Four years ago, Virgil Abloh took his bow after his debut Louis Vuitton menswear show — one of the most memorable moments in recent fashion history: at once setting a new creative template for LV, forging a global community — and telling global stories for the world’s largest luxury goods brand. So much creativity came out of that moment — including a cover story for @BoF featuring the Fluoro colours from the show, a growing friendship and collaboration between Virgil and me, and also a photo I took that Virgil posted on his feed after, which has become a symbol of that show. He captioned it “You can do it too!” That was a lightbulb moment for me. I learned from Virgil that by sharing our experiences, through our examples, we can inspire others who can see their stories in our journeys. Today I was reminiscing en route to Paris (thank you Apple for “Four Years Ago on This Day”), and discovered that it was actually a Live Photo that could be turned into a video! Thank you Virgil for that moment and for your boundless energy and creativity, and for your friendship and support of @BoF even as you rose to the very top of fashion’s hierarchy. We met when you had only one rail of clothes, but you never changed. I honestly don’t know how anyone can follow in your footsteps but also excited to see where LV men’s goes next, and the new direction it can take.