Aug.27 — The economic fallout wrought by the coronavirus pandemic has devastated the luxury fashion industry. Government mandated shutdowns has also kept stores around the world closed for months. But Virgil Abloh, artistic director of menswear at Louis Vuitton, is optimistic about the industry. He tells Bloomberg’s Annmarie Hordern it’s a time to show resilience.
In This Story: Shanghai
Shanghai, on China’s central coast, is the country’s biggest city and a global financial hub. Its heart is the Bund, a famed waterfront promenade lined with colonial-era buildings. Across the Huangpu River rises the Pudong district’s futuristic skyline, including 632m Shanghai Tower and the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, with distinctive pink spheres. Sprawling Yu Garden has traditional pavilions, towers and ponds.