Virgil Abloh, Off White Founder and Louis Vuitton Men’s Artistic Director, Dies at 41

Virgil Abloh, the prolific designer who founded and built Off White into a formidable brand, designed countless hits for Nike and made a huge mark at Louis Vuitton as the men’s artistic director, died on Sunday at age 41. His death was confirmed by LVMH in a statement. “LVMH, Louis Vuitton and Off White are devastated to announce the passing of Virgil Abloh, on Sunday November 28, of cancer, which he had been battling privately for several years. We are all shocked after the terrible news. 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 moment of great sorrow, and we are all thinking of his loved ones after the passing of their husband, their father, their brother or their friend,” said Bernard Arnault, chairman and CEO of LVMH. In addition to his work at Off White and LVMH, Abloh was one of Nike’s most trusted collaborators. In 2017, the designer won the FNAA collaboration of the year award for the Air Jordan 1 from his “The Ten” collection. Through his memorable speech, Abloh explained how important the thoughts and drive of interns can be,

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