Kiss And Cry

Virgil Abloh: A Working Archive
A must-have for lovers of streetwear style and high fashion, Virgil Ablohs longtime collaborator Christina Paik is publishing her much sought-after archive of images documenting their decade of work together.

Dating from the earliest days of Off-White, Paik had complete access to one of the most influential figures in contemporary fashion. As a photographer, she has amassed a trove of images, many unpublished, that define a singular, inimitable moment in American fashion design. Every detail of the process, from the design of clothing and accessories, to styling for editorial photography, to meetings with design collaborators is exhaustively documented in an unprecedented visual record.

In the works since before the Covid pandemic, the pair conceived of Kiss & Cry as a complete archive of Abloh at work, including iconic imagery from his fittings, shows, and shoots from 2013 to 2