowboard case. The case is part of a custom luggage set made in collaboration with White&#8217;s snowboard brand Whitespace. White announced on Saturday that the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics would be his last competition. 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