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        <title><![CDATA[Louis Vuitton designer Virgil Abloh addresses stingy $50 donation to protesters]]></title>
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        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Luxury menswear designer Virgil Abloh has responded to the backlash over a <strong>seemingly stingy donation</strong> to help <strong>bail out protesters</strong> outraged over George Floyd&#8217;s death.</p><p>Abloh, 39, the creative director of Louis Vuitton&#8217;s menswear collection, outraged the black community yesterday after posting in a story on his Instagram that he contributed a measly $50 &#8220;for kids in the streets&#8221; that needed bail funds during the <strong>dayslong upheaval across the country.</strong></p><p>The Off-White creator was <a href="https://twitter.com/MakoNjeri/status/1267396581499654144?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">memorably dressed down</a> on social media over what looked like a pitiful contribution to the cause, compared to the pricey garments he sells.</p><p>However, Abloh claimed on Instagram Monday that it was all a misunderstanding, and as a black man whose parents immigrated from Ghana, he&#8217;s devoted to the Black Lives Matter movement.</p><p>&#8220;I also joined a social media chain of friends who were matching $50 dollar donations,&#8221; <strong>wrote Abloh, clarifying</strong> that he&#8217;d actually donated $20,500 in total to &#8220;bail funds and other causes related to this movement.&#8221; However, the pioneering designer claims that he was on the &#8220;fence about publicizing total dollar amounts because I didn&#8217;t want to look like I&#8217;m glorifying only higher amounts.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;I apologize that appeared to some as if that was my only contribution to these important causes,&#8221; he wrote.</p><p>The trailblazing creative also urged others to follow suit. &#8220;I encourage everyone to band together to match funds of their own proportion,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Every dollar counts.&#8221;</p><p>But that wasn&#8217;t all. In the lengthy post, Abloh also apologized over seemingly critical remarks regarding the looting of luxury stores — including <strong>Los Angeles&#8217; RSVP outlet, which sells his brands</strong>.</p><p>&#8220;If looting eases pain and furthers the overall mission, it is within good standing with me,&#8221; said Abloh. &#8220;I am fortunate enough to be able to rebuild my stores. And I am seeking out anyone who needs help rebuilding.&#8221;</p><p>His apology comes in the wake of Cardi B&#8217;s stylist <strong>Kollin Carter chastising the fashion community</strong> for failing to take a stand on the George Floyd case.</p><p>&#8220;Some of you fashion houses and CEO&#8217;s are absolutely bogus,&#8221; Carter fumed in a graphic on Instagram Monday in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests over the weekend. &#8220;You take from the culture, and us brown Men and Woman for your traffic and profit but have absolutely nothing to say now,&#8221; he continued in the caption.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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