Virgil Abloh died. Louis Vuitton, a 41-year-old creative director, had cancer – REFRESHER

Louis Vuitton, creative director and founder of the Off-White fashion brand, Virgil Abloh, died at the age of 41. The information was published by the designer’s family on the official Instagram profile and the company LVMH, which includes a luxury brand of clothing and accessories.

According to the family, Virgil Abloh has been battling a rare and very aggressive form of cancer for more than two years. He kept the fight against a serious illness a secret all the time, and even while leading a creative in a fashion house, he underwent interventions in the best hospital facilities in the world.

Abloh also became famous as a DJ, he also had a very good relationship with many celebrities, including Kanye West, with whom he collaborated on an internship at the Fendi fashion house in 2009. In 2018, Time magazine named Virgil Abloh one of the 100 most influential personalities in the world. It was at this time that his collaboration with LVMH, which includes Louis Vuitton, began.