Virgil’s passing and his legacy.

‘Virgil’s impact was phenomenal’ said by 20-year-old student in Manchester Vidale Elad who is also in tune with the fashion world and aspiring model. Virgil is truly treasured in the fashion, entertainment, music industries and has left a big impact, just as Vidale elaborates saying ‘Not only did he make impacts in a space where people like him rarely succeed, he also was able to elevate streetwear to high fashion’ (@vidaleeladd on IG))

The fashion industry and its community have been grieving Virgil who is a legend in the game.

Virgil Abloh, 41, sadly died on the 28th of November 2021. Virgil was diagnosed with cardiac angiosarcoma in 2019 which has been named ‘a rare and aggressive form of cancer’ according to Moffitt cancer centre.

Virgil was the first black artistic director for Louis Vuitton and this is just one example of what he has accomplished in his career. He’s worked with the likes of not only Louis Vuitton but also off white, Moncler, Jimmy Choo, even the NBA and more.

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Virgil might also be apart of some of your homes as he had a collaboration with Ikea which is a Swedish furniture store, that’s in the UK and the US. Needless to say his creativity had no bounds and influence runs through so much in the creative world.

Third year Journalism and Fashion student Sennen Pricket says ‘The artistic director brought a new life to menswear, with his designs highlighting the importance of youth culture, immigration and cultural integration.’

Paris Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2022 Virgil’s last show happened this past Thursday which was Louis Vuitton’s fall/winter menswear collection. The Louis Vuitton also used Twitter to post about the show to which hundreds if not thousands of supporters flooded the comments and quote tweets showing their admiration for Virgil’s creations.

With verified twitter user Marc Hameon who is also an artist and creator of original oil paintings, quote tweeted Louis Vuitton’s tweet saying ‘Love this. Inspiring’.

Young and upcoming photographer and student at University of Arts London Mariam also says ‘I think people remembered about him was his willingness to help others & put people on. I believe he was inspired by community, and even with his obvious success, he didn’t lose sight of what he originally stood for.’

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Virgil was also known well for including upcoming artists and talented young people in the scene that they are aspiring to be in. He supported an upcoming British clothing line called Corteiz. Virgil was a man of action and goes a step further to starting a campaign named ‘I support Black women’ where he collaborated with Black feminist activists. This is especially important because black feminists are have pre-historically been sidelined in the feminism movement .

Virgil has certainly left a mark and impact on the fashion industry and to many young aspiring talents in the creative world and his work will continue to influence the upcoming.