{"id":74200,"date":"2021-11-28T21:05:56","date_gmt":"2021-11-28T20:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test2023.luxus-plus.com\/?p=74200"},"modified":"2025-04-01T11:46:46","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T09:46:46","slug":"lvmh-announces-death-of-designer-virgil-abloh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/en\/lvmh-announces-death-of-designer-virgil-abloh\/","title":{"rendered":"LVMH announces death of designer Virgil Abloh"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Designer Virgil Abloh, one of the most talented of his generation, has died after a private battle with cancer. He was 41.<!--more--><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Abloh\u2019s death was announced Sunday by the luxury group LVMH (Louis Vuitton Mo\u00ebt Hennessy) and the Off-White label, the brand Abloh founded. Abloh was the men\u2019s wear designer of Louis Vuitton.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"fr\">Le groupe LVMH, la Maison Louis Vuitton et Off White ont l\u2019immense douleur d\u2019annoncer la disparition de Virgil Abloh, terrass\u00e9 ce dimanche 28 novembre par un cancer qu&#8217;il combattait depuis plusieurs ann\u00e9es. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MMAFKf8bki\">pic.twitter.com\/MMAFKf8bki<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LVMH (@LVMH) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LVMH\/status\/1465022894929551362?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 28, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>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,<\/em>\u201d Bernard Arnault, chairman and chief executive of LVMH, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A statement from Abloh\u2019s family on the designer\u2019s Instagram account said for the last two years, Abloh battled cardiac angiosarcoma, a rare form of cancer in which a tumor occurs in the heart.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>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,<\/em>\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A major player in the rap scene, Virgil Abloh designed the art direction for Jay-Z and Kanye West&#8217;s album Watch the Throne, whose cover earned him a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Cover of the Year in 2011. He was credited on many other works by American artists: Yeezus by Kanye West, Long.Live.ASAP by A$AP Rocky as creative director or Luv Is Rage 2 by Lil Uzi Vert.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He also had some proximities with the French rap scene: he was recently spotted in the studio with Freeze Corleone and other members of 667.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Abloh is survived by his wife Shannon Abloh and his children, Lowe and Grey.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Read also &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/en\/luxus-magazine-the-great-collaborations-in-the-history-of-fashion-and-luxury-episode-3-virgil-abloh-the-co-branding-superstar\/\">[LUXUS+ MAGAZINE] THE GREAT COLLABORATIONS IN THE HISTORY OF FASHION AND LUXURY (EPISODE 3): VIRGIL ABLOH, THE CO-BRANDING SUPERSTAR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Featured photo : \u00a9 LVMH<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Designer Virgil Abloh, one of the most talented of his generation, has died after a private battle with cancer. 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