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Kanye West pays tribute to late designer Virgil Abloh
After the tragic news of the death of designer Virgil Abloh, who died this weekend at the age of 41 and after an arduous and secret battle against cancer, the rapper Kanye West wanted to dedicate his traditional Sunday sermon to memory. from his late friend, with whom he collaborated on countless projects since the two met during their time as interns at the Fendi fashion house in 2009.
“In fond memory of Virgil Abloh, creative director of ‘Donda'”, reads the description of the video that the artist has shared on his social networks to spread his religious message on Sundays.
As can be seen from that text, Virgil acted as the main stylistic and visual manager of the artist’s last album, which was released only a few months ago and served, among other things, to pay tribute to the ill-fated mother of the hip star. hop.
Virgil Abloh, creative director of Louis Vuitton and founder of the innovative brand Off-White, was also commissioned to design the costumes and certain stage elements for Kanye West and Jay-Z’s latest joint tour, ‘Watch The Throne’: one of the most successful musical tours of the years 2011 and 2012, so it is understandable that Kim Kardashian’s ex-husband wanted to convey his admiration and affection for one of the most prominent collaborators he has had throughout his long career.
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