VIrgil Abloh

Serena Williams, 23-time Grand Slam title winner, will hit the court tonight at the 2019 US Open in a quarterfinal match on her quest for title 24. We don’t know what the fashion designer and style maven will wear, but in tribute to the one of the greatest athletes of all time, we are reposting this August 2018 article–and a behind-the-scenes video of the photo shoot for her unforgettable July 2008 EBONY cover.

NikeLab Chicago Re-Creation Center c/o Virgil Abloh is a modernized version of an old town recreational center on the historic Michigan Ave of the Windy City. The multihyphenate hopes it will influence a new class of young creators to utilize Chicago’s history and diversity to propel sports and creativity forward.