Virgil Abloh
Virgil Abloh Passes Away From Rare Cancer at 41
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Craig Barritt / Getty Renowned designer Virgil Abloh has passed away. He was just 41 years old. Louis Vuitton, where Abloh served as Artistic Director of Menswear, and Off-White, the brand he founded in 2012, announced his death. Abloh was reportedly battling cancer for several years before passing on Sunday, November 28. “We are all shocked after this terrible news. Virgil was not only a genius designer, a visionary, he was also a man with a beautiful soul and great wisdom,” said LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault in its statement. “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.” According to a statement on Abloh’s own IG, afte...
R.I.P. Virgil Abloh, Fashion Designer and Kanye West Collaborator Dead at 41
Fashion designer Virgil Abloh has died following a private two-year battle with cancer. He was 41. According to a statement released by Abloh’s family, he “valiantly battled a rare, aggressive form of cancer, cardiac angiosarcoma. He chose to endure his battle privately since his diagnosis in 2019, undergoing numerous challenging treatments, all while helming several significant institutions that span fashion, art, and culture.” Born in Rockford, Illinois, to Ghanaian immigrant parents, Abloh graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison with a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering, and later received his Master of Architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology. While working at a Chicago print shop, Abloh met rapper Kanye West, which marked the beginning of a close fr...
Virgil Abloh, Famed Fashion Designer, Artist and DJ, Dead at 41
Virgil Abloh passed away on Sunday at the age of 41. According to a statement posted on his personal Instagram, the famed fashion designer, who served as the artistic director of Louis Vuitton’s menswear since 2018, was fighting a private battle with cancer for over two years. “Virgil valiantly battled a rare, aggressive form of cancer, cardiac angiosarcoma,” the statement read. “He chose to endure his battle privately since his diagnosis in 2019, undergoing numerous challenging treatments, all while helming several significant institutions that span fashion, art, and culture.” “Through it all, his work ethic, infinite curiosity, and optimism never wavered,” it continued. “Virgil was driven by his dedication to his craft and to his mission to open doors for others and create pathways for g...
Designer Driven: Virgil Abloh Is Designing A Mercedes Maybach
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Mercedes-Maybach / Mercedes-Maybach Virgil Abloh is taking his talents back to the automotive industry. He is working on a limited-edition Mercedes Maybach. Source: Mercedes-Maybach / Mercedes-Maybach Following last year’s cooperation which saw the iconic Mercedes-Benz G Class be reimagined, Virgil Abloh is back to write a second chapter into the storied history of Mercedes-Benz – this time with Mercedes-Maybach. The polymath artist, architect, creative director and fashion designer will collaborate with Mercedes-Benz Chief Design Officer, Gorden Wagener to create an electric show car. Unlike anything previously seen from Mercedes-Benz, the show car exemplifies the possibility of design that is untethered by existing blueprints, or production specificatio...
Virgil Abloh Gives The Air Force 1 Mid The Off-White Treatment
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jordan Brand / NIke Is it us or does it seem like Virgil Abloh likes a challenge when remixing his Nike collaborations? After taking arguably the least popular Jordan model in the Air Jordan II to give it the Off-White makeover, Virgil is now setting his eyes on another often overlooked Nike silhouette whose popularity he’ll try to resurrect. Highsnobiety just gave sneakerheads a sneak peak Virgil’s latest remix project in the Nike Air Force 1 Mids, and well, how ’bout them Knicks? Hardly recognizable at first glance, the Off-White Air Force 1 Mid’s are covered in fabric that render the sneaker unrecognizable with the criss-cross lacing that’s become his calling card of sorts, and track spikes on the soles that he’s used on previous models. Yeah, we don’t...
Virgil Abloh Responds To Fan Who Doesn’t Like His Off-White x Air Jordan 2
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jordan Brand / NIke After years of being one of the hottest designers in the game and dropping must-have collaborations with Nike, Virgil Abloh might finally have a brick on his hands with the upcoming Off-White Air Jordan 2. But just don’t tell him that. As seen on Sneaker News, a sneakerhead voiced his displeasure on Instagram about the forthcoming shoe, and like many collectors, he wasn’t too impressed with the remixed silhouette saying “I’m a fan of 2’s, just not a fan of those.” Related Stories It was surprising enough that someone out there was a fan of the Air Jordan 2’s to begin with, but even more shocking was that Virgil actually took the time to respond to the criticism writing “to each their own, it’s the beauty of life. one more pair for a ki...
