The designer, who set out to disrupt fashion and reached some of its highest peaks in the process, has passed away at 41 years old.
, the designer who set out to disrupt fashion and reached some of its highest peaks in the process, has passed away at the age of 41. According to a statement released by Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy, Abloh had been privately battling cancer for years, a fact not publicly known.
The LVMH family joins me in this moment of great sorrow, and we are all thinking of his loved ones after the passing of their husband, their father, their brother or their friend.”Born in Rockford, Illinois to parents who immigrated from Ghana, Abloh originally studied civil engineering and architecture, but developed an interest in fashion during grad school. He eventually landed an internship at Fendi where West, who had taken a step back from his rap career at the time, was also interning.
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