Virgil Abloh and Samuel Ross - Mentorship and Creativity

As part of the Converse All Star Series, our own Jimmy Manley, Senior Special Projects, spoke with Virgil Abloh and Samuel Ross to talk about mentorship through creativity and standing up with the next generation of game changers. Also joining are All Stars Kobkit, Godswill Dlamini and Agata Panucci.
Converse All Star Series is an ongoing experience for a global community of All Stars to develop their voice and talents together.
Made for All Stars by All Stars, and powered by Converse’s creative network and collaborators, it manifests in a new content series of one-of-a-kind workshops, conversations and talks. Find out more at converse.com/allstars

[@royalauthority6486]

this is amazing.. it’s sad because u can now see that virgil was going through cancer treatment in this video.. his appearance is not as youthful as it was only a few years prior.. Rest in paradise Virgil.. ur legacy will continue, the tides have changed.. u left an unbelievable mark/impact

[@tydoom4264]

He is literally giving us the answers to their fortune and literally none of us except maybe one person will replicate their path to success

[@ASinclairNYC]

never replicate just tools to carve path

[@germansantapop7598]

@@ASinclairNYC facts. u can never replicate someone else's life and trying to do so will actively harm you. but you would be stupid to not take hella notes while listening to this lmao

[@felinefokus]

I am here learning and I am not a fashion designer, or painter. But I am highly interested in wealth so I am taking all the gems avaliable that has to do with breaking the mold and creating your own path to become a person of value!

[@nym5qu17]

love samuel's aesthetic and vision

[@danielnayyu4700]

Virgil really knows shit and he’s such a great talker

[@yesiwearblackeveryfnday]

Watching in Oakland California so inspiring all these great minds this timeless info

[@plutobaby9996]

Mentorship feels opportunistic in today’s world and creativity in youth culture has become more of like a game of who can market trends more cleverly

[@retroblak]

Rest In Power Virgil Thanku for creating new Black History for the next generation to aspire to ❤️🔥🎓✊🏾🤗💯💫

[@castrodiase3605]

Samuel Ross talking is like a baby angel playing a harp like great vision & articulation when explaining how his process works

[@ivywild6870]

Love the vision they have for supporting the growth of black businesses

[@user-ob9zo9cr4c]

make ground for later,

[@crohnic_]

insanely valuable info in this Q&A for a young brand - 10/10

[@Alismailovgapaev]

underrated video

[@onthemandelpiece4310]

This was a very enlightening conversation. I’m an entertainer by habit. And this has inspired me to create a limited edition run of a pair of socks for my show

[@kicknknowledge]

Amazing content ...!!! We are looking forward to working with all these amazing brands...!!! Converse, Virgil, and Sam thank you for taking to time to highlight the importance of diversity within all of these spaces ..!!! We look forward to contributing to the community ...!!! Our students are gearing up to be that next generation of designers ...!!! 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿

[@ABFNA]

rest in peace virgil

[@modernlyethnic775]

Awesome! Thank you guys for this series!!!

[@DILLITAUNT]

Soaking up all the knowledge possible. DILLITAUNT was here!

[@MimsyStarrTV]

Great questions from the All Star audience. An insightful intro to Samuel and Virgil and their creativity.

[@kibaileyb]

Thank You Jesus

[@Rodneybrain]

I resonated alot with the last question from the guy in S.A

[@SABILI_VIDEO]

37:14
That hat is brilliant, hope he kept it going

[@jordan_phoenix]

Special video. Very special

[@NiidoArt]

How on EARF does this only have 7k views 🧠

[@beyonduniquecollection]

Could have listen for another half an hour!

[@Chilunem]

BRO SAID LAST BUT NEVER NOT LEAST

[@liredesales]

bless xxx

[@sean9892]

I hear them fully but how many black creatives work at Off-White ? Because when social media fetched Virgil during the George Floyd protests we saw photos of his Off-White staff and it was pretty shocking.

[@davidbeukes505]

are they saying "adapt" or "adopt"

[@130world1]

Best

[@SiphoNtshangase]

Culture

[@oxiary]

so many codes in this video

[@pegasusxx]

Hi

[@money0vamurda]

36:40

[@pellegrinipellegrini]

can i know the ig of the guy with the white hat? thanks

[@thatomotloung1124]

@theeguide

[@hassanxelamin]

@@Theeguide1017 don’t listen to this guy. He’s lying. Lol

[@ubiifuruuu]

Converse stole Samuel's design and then dragged his ass out for a talk lmaoooooooo

[@iimrod]

When everyone is going right, go a little bit left...#enoughsaid

[@thr33zapparel73]

yawl dik eat Virgil just cuz he blew up smh these mofoz never reach the streets by far they go hist nice upbringing kids who try to replicate what they think the streets are doing smh yawl are not not street legends by far and this only reaches the suburbs str8 up!!!

[@ASinclairNYC]

this didnt age well

[@jasonanderson8062]

At all