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Virgil Abloh (/ˈæbloʊ/; September 30, 1980 – November 28, 2021) was an American fashion designer and entrepreneur. He began his own line of luxury streetwear clothing, Pyrex Vision, in 2012, and became the chief executive officer of the Milan-based label Off-White, a fashion house he founded in 2013. Abloh was also the artistic director of Louis Vuitton's menswear collection beginning in 2018, and was given increased creative responsibilities across the LVMH brand in early 2021.[1] A trained architect, Abloh, who also worked in Chicago street fashion, entered the world of international fashion with an internship at Fendi in 2009, alongside American rapper Kanye West. Abloh assumed the role of Creative Director at Donda, West's creative agency in 2010. The first African-American to be artistic director at a French luxury fashion house when he joined LVMH in 2018,[1][2] Abloh was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world that year.[3] Abloh's design ae

Virgil Abloh - Wikipedia Virgil Abloh From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search American fashion designer and entrepreneur (1980–2021) "Abloh" redirects here. For the social networking service, see Ablo . Virgil Abloh Abloh in 2019 Born ( 1980-09-30 ) September 30, 1980 Rockford, Illinois , U.S. Died November 28, 2021 (2021-11-28) (aged 41) Chicago , Illinois, U.S. Education University of Wisconsin–Madison ( BS ) Illinois Institute of Technology ( MArch ) Occupations Designer entrepreneur disc jockey Years active 2009–2021 Title Founder and CEO of Off-White Artist

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