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Virgil Abloh - Wikipedia

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Virgil Abloh (/ˈæbloʊ/; September 30, 1980 – November 28, 2021) was an American fashion designer and entrepreneur. A trained architect, Abloh founded his own line of luxury streetwear clothing under the moniker Pyrex Vision in 2012, which he transformed into the Milan based fashion label Off-White in 2013. Abloh was appointed 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] Abloh worked in Chicago street fashion before he 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. Abloh joined LVMH in 2018, where he became the first African-American artistic director of a French luxury fashion house.[1][2] He was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world that year.[3] Abloh's design aesthetic, w

Virgil Abloh - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 Artistic Director of menswear at Loui

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