Virgil Abloh the influential Louis Vuitton menswear designer and founder of fashion label Off-White has died at the age of 41 after a private battle with cancer, the design house’s parent company LVMH has announced.
The US designer first came to prominence as rapper Kanye West’s creative director but later made history as the first African-American to lead French luxury brand Louis Vuitton.
He was diagnosed with cardiac angiosarcoma – a rare, aggressive form of cancer in 2019, it has been revealed. LVMH, Louis Vuitton and Off White are devastated to announce the passing of Virgil Abloh, on Sunday, November 28th, of cancer, which he had been battling privately for several years.
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