Ib Kamara exits Off-White

Ib Kamara has exited Off-White, the brand said on August 31, ending a creative tenure that began after founder Virgil Abloh’s death and later expanded into the top design role. Off-White said the split was effective immediately, and multiple fashion outlets reported that no successor has been named. (fashionista.com) Bluestar Alliance, which took control of Off-White in September 2024, thanked Kamara for his work at the label. The move surfaced more widely on September 2 in fashion-focused social posts on X, but the company announcement was made two days earlier. ### When did the departure actually happen? August 31, 2026 is the date Off-White’s announcement was reported by fashion outlets including Fashionista and Hypebeast. (fashionista.com) Those reports said Kamara was leaving his role as creative director effective immediately. September 2, 2026 is when the exit spread through broader fashion chatter on X, including posts that cited Kamara’s departure as part of a larger round of industry changes. Those posts did not appear to be the original source of the news. ### What did Off-White and Kamara say? (fashionista.com) Joey Gabbay, chief executive of Bluestar Alliance, said Kamara’s contributions were “instrumental in shaping and evolving the brand,” according to the press statement quoted by Fashionista and Hypebeast. Gabbay also thanked him for his “dedication and lasting impact.” (fashionista.com) Ib Kamara said working at Off-White had been “an honor and a profound creative education,” according to the same statement. He said he was leaving with “enormous pride” in the work completed at the house and with “excitement” for what Off-White would become next. (fashionista.com) ### How long had Kamara been at the brand? 2022 is the year Fashionista and Glossy said Kamara took creative leadership at Off-White after Abloh’s 2021 death, though Hypebeast described his formalization into the role as beginning in spring 2022 and noted his earlier work as a close Abloh collaborator. Fashionista also reported that Kamara was first appointed art and image director and later promoted to creative director in 2024. (fashionista.com) Virgil Abloh’s death in 2021 left Off-White without its founder at a moment when the brand was closely identified with the overlap of luxury and streetwear. Kamara had already worked with Abloh, which made him a continuity figure as the company tried to move forward. (fashionista.com) ### What did Kamara’s Off-White period include? September 2024 brought Off-White’s first New York fashion show under Kamara, Hypebeast reported, with the event staged at Brooklyn Bridge Park. The outlet said the guest list included Flavor Flav, Camila Cabello, Leon Bridges, Suni Lee, Lena Waithe, Issa Rae, Paris Jackson, Zayn Malik, Victoria Monét and Mary J. (fashionista.com) Blige. Fall/Winter 2026 remained visibly tied to Kamara’s creative direction on Off-White’s own website. The brand’s show page for the “Mr. Davis” collection carried Kamara’s name and quoted him saying, “Disruption can’t happen in a vacuum.” (fashionista.com) ### What else was changing at Off-White? September 2024 is also when Bluestar Alliance took control of Off-White, according to Hypebeast, after a series of ownership changes outlined by Glossy. Glossy reported that Off-White had moved through New Guards Group, Farfetch, LVMH and then Bluestar Alliance in recent years. June 2026 brought another strategic change when Off-White launched L/AB c/o Off-White, a lower-priced sub-brand, according to Hypebeast and Glossy. (hypebeast.com) Glossy reported that the line included T-shirts and hoodies in the $100 range and said Bluestar Alliance had described the project as an “important evolution” and a new revenue opportunity. (off---white.com) ### What comes next for the label? Off-White has not named Kamara’s successor, Fashionista and Hypebeast reported. Glossy also reported that the company said it had no plans to show at fashion weeks in September. (hypebeast.com) September fashion-week calendars and any future statement from Bluestar Alliance or Off-White will be the next public markers for the brand’s direction. For now, the company has confirmed the exit, left the creative post open and not announced the next collection under a new lead. (fashionista.com) (hypebeast.com)