On March 25, 2018, Abloh was named artistic director of Louis Vuitton's menswear ready-to-wear line, making him the first person of African descent to lead the brand's menswear line, as well as one of the few black designers at the helm of a major French fashion house. [8]

Virgil Abloh (born September 30, 1980, Rockford, Illinois, U.S.—died November 28, 2021, Chicago, Illinois) was an American designer and entrepreneur who was perhaps best known as the founder of the fashion label Off-White and the creative director of Louis Vuitton menswear.

Nov 29, 2021 · Virgil Abloh, the acclaimed menswear designer for Louis Vuitton and founder and CEO of Off-White, died Sunday of cancer, according to a post from his verified Instagram account. He was 41.

Nov 28, 2021 · Virgil Abloh, the visionary creator of Off-White and the head of Louis Vuitton men’s wear, died on Sunday at 41, after a two-year battle with a rare form of cancer.

Dec 1, 2021 · When news of Virgil Abloh’s death broke on Sunday, many speculated that Louis Vuitton’s presentation of his Spring-Summer 2022 collection in Miami, Florida – scheduled to take place just...

Mar 28, 2018 · Virgil Abloh died on November 28, 2021, after a private battle with cardiac angiosarcoma, a rare form of cancer. He was 41. The Off-White founder and Men’s Artistic Director of Louis Vuitton was...

Apr 10, 2024 · Abloh made an enormous impact on diversity and inclusion at Louis Vuitton — he himself was the first African-American to hold this role for the menswear line at the brand. While he served in this role he created the LVMH Black Database, an …

Nov 30, 2021 · And yet walking out of this Abloh-designed Louis Vuitton show in Miami’s Maritime Marina tonight, little more than 48 hours after that terrible news broke, it was impossible to ignore the...

Dec 14, 2021 · “We are the world” is what Virgil Abloh would aptly title his inclusive first collection for Louis Vuitton in June 2018. It was the brand’s Spring/Summer 2019 show at Paris Fashion Week, and Abloh was ready to send shockwaves with his youthful embrace of color.

Jun 24, 2022 · After two runway shows that unveiled Abloh’s final work for the house inside star-studded celebrations of life, this collection—number infinity, according to the show notes—was designed by his...