Designer, Virgil Abloh, Dies From Rare Form of Cancer

Damn! It's another blow for for another black man battling cancer, privately. Virgil Abloh, the famous designer who was the artistic director for Louis Vuitton and the founder of Off-White has died. Louis Vuitton made the announcement via social media about the designer. Virgil passed away Sunday of cancer, a disease he'd been carrying and battling privately for several years now apparently. Virgil was the first black man to be tapped to take charge at LV with its look and vision in early 2018. And he had made friends with many in the entertainment industry, including Kim and Kanye West, according to TMZ. Many of this friends posted their condolences, including Drake, who posted several photos of he and Virgil. Virgil was only 41.

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