IKEA’s First-Ever Music Festival to Feature TOKiMONSTA, Kaytranada, More
IKEA stans, hold on to your meatballs. The furniture giant will host its first IKEA Festival on September 16th, bringing together a variety of musicians, designers, chefs and speakers for an immersive 24-hour event. Hosted for free on the IKEA website, it will broadcast from more than 100 homes around the world as participating talent transform their living spaces into virtual stages, according to a press release. Among the musical performers for the inaugural event are Kaytranada, TOKiMONSTA, MØ and Masego, with icons like designer Virgil Abloh, TikTok influencer Pasta Queen and astronaut Christer Fuglesang rounding out the lineup. They will appear on segments like “DJ Relay,” a steady stream of club music; “Home Makeovers,” a hub for interior...
Walker Wear Files Lawsuit Against Off-White™ For Alleged “WW” Logo Thievery
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Edward Berthelot / Getty One of the culture’s greatest architects feels like her legacy is being infringed upon. April Walker has filed a lawsuit against Virgil Abloh’s Off-White™ brand over her “WW” trademark. As spotted on Hype Beast the house that Virgil built will have to do a bit of explaining in court. In the complaint Walker Wear alleges that he and his team took their logo likeness, tweaked it slightly and made it their own. Referred herein as the “Virgil Abloh Cheat Code” the paperwork says his brand “chang[e] others’ designs by only ‘three percent’ and then claim the design as his own”. The thievery in question revolves around an Off-White™ varsity jacket from. The piece features “WW” on the chest written in collegiate fo...
Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Group Buys Majority Stake In Off White™
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Christian Vierig / Getty It seems Virgil Abloh is about take his company to the next level. LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton aka LVMH is set to buy a majority stake in Off White™. As spotted on High Snobiety the Chicago, Illinois native is leveling up in the fashion industry. Virgil Abloh and LVMH today announced a definitive agreement whereby LVMH will acquire a majority stake in Off-White LLC, the trademark owner of Off-White™️. Following the acquisition, LVMH will own a 60% interest in the trademark, and Abloh will retain a 40% interest and continue as creative director of the brand, which he founded in 2013. His partnership with LVMH began in March 2018 when he was appointed the artistic director of Louis Vuitton’s mens...
Virgil Abloh Finesses Louis Vuitton and Nike Air Force 1 Collab
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: @theimedsoussi / Instagram Love him or hate him, Virgil Abloh stays finessing provocative high-fashion and sneaker collabs. The latest salvo from the creative director of the culture is a Nike Air Force 1 collab with Louis Vuitton. On Thursday (June 24), Louis Vuitton, where Abloh serves as artistic director, held its Spring 2022 Men’s collection runway show in Paris and sneakerheads were quick to notice the heat on the feet. Seen initially were a colorways in a rainbow variety of flavors (Abloh showed off a chocolate and cream pair with a checkerboard pattern) of the familiar Air Force 1 with embossed LV logos and Off-White cues like big “AIR” hits on the sole and laces and a LV x Air tongue tags sewed on the side. Also spotted was trunk that...
Virgil Abloh To Drop 50 “Different” Off-White Nike Dunks
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nike / NIke Looks like sneakerheads are about to take all the L’s they can get as Nike and Virgil Abloh plan on dropping 50 pairs of Off-White low top Nike Dunks in the coming months. That’s right. 50. Maybe it’s to commemorate the $50 that Virgil donated to the Protest Bail funds last summer during the Black Lives Matter movement that saw countless protestors arrested for marching during the George Floyd protests. We kid we kid. Don’t blacklist us from the SNKRS app, Nike, please. Well, we lowkey kinda feel that way ever since the “Draw” system took over the app. Thanks a bunch, Joe Hebert. SMH. Back to the kicks. Dubbed the “Dear Summer” collection, each sneaker feature the same white and grey color bock for the base, each pair will feature different co...
Virgil Abloh Reveals New Sneaker Box Design for His Nike Collaboration
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jordan Brand / NIke Outside of the album cover for Pop Smoke’s posthumous debut album, Shoot For The Stars, everything Virgil Abloh touches is guaranteed money. Now the revered designer is looking to remix the sneaker box your kicks come in. Yesterday Virgil unveiled the sneaker box that his upcoming Dear Summer collection will be shipping in and if nothing else, it’s damn sure different. Looking like a junior high school project complete with black tape on the edges and a struggle swoosh drawn on the top cover, the box also features the circular cut-outs that debuted on his Air Jordan V collaboration last year. Well, it definitely stands out. While the box looks like it’ll collapse under the weight of other sneaker boxes on top of it, we’re sure it’s stu...
