In 2009, Abloh met Kanye West - now called Ye - while he was working at a screen-printing store. Abloh called himself “a maker.” He was named one of Time magazine’s most influential people in 2018. But in a short time, he emerged as one of fashion’s most heralded designers. A first generation Ghanaian American whose seamstress mother taught him to sew, Abloh had no formal fashion training but had a degree in engineering and a master’s in architecture.Ībloh, who grew up in Chicago, was often referred to as a Renaissance man in the fashion world. In 2018, Abloh became the first Black artistic director of men’s wear at Louis Vuitton in the French design house’s storied history. “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. Virgil was not only a genius designer, a visionary, he was also a man with a beautiful soul and great wisdom,” Bernard Arnault, chairman and chief executive of LVMH, said in a statement.Ī statement from Abloh’s family on the designer’s Instagram account said Abloh was diagnosed two years ago with cardiac angiosarcoma, a rare form of cancer in which a tumor occurs in the heart. “We are all shocked after this terrible news.
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