On November 29, the personal account of Off-White founder, LV Menswear Art Director, fashion designer and music producer Virgil Abloh tweeted the news that Virgil Abloh had died of cancer at the age of 41.
The caption is more of an obituary, commenting on Virgil Abolo as a dedicated father who has been battling a rare and aggressive cancer, cardiovascular sarcoma, for the past two years. After the diagnosis, the condition was not announced to the outside world, but while receiving challenging treatment, he held important positions in several fashion, art and cultural institutions, which can be described as a spring silkworm to the end of the silk, and the wax torch turned into gray tears and dried up.
He often said: "Everything I do is for my 17-year-old self. He was convinced that the power of art could inspire future generations.
After the news was sent, Chen Guanxi updated the dynamics to post a former photo with Virgil Abloh, with the text: Rest in peace, Abolo, respect everything you do, all doors are open for culture. In this way, we remember our friends.
Louis Vuitton's official blog post confirmed the news that Virgil died of cancer.
They spoke highly of Virgil, a genius designer with a beautiful soul, vision, and great intelligence.
I thought that this executive who was mixed in the trend circle would be a playboy, but I didn't expect to be a good boy who loved his wife. At the wedding of marrying his high school classmate Shannon, he specially designed the wedding as the violet color that his wife liked, and everything was designed according to his wife's preferences, and after marriage, the two had a son and a daughter, and now the family is separated.
A few years ago, the mention of Virgil Abloh would have been strange to you, but until one day did you find out that the printed sweatshirts and striped shirts with large zebra stripes that were all the rage on the street may have come from him?
In early 2018, when the Louis Vuitton Group announced that Virgil Abloh would succeed Kim Jones as the new artistic director of menswear, it caused a lot of controversy, and as an important position of the number one luxury brand, it was handed over to him.
Until then, Virgil has always advocated the "3% principle", as the name suggests, it is based on the old design, just change 3% can be, you can have your own new design.
Virgil did not come from a science class, he studied architecture, and this form of art creation suspected of plagiarism was scorned by many people. Although controversial, for fans, he is a true "contemporary art fashion design master", who sees through the essence of trends and the essence of contemporary art. After all, in the 3 years of his tenure, the brand awareness and GMV of the owner have increased significantly.
May Virgil go all the way.