Off White founder and Louis Vuitton designer Virgil Abloh dead at 41 – National

Louis Vuitton’s star designer Virgil Abloh died on Sunday of cancer, his family and employer LVMH said.

In a post on Twitter, LVMH said Abloh, 41, had been battling cancer privately for years.

“LVMH, Louis Vuitton and Off White are devastated to announce the passing of Virgil Abloh,” it said.

(Reporting by Silvia Aloisi; editing by John Irish)