"Virgil, long live Virgil," rapper Kendrick Lamar intoned, seated next to model Naomi Campbell on a bright yellow runway, a blown-up toy racetrack that wound around a cobblestoned courtyard with a fountain in the center.

Performers from the Florida A&M University band twirled flags to the fanfare of brass instruments, breaking out into dance moves before marching off the runway in formation to clear the way for the models.

For the spring-summer collection, the fashion house's men's studio drew on Abloh's signature tailoring to sending out elongated suits in pastel tones, jackets covered with wildflower prints or embellishments, shaped like paper airplanes and scissorlike dangling patches. There were also twisted, psychedelic biker jackets, fringed jean jackets, knit hats and shirts with jagged edges worn with loose, Bermuda shorts.

At the end of the show, models carried out a lightweight strip of pastel rainbow fabric, recalling Abloh's first Paris show for the label in 2018, which he held on a rainbow runway symbolizing his approach to diversity.

Abloh, fashion's highest-profile black designer, died last year at age 41 after a battle with cancer. He was known for taking inspiration from the streets and has been credited with cementing the arrival of streetwear into the world of high-end fashion.

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