Virgil Abloh was an American fashion designer and entrepreneur.
Virgil Abloh was born on September 30, 1980 in Rockford, Illinois to Ghanaian immigrant parents.
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Virgil Abloh was raised in Rockford, where he attended Boylan Catholic High School and he graduated in 1998. Virgil Abloh graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2002 with a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering.
Virgil Abloh was the artistic director of Louis Vuitton’s menswear collection from 2018 until his death on November 28, 2021.
Virgil Abloh was also the chief executive officer of the Milan-based label Off-White, a fashion house he founded in 2012.
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How did Virgil Abloh meet Kanye?
Virgil Abloh entered the world of international fashion with an internship at Fendi in 2009, alongside American rapper Kanye West.
Virgil Abloh and Kanye West then began an artistic collaboration that would launch Abloh’s career into founding Off-White.
Virgil Abloh caught the eye of the Louis Vuitton CEO, Michael Burke during his artistic collaboration with Kanye West.


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