Virgil abloh fashion

The designer and DJ died on Nov. 28, 2021 after a private two-year battle with cancer. Look back at Abloh's meteoric rise, from Fendi intern to founder of genre-defining label Off-White to the first Black artistic director of Louis Vuitton menswear

Virgil Abloh Photo: Bogdan Plakov; Autumn Winter 2019 Off-White Womenswear Runway Show

The late designer identified with the Black condition and set about designing not just products but a better future, writes Jason Campbell.

Virgil Abloh is the 37-year-old founder of Off-White and Louis Vuitton’s first African-American designer.

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Virgil Abloh, who has died today aged 41, will be remembered as one of the most popular and influential fashion designers of his era.