By ANI
WASHINGTON: After battling most cancers for a number of years, star designer Virgil Abloh handed away on the age of 41.
Virgil, who died on Sunday, was the founding father of the style firm Off-White and menswear inventive director at Louis Vuitton.
His demise was confirmed by his labels on social media, Variety reported.
LVMH, Louis Vuitton and Off White are devastated to announce the passing of Virgil Abloh, on Sunday, November twenty eighth, of most cancers, which he had been battling privately for a number of years. pic.twitter.com/9JkyCcBYXm
— Louis Vuitton (@LouisVuitton) November 28, 2021
“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,” LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault wrote on Instagram.
“The LVMH family joins me in this moment of great sorrow, and we are all thinking of his loved ones after the passing of their husband, their father, their brother or their friend,” he added.
According to the assertion, Virgil opted to maintain his most cancers non-public after being recognized in 2019, present process remedies whereas persevering with to work as one of many trend trade’s main voices.