Sunday, November 28, 2021
he was only 41
Louis Vuitton Designer Virgil Abloh Is Dead
He is the first African American to design a collection for French luxury brand Louis Vuitton – now Virgil Abloh has died aged just 41. For many people this news comes as a surprise. According to his family, he did not want to make his cancer diagnosis public since 2019.
Louis Vuitton designer Virgil Abloh died unexpectedly. The company said he died on Sunday at the age of 41 due to severe cancer. LVMH with. According to the announcement, Bernard Arnault, president of the French luxury goods group, said: “We are all shocked by this terrible news. Virgil was not only a brilliant designer, a visionary – he was also a man of beautiful soul and great intelligence.”
According to the designer’s personal Instagram account, Abloh has been fighting a very rare and aggressive cancer for more than two years. “Since her diagnosis in 2019, she has chosen to wage her battle privately and undergo several difficult treatments as well as running several leading institutions in the fields of fashion, arts and culture,” the Instagram post read.
Abloh, who was also known as DJ and founded his streetwear brand Off-White, has been creative director of the men’s line at Louis Vuitton since March 2018. It was only in July that LVMH announced that Abloh, who was born in the US state of Illinois in 1980, would take on other functions in the group.
His foray into Louis Vuitton created a sensation in 2018, with Abloh previously the chief creative strategist for American musician Kanye West and the first African American to design a collection for Louis Vuitton. In addition, Abloh was not a trained designer – he studied civil engineering and architect. He leaves behind wife Shannon and two children.
