Designer Virgil Abloh dead at 41 after private battle with cancer

Mercedes-Benz has released images of its final collaboration with late fashion visionary, Virgil Abloh, called the Project Maybach.  The fully-electric vehicle is the second creation Abloh penned with Mercedes-Benz, with the German maker given permission by the designer's family to release details of the car following the Louis Vuitton Artistic Creator's death earlier this week following a private battle with cancer.

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Mourning an icon. Virgil Abloh died in Chicago on Sunday, November 28, after a private cancer battle, and Hollywood is paying tribute to the late 41-year-old designer.

NEW YORK -- Virgil Abloh, a leading designer whose groundbreaking fusions of streetwear and high couture made him one of the most celebrated tastemakers in fashion and beyond, has died of cancer. He was 41.Abloh's death was announced Sunday by the luxury group LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy) and Abloh's own Off-White label, which he founded in 2013.

Virgil Abloh the influential Louis Vuitton menswear designer and founder of fashion label Off-White has died at the age of 41 after a private battle with cancer, the design house’s parent company LVMH has announced. The US designer first came to prominence as rapper Kanye West’s creative director but later made history as the first African-American to lead French luxury brand Louis Vuitton.

Louis Vuitton designer Virgil Abloh has died aged 41 following a battle with cancer. The designer, who had worked as the men’s artistic director at Louis Vuitton since 2018, had been battling the disease privately for several years, French fashion conglomerate LVMH said on Sunday.

Kanye West and Drake have paid tribute to prolific fashion designer Virgil Abloh following his death at 41. The Louis Vuitton and Off-White designer had been privately battling cancer since 2019.

Kanye West is in mourning following the death of his longtime friend, fashion designer Virgil Abloh.

The surprising death of Virgil Abloh, founder of fashion label Off-White and current menswear artistic director at Louis Vuitton, caught the world off-guard today. Abloh was 41.

Mourning an icon. Virgil Abloh died in Chicago on Sunday, November 28, after a private cancer battle, and Hollywood is paying tribute to the late 41-year-old designer.

The fashion world has sadly lost an icon.

Virgil Abloh, fashion’s highest profile Black designer and the creative mind behind Louis Vuitton’s menswear collections, died on Sunday of cancer, Vuitton’s owner LVMH said.