LVMH, Louis Vuitton and Off White are devastated to announce the passing of Virgil Abloh

[Swanky]

LVMH, Louis Vuitton and Off White are devastated to announce the passing of Virgil Abloh, on Sunday, November 28th, of cancer, which he had been battling privately for several years.

Bernard Arnault, CEO of LVMH, said “We are all shocked by this terrible news. Virgil was not only a genius designer and a visionary, he was also a man with a beautiful soul and great wisdom. The LVMH family joins me in this moment of great sorrow and we are all thinking of his loved ones on the passing of their husband, father, brother, son and friend.”

 

[leechiyong]

May he rest in peace.

 

[Twingles]

May he rest in peace.

 

[sparklywacky]

This is really sad. May he rest in peace.

 

[trevorlane]

RIP Virgil. I was excited when he was brought on as Creative Director, as I was already an Off-White fan. Condolences to his family.

 

[snibor]

So sad.

 

[BULL]

This is terrible news. So so so sad.

 

[blushnbellinlvoe]

Sympathies to his family. This news of his long illness came as a shock to most of the public. May he rest in peace.

 

[LVlvoe_bug]

This is so sad. I really liked his designs and style with LV and Off White. My sincere condolences to his family. He will be missed..

 

[chloebagfreak]

Wow! This is so sad! Such a young man. May he Rest In Peace.

 

[BleuSaphir]

Terrible! I did not knew he was facing cancer. Cancer sucks…and I know the feeling!

 

[19flowers]

This is so sad - condolences to his family and LVMH

 

[trunkdevil]

Shocked and devastated. He was beyond talented and such a kind person. His designs will live on.

 

[MooMooVT]

So very sad and shocking. Prayers for his family.

 

[LVlvoe_bug]

His designs made me start buying from the men’s collection. I was always excited to see his collections come out…