Virgil Abloh Dead at 41

for complex news I am claire taku, it is with great regret that we inform you of the passing of designer founder and creator

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ablo last sunday november 28 a statement was published from his personal instagram account which revealed that the founder of off-white and artistic artist of louis vuitton The director had been battling a rare and aggressive form of cancer for the past two years and said: "We are devastated to announce the passing of our beloved Virgil Ablo, a fiercely devoted father, husband, son, brother and friend. He is survived by his loving wife Shannon Ablo, his children." lo and gray ablo his sister edwina ablo his parents knee and eunice ablo and numerous dear friends and colleagues for more than two years

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bravely fought a rare aggressive form of cancer angiosarcoma cardiac decided to endure his battle privately since his diagnosis in 2019 through numerous challenging treatments, all while assisting several major institutions encompassing art and fashion culture, the statement continued praising her dedication, work ethic and fight for equality and art and design who never wavered despite the diagnosis received in 2019, so who was Virgil?

How did it become this home? name in history and fashion creator virgil ablo was born to canadian parents in rockford illinois about an hour from chicago after graduating from college with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering and a master's degree in architecture virgil interned at fendi in rome where He became close to his longtime collaborator Kanye West. In 2009, he would launch RSVP Gallery, a popular streetwear retailer in Chicago with Don C that served as a curated hub for pop art luxury goods and emerging brands. In 2010, Kanye He appointed Virgil as creative director of his creative agency Donda and a year later, he had asked him to work as art director for Watch the Thron.

Virgil also worked as an art director for Kanye's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Design. West Side Guns Pray for Paris, as well as for Pop Smoke's posthumous album. Shoot for the Stars. For the Moon, among others, in 2012, Virgil actually started his business ventures when he launched his first company, Pyrex Vision. He immediately made his mark with the help of asap mob, with whom he capitalized on a brand campaign feature. After a year of success with pyrex, virgil changed his name and launched off-white, which would become his most successful company to date. date. The brand became easily notable for its maroon-printed zip ties, quotes, neon orange labels, and obvious sayings, while gaining a cult following of virgil-devoted consumers. drops and collapses often sold out in minutes and resold for triple the retail price with people thirsty to get their hands on their pieces.

He would go on to collaborate with household names like Ikea Nike and even planned fatherhood on the 10th. His collaboration with Nike became the game in reverse with an emphasis on his remix of the Jordan 1 which now sells for thousands of dollars on the resale market, the hip -hop and rap supported virgil for a long time and according to genius, in 2018, off-white was the 10th most mentioned brandon songs by artists like drake future burna boy lil uzi and griselda mentioned off-white and virgil on many occasions , further demonstrating the importance of his contributions to culture; However, in March 2018 he made history when he became the first black and African person to be crowned artistic director of Louis Vuitton's menswear line in the brand's 167 years of existence, the position was widely celebrated worldwide. world and after his first show he walked the runway to standing ovations and tearfully hugged his friend Kanye West when Virgil sat with Naomi Campbell.

For the British fashion magazine, he talked about how emotional the moment was because it was bigger than just him. He thought he would never see the day when he would be respected as a true designer because he had never seen anyone who looked like him. he came to the top that he had the only thing I have to stress about that show is that it wasn't really me on the runway, you know, it was the community that show, it was us, you know, and that bond wouldn't have happened unless know that I recognized that Kanye stood on the top of a mountain a long time ago and shouted saying that the future of fashion will be like this, so I wanted the world to see that the guy who fought for this moment is part of it and is unique . linked to you know me doing so since the announcement of his passing many have expressed their condolences drake gigi hadid donatella versace all shared photos and memories of happier times while others like pharrell idris elba odell beckham jr and many more spoke about the impact he left virgil them a statement from lvmh chief executive bernard arnault read virgil was not only a genius designer a visionary he was also a man with a beautiful soul and great wisdom the lvmh family joins me in this time of great pain we are all thinking of your loved ones after the passing of his husband, his father, his brother and his friend, cancer sucks and you never get used to hearing that someone died because of it, if there is one thing to take away from Virgil's life it is to stay humble, try everything, dream big and love your people, don't just think it shows, life is short, he never shied away from giving flowers to others and we can only hope that he felt the same love and respect from his community in the fashion world in general.

This news he sent today. He shocks both fashion and hip-hop and this loss will be felt for years to come. We are saddened by this loss and want to send our deepest condolences to his friends and family. Rest in paradise. Virgil Abloh.