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Virgil Abloh, star designer of Louis Vuitton, dies after fighting cancer

Abloh founded the Italian luxury streetwear label Off-White, in which LVMH took a 60% stake earlier this year.

Designer Virgil Abloh
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Designer Virgil Abloh walks backstage on Feb. 28, 2019. Abloh, a leading fashion executive, has died after a private battle with cancer. He was 41. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File )

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Virgil Abloh, the American-born son of Ghanaian immigrants who became fashion's highest profile Black designer and the creative mind behind Louis Vuitton's menswear collections, died on Sunday in Chicago at age 41, following a two-year battle with a rare form of cancer.

Abloh, who also worked as a DJ and visual artist, had been men's artistic director for Vuitton, the world's biggest luxury brand, since March 2018. Abloh founded the Italian luxury streetwear label Off-White, in which LVMH took a 60% stake earlier this year, and was a former collaborator with rapper and fashion designer Ye, formerly known as Kanye West.

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