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VIRGIL ABLOH: DESIGNER AND OFF-WHITE FOUNDER DIES AGED 41

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Virgil Abloh, the Louis Vuitton artistic director and founder of the Off-White
fashion label, has died from cancer aged 41, it has been announced.

Revealing the news, the French fashion house's parent company LVMH described
Abloh as a "genius" and a "visionary".

The US designer came to prominence as Kanye West's creative director but later
made history as the first African-American to lead Louis Vuitton.

Abloh is survived by his wife, Shannon, and their two children.

A statement on his Instagram page described him as a "fiercely devoted father,
husband, son, brother, and friend".

Abloh was diagnosed with cardiac angiosarcoma - a rare, aggressive form of
cancer - in 2019, but did not make the diagnosis public.



"He chose to endure his battle privately since his diagnosis in 2019, undergoing
numerous challenging treatments, all while helming several significant
institutions that span fashion, art and culture," the statement read.

"Through it all, his work ethic, infinite curiosity and optimism never wavered."

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Abloh (R) came to prominence as Kanye West's creative director

Abloh was often hailed as one of the most influential designers in the fashion
industry but was also a DJ and an artist, and had degrees in civil engineering
and architecture.

LVMH chief executive Bernard Arnault said: "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."

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