Runway report: Sporty Spice at Off White

In the recent years, Virgil Abloh has taken the fashion industry in stride- and Off-White's SS19 collection takes this term and turns into the literal sense with a track-team themed showcase. Abloh took helm at Louis Vuitton as the luxury label's artistic, utilising his proficiency in streetwear to catapult Vuitton to new, uncharted levels of success. On the Louis Vuitton website Abloh "It is an honour for me to accept the position of Men’s Artistic Director for Louis Vuitton. I find the heritage and creative integrity of the House are key inspirations and will look to reference them both while drawing parallels to modern times." stated Virgil Abloh.

This collection follows the huge success of the Off-White X Nike collaboration along with an additional partnership with Serena Williams for her U.S. Open matches.

Abloh excels in merging femininity with the strength of sportsmanship, combining ethereal ballgowns with hockey shin guards and heel/lace-up trainer creations. Flashes of the nike logo throughout the collection a long and fruitful partnership with the sportswear conglomerate.

Bella Hadid, Kendall Jenner, Kaia Gerber entered in all-white ensembles as upcoming models' names flashed , in tradition of track and field events . Adut Akech, in particular, looked the picture of 'sporty spice' gracing the in a floaty tulle-meringue layered skirt, in white and neon green ombre sectioning off from a T-shirt spliced corset. Looks were elevated with chunky rectangular neon green and yellow shades along with the signature Off-White diagonal pattern, and bodysuits in sand, khakis and whites.

Nike athletes and Olympians joined the supermodel escapade with figures including British sprinter Dina Asher-Smith and field athlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson, strutting alongside models such as Jourdann Dunn and Karlie Kloss.

Abloh's winning athleisure wear is definitely here to stay.