But no one wants to rain on Virgil’s parade. He is a symbol of the culture finally shifting in fashion, after far too long. An African-American man with no formal fashion training who worked hard, built an independent brand that contributed to the redefining of modern luxury, and was promoted to one of the industry’s most privileged positions; a rightful recognition of his impressive creative and business credentials. And, as A$AP Rocky likes to point out , Ian Connor "never went to jail". Connor denies the rape allegations and has never been arrested or charged in connection with them. (Malika wrote that she didn’t have "enough concrete evidence", which is so often an issue in cases of rape.) "It’s innocent until proven guilty," Amber Rose agrees , "but when you have 21 women from all over the world that do not know each other but have similar stories, it gets to the point where it’s like… enough."