Fashion Trailblazer Virgil Abloh Dies at Age 41
After a private battle with cancer, the much-love designer has died.
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Virgil Abloh, the founder of streetwear label Off-White and artistic director of Louis Vuitton?s menswear, has passed away at the age of 41.
The news of the designer?s death broke out on Sunday afternoon and was confirmed by Abloh?s family. For more than two years, Abloh had privately ?battled a rare, aggressive form of cancer, cardiac angiosarcoma.?
Abloh ascended to the highest echelons of fashion in 2018 when he was appointed the artistic director for Louis Vuitton?s menswear division. Earlier this year, LVMH expanded Abloh’s portfolio and he was allowed to work across the group?s 75 brands. Effectively, this made Abloh the most powerful Black executive in the most influential luxury group in the world.
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READ MORE: LVMH Now Owns Virgil Abloh?s Off-White
The prolific designer elevated streetwear to its current luxurious status and has changed the way many of us dress now. At the heart of it all is Abloh?s belief in creating a community and addressing evolving consumer needs. The new generation of fashion consumers now have greater purchasing power and they are not looking at just the material aspect of a piece of clothing but its intrinsic values as well.
To do that, Abloh engaged directly with his follo...
The post Fashion Trailblazer Virgil Abloh Dies at Age 41 appeared first on LUXUO.
Image: LVMH
Virgil Abloh, the founder of streetwear label Off-White and artistic director of Louis Vuitton?s menswear, has passed away at the age of 41.
The news of the designer?s death broke out on Sunday afternoon and was confirmed by Abloh?s family. For more than two years, Abloh had privately ?battled a rare, aggressive form of cancer, cardiac angiosarcoma.?
Abloh ascended to the highest echelons of fashion in 2018 when he was appointed the artistic director for Louis Vuitton?s menswear division. Earlier this year, LVMH expanded Abloh’s portfolio and he was allowed to work across the group?s 75 brands. Effectively, this made Abloh the most powerful Black executive in the most influential luxury group in the world.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by @virgilabloh
READ MORE: LVMH Now Owns Virgil Abloh?s Off-White
The prolific designer elevated streetwear to its current luxurious status and has changed the way many of us dress now. At the heart of it all is Abloh?s belief in creating a community and addressing evolving consumer needs. The new generation of fashion consumers now have greater purchasing power and they are not looking at just the material aspect of a piece of clothing but its intrinsic values as well.
To do that, Abloh engaged directly with his follo...
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