West shared a livestream of the choir’s moving performance of Adele’s “Easy On Me”, followed by a message that read, “In loving memory of Virgil Abloh, the creative director of Donda”. Kanye West, Abloh’s close friend and collaborator, dedicated his latest Sunday Service installment to the designer. According to Highsnobiety, the show was planned by Abloh, with LV chairman and CEO explaining that the presentation will go ahead “per his wishes”.Ībloh’s friends, colleagues, and fans have since taken to social media to pay tribute to the pioneering artist. “In loving memory of Virgil Abloh, Louis Vuitton pays tribute to the life and legacy of a creative genius with a presentation of his SS22 collection,” LV wrote on Twitter. 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.”Ībloh’s final Louis Vuitton collection, titled ‘Virgil Was Here’, will be presented in Miami on Tuesday (November 30), the French fashion house has announced. Virgil was not only a genius designer, a visionary, he was also a man with a beautiful soul and great wisdom. It read: “We are all shocked after this terrible news. LVMH announced Abloh’s death in a message shared by the conglomerate’s CEO Bernard Arnault. Virgil Abloh, the game-changing fashion designer, Off-White founder, and Louis Vuitton artistic director, passed away yesterday (November 28) at the age of 41 after a private battle with cancer.

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