Virgil Abloh Has Passed Away at Age 41
has passed away at age 41 after privately battling cardiac angiosarcoma, a rare cancer, since 2019. His passing was confirmed by his family.
Besides founding high-street label , serving as the artistic director of menswear, showcasing his work in world-renowned art museums and travelling around the world to DJ, Abloh is quite possibly the single most influential figure in the modern-day world of sneakers. He redefined what collaboration could be when he worked with , and on in 2017, and since then has pumped out dozens of other highly-regarded sneakers, like and . The amount of work he was able to put out while fighting such a hard battle in private is, quite frankly, astounding.
Abloh has a long history with SF as well. He was the , and he even submitted an illustration to a colouring contest held all the way back in Sneaker Freaker issue #2.
See LVMH and Off-White's statements regarding Virgil Abloh's passing alongside a post from Abloh's own account below. Our thoughts are with Abloh's family, friends and peers.