The tragic passing of fashion designer Virgil Abloh, who died at the young age of 41 after years of privately battling cancer, weighs heavily on the fashion community. Abloh who was the founder of the fashion brand Off-White and Louis Vuitton’s men’s fashionwear artistic director. He is survived by his wife Shannon and two kids, Grey and Lowe. Today, December 1, has been declared Virgil Abloh Day in his hometown of Rockford, Illinois.
Virgil Abloh attends Paper Magazine, Sprout By HP & DKNY Break The Internet Issue Release at 1111 Lincoln Road on December 4, 2014 in Miami, Florida.
Virgil Abloh attends the Ketel One Vodka and The Hole present Other Worlds and The Vibes Experience atDe Nolet For Art Basel at Soho Studios on December 6, 2014 in Miami, Florida.
Virgil Abloh attends the Coach Women's Spring 2016 fashion show during New York Fashion Week at The Highline on September 15, 2015 in New York City.
Virgil Abloh attends the Daring 25 presented by Conde Nast & Cadillac at the Cadillac House on July 27, 2016 in New York City.
Virgil Abloh attends the VFiles show at Eyebeam on February 5, 2014 in New York City.
Virgil Abloh attends "Uniform" Heron Preston For DSNY Presentation September 2016 during New York Fashion Week at DSNY Salt Shed on September 7, 2016 in New York City.
Virgil Abloh attends the "Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between" Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City.
Virgil Abloh backstage at the GQ Men Of The Year Awards at The Star on November 15, 2017 in Sydney, Australia.
Virgil Abloh performs on stage at BACARDI, Swizz Beatz and The Dean Collection bring NO COMMISSION back to Miami to celebrate "Island Might" at Soho Studios on December 7, 2017 in Miami, Florida.
Virgil Abloh walks the runway during the Off-White show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2018/2019 on March 1, 2018 in Paris, France.
Virgil Abloh attends the Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 7, 2018 in New York City.
Virgil Abloh attends Fashion for Relief Cannes 2018 during the 71st annual Cannes Film Festival at Aeroport Cannes Mandelieu on May 13, 2018 in Cannes, France.
Virgil Abloh attends the 2018 CFDA Fashion Awards at Brooklyn Museum on June 4, 2018 in New York City.
Virgil Abloh acknowledges the public at the end of the Off-White Menswear Spring/Summer 2019 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 20, 2018 in Paris, France.
Kanye West and Virgil Abloh after the Louis Vuitton Menswear Spring/Summer 2019 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 21, 2018 in Paris, France.
Virgil Abloh attends the Heron Preston Menswear Spring/Summer 2019 "En Vogue" Presentation as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 21, 2018 in Paris, France.
Virgil Abloh attends the Dior Homme Menswear Spring/Summer 2019 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 23, 2018 in Paris, France.
Virgil Abloh performs on stage at the YouTube cocktail party during Paris Fashion Week on September 26, 2018 in Paris, France.
Virgil Abloh attends WSJ. Magazine 2018 Innovator Awards Sponsored By Harry Winston, FlexJet & Barneys New York - Arrivals at MOMA on November 7, 2018 in New York City.
Virgil Abloh walks the runway during the Louis Vuitton Menswear Fall/Winter 2019-2020 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 17, 2019 in Paris, France.
Virgil Abloh at the launch of his limited edition “One Drop can make a Rainbow” collection with Evian at Théâtre National de Chaillot, Paris, on Monday February 25th.
Virgil Abloh, Gigi Hadid, Bella Hadid and Karlie Kloss during the finale of the Off-White show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2019/2020 on February 28, 2019 in Paris, France.
Virgil Abloh performs onstage at SOMETHING IN THE WATER - Day 2 on April 27, 2019 in Virginia Beach City.
Virgil Abloh attends the CFDA Fashion Awards at the Brooklyn Museum of Art on June 03, 2019 in New York City.
Virgil Abloh attends the CR Runway x LuisaViaRoma Event during Pitti Immagine Uomo 96 on June 13, 2019 in Florence, Italy.
Virgil Abloh acknowledges the audience at the end of the Off-White Menswear Spring Summer 2020 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 19, 2019 in Paris, France.
Virgil Abloh walks the runway during the Louis Vuitton Menswear Spring Summer 2020 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 20, 2019 in Paris, France.
Virgil Abloh attends the Celine Spring Summer 2020 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 23, 2019 in Paris, France.
Virgil Abloh works backstage before the Off-White Menswear Fall/Winter 2020-2021 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 15, 2020 in Paris, France.
Virgil Abloh walks the runway during the Louis Vuitton Menswear Fall/Winter 2020-2021 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 16, 2020 in Paris, France.
(L-R) Edward Enninful, Virgil Abloh, Rosalia, Drake, John Donahoe, and Gabby Douglas attend the 2020 Tokyo Olympic collection fashion show at The Shed on February 05, 2020 in New York City.
Virgil Abloh attends the Lanvin show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2020/2021 on February 26, 2020 in Paris, France.
Virgil Abloh acknowledges the audience at the end of the Off-White show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2020/2021 on February 27, 2020 in Paris, France.
Virgil Abloh arrives at Bottega Veneta Salon 02 Berlin at the Berghain on April 09, 2021 in Berlin, Germany.
Virgil Abloh attends The 2021 Met Gala Celebrating In America: A Lexicon Of Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on September 13, 2021 in New York City.
Virgil Abloh speaks at the Fashion Trust Arabia Prize Gala on November 3, 2021 at the National Museum of Qatar in Doha. The FTA Prizes were awarded during #QatarCreates, a cultural celebration connecting the fields of art, fashion, and design through a diverse program of exhibitions, awards, public talks, and special events, all taking place in the heart of Doha.
Virgil Abloh addresses media at a press preview of his exhibition “Figures of Speech” on November 4, 2021 at the Fire Station in Doha, Qatar.