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Louis Vuitton star designer Virgil Abloh dies after private battle with cancer

Designer Virgil Abloh appears at the end of his Spring/Summer 2019 collection. (Courtesy/Reuters)

Virgil Abloh, the American-born son of Ghanaian immigrants who became fashion's highest profile Black designer and the creative mind behind Louis Vuitton's menswear collections, died on Sunday at age 41, following a two-year battle with a rare form of cancer.

Abloh, who also worked as a DJ and visual artist, had been men's artistic director for Vuitton, the world's biggest luxury brand, since March 2018.

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