Virgil Abloh

Virgil Abloh

Virgil Abloh Profile

Virgil Abloh History

Name

Virgil Abloh

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Born

September 30, 1980
Rockford, Illinois, U.S.

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Who was Virgil Abloh ?

Virgil Abloh was an American fashion designer, entrepreneur, trained architect, and DJ who founded and led the high-end streetwear brand Off.

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Net Worth

$100 Million.

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What did Virgil Abloh died of?

From 39 to 41 years of age, Virgil battled a rare form of cancer called cardiac angiosarcoma.

He chose to challenge the illness privately, away from the eyes of the media and all the while seamlessly juggling all the creative endeavours he was busy with.

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When did he die?

He died on November 28, 2021.

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Were Virgil Abloh and Kanye West friends?

Both from Chicago, him and Kanye met early in their career at an internship at Fendi in 2009. Afterwards, sharing both creative visions about fashion and culture they started collaborating. Virgil became Creative Director at Donda, West’s creative agency in 2010. Virgil however, truly flourished after art directing Jay-Z and West’s joint hip-hop album “Watch the Throne,” earning the designer a Grammy nomination. However, things between the two started to take a bad turn after Abloh’s appointment to work for Louis Vuitton, a move that West didn’t approve of.

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How did Virgil Abloh impact the world?

Abloh was the creative director of Off-White and first black menswear creative director at Louis Vuitton. His work elevated streetwear into luxury wear, and permeated culture with his designs that spanned both fashion and lifestyle, and in the process altered the perception of blackness within the fashion industry.

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2006

Abloh gradutes in in architecture from the Illinois Institute of Technology. During his time at the University, a Rem Koolhaas building is completed, and Abloh said that the architect and the building “piqued my interest and opened my gateway into fashion.”

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2009

Abloh, together with Kanye become interns at Fendi in Rome.

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2010

Abloh become creative director at Donda, West’s creative agency.

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2011

Abloh art directs the album “Watch the Throne” by Jay-Z and West, an achievement that earns him a Grammy nomination.

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2012

Virgil launches his first brand, Pyrex Vision.

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2013

Abloh founds Off-White, a multi-platform creative endeavor based in Italy. The main medium is fashion but Off-White, his Virgil’s brand able to combine ideas of streetwear, luxury, art, music, and travel.

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2016

Abloh opens his first Off-White concept store in the Aoyama area of Tokyo. The store features a watercooler with Off-White branded cups that visitors take for free and resell on the secondary market.

Abloh also debuts his Grey Area furniture collection in Milan, his first furniture venture under the Off-White brand.

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2017

Probably his biggest year. He collaborates with Takashi Murakami opening at Gagosian. He releases his first song. He gets the British Fashion Award for Urban Luxe Brand. Collaborates with Warby Parker, Jacob the Jeweler, and Jimmy Choo.
Last but not least its his sneaker partnership with Nike. Abloh re-creates 10 of Nike’s iconic silhouettes, each famously adorned with a safety tag around the laces.

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2018

Abloh is named the artistic director of Louis Vuitton’s menswear collections.

On June 5, he released a special collaboration with the luggage manufacturer Rimowa, a transparent suitcase in a limited edition.

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2019

Abloh was appointed to the board of directors of The Council of Fashion Designers of America. The council seeks to promote the American fashion industry.

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