IN THE EARLY STAGES OF THE PANDEMIC LOCKDOWN, I STARTED TO THINK ABOUT PAST AND CURRENT HEROES OF MINE. GROWING UP I WOULD DRAW MY OWN VERSIONS OF AIR JORDAN'S, WRITE 23 ALL OVER MY PENCIL CASE, STICK MY TONGUE OUT AS I WOULD HOOP DURING RECESS,  PROUDLY PROCLAIMING THAT MJ WAS IN FACT A HERO OF MINE. AS AN ADULT, I THOUGHT ABOUT HOW THAT SAME PROCLAMATION WOULD BE WATERED DOWN TO WEARING SOMETHING FROM A FAVOURITE DESIGNER'S COLLECTION, OR A REPOST ON INSTA. AS A ADULT, I WOULD BE INSPIRED, MORE THAN EVER, BY THE WORK OF VIRGIL ABLOH, I FELT THE WANT TO SHOW THAT SAME CHILDLIKE DEDICATION TO MY CURRENT HERO, IN A MEDIUM THAT MATCHED HIS OUTPUT. FASHION. I HUNTED FIVE VINTAGE WISCONSIN SWEATSHIRTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, THE COLLEGE HE GRADUATED FROM, TO USE AS MY CANVAS. TAKING CUES FROM VIRGIL'S OWN 3% RULE, ONLY ADJUSTING THE GARMENTS SLIGHTLY TO TELL A NEW STORY, I SCREEN-PRINTED MY LOGO OVER THE TOP OF THE SCHOOL LOGO, ADDING VIRGIL'S GRADUATION CLASS, AND EXTENDING THE ARMS IN A WAY THAT WHEN WEARING THE GARMENT, THE WEARER HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO ROLL UP THE SLEEVES. ROLLING UP YOUR SLEEVES IN SYNONYMOUS WITH HARD WORK, AND BY HIS OUTPUT, VIRGIL BECAME FAMOUS FOR THAT VERY TRAIT. I MADE THESE SWEATSHIRTS AS AN HOMAGE TO MY CURRENT DAY HERO, WITH NO IDEA ON WHAT TO DO WITH THEM AFTER. POSSIBLY SEND ONE TO HIM WITH AN EXPLANATION ON WHY THESE EXISTED, HOW I TOO WANTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE WORLD OF FASHION, NOT JUST BE A CONSUMER, AND THAT I SHARED SIMILAR REFERENCE POINTS OF INSPIRATION THAT I SAW IN HIS WORK. AFTER HIS DEATH, I PUT THESE TO THE SIDE, BUT OVER THE YEARS, THAT DESIRE TO PARTICIPATE GREW INTO WHAT SUPPORT™ HAS NOW BECOME, SO IT WAS IMPORTANT TO ME THAT THESE ARE SHOWN AS PROJECT 0, THE IDEA BEFORE THE IDEA, PROUDLY, TONGUE OUT LIKE MJ, SWEATSHIRT LIKE VIRGIL.