Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that the artistic director of LouisVuitton and chief executive officer of Off White, Virgil Abloh, has died after battling with cancer secretly. (Read More Here).
According to information, Virgil Abloh, passed away on Sunday, November 28, 2021. He once designed Drake’s private jet.
According to information, a source broke the news to Louis Vuitton and the message reads:
“We are all shocked after this 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.” Bernard Arnault, LVMH Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
Biography of Virgil Abloh, according to Louis Vuitton:
“Since March 2018, Virgil Abloh was Men’s Artistic Director of Louis Vuitton.
In July 2021, LVMH had acquired a majority stake in Off-White LLC, the trademark owner of Off-White™️, of which Virgil Abloh was the founder and Artistic Director since 2013. Additionally, LVMH and Mr. Abloh had announced the expansion of their relationship to launch new brands and partner with existing ones in a variety of sectors beyond the realm of fashion.
“Born in Rockford, Illinois in 1980, Virgil Abloh was an artist, architect, engineer, creative director, and designer. After earning a degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Wisconsin Madison, he completed a Master’s Degree in Architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology in a curriculum founded by Mies van der Rohe.
“Virgil Abloh’s brand Off-White c/o Virgil Abloh™️ was started in 2012 as an artwork titled “PYREX VISION.” In 2013, the brand premiered a seasonal men’s and women’s fashion label showing runway collections during Paris Fashion Week since 2015.”
