Virgil Abloh, director of men’s collections at Louis Vuitton, has died at 41

The American Virgil Abloh, stylist and artistic director of the men’s collections of the Louis Vuitton house, died this Sunday at the age of 41 a victim of cancer, the group announced LVMH, mother house of Louis Vuitton.

Committed to affirming African-American cultures, Abloh reached one of the most coveted positions in the fashion world in 2018.

“The LVMH group, the House of Louis Vuitton and Off-White have the immense pain of announcing the disappearance of Virgil Abloh, defeated this Sunday, November 28 by a cancer that he had been fighting for several years,” LVMH declared on Twitter.

The son of Ghanaian immigrants, he was married with two children, Lowe and Gray Abloh.

King of luxury streetwear, in recent years he has become one of the most popular designers among the millennial public, with his sweatshirts printed with a very recognizable logo, made up of oblique black and white stripes, and also thanks to successful collaborations with Nike, Jimmy Choo and Moncler, among others.

The disease of Abloh it had not been made public.

“He chose to endure his fight in private since his diagnosis, in 2019,” when doctors detected a cardiac angiosarcoma, a rare malignant tumor located at the level of the heart, his family explained in a post on the designer’s Instagram account, alluding to “many difficult treatments”.

An artist with “infinite curiosity,” he created “avenues for greater equality in art and design,” commented his family.

Bernard Arnault, president of the group, said “shocked” and praised the work of “a brilliant designer, a visionary”, but also “a beautiful soul and a man of great wisdom”.

“Worthy of the history books”

Abloh He was born on September 30, 1980 in Rockford (Illinois, United States).

A hip-hop lover, he started out as a DJ in high school, before graduating in Civil Engineering from the University of Wisconsin and in Architecture from the Illinois Institute of Technology.

In the early 2000s, he became an art consultant for Kanye West, and advised the rapper on the covers of his albums and the scenography of his concerts.

The announcement of his death led to multiple reactions around the world.

Kim Jones of Dior Homme and Fendy (and Virgil Abloh’s predecessor at Vuitton) paid tribute on Instagram to “one of the kindest people you could ever meet.”

“We will long for him deeply, although his vision will endure on the paths he has traced throughout his career,” reacted the Gucci house (Kering group).

On Instagram, the designer Donatella Versace He noted that “the world has lost a fashion superstar. An innovator. A designer worthy of the history books.”

Alexandre Arnault, Vice President of Tiffany, he pointed out in the same social network that Abloh “was the essence of modern creativity.”

“No one will forget the mark you have left,” French footballer Kylian Mbappé tweeted.

Throughout his career he received numerous awards, and in 2017 and 2018 he was distinguished with the prestigious British Fashion Awards “Urban Luxe”.

In 2012 he created his first brand, Pyrex Vision. A year later, Off-White was born, a luxury “streetwear” brand that managed to establish itself through its graphic design, before evolving towards creations closer to haute couture.

In July, LVMH closed a deal with Abloh to become a majority shareholder in Off-White. The stylist congratulated himself on “the necessary power and dimension” that LVMH would bring to “accelerate [su] momentum and make Off-White a true luxury brand. “

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