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Date of Birth: September 30, 1980
Place of Birth: Rockford, Illinois, U.S.
Date of Death: November 28, 2021
Place of Death: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Ethnicity: Ewe Ghanaian
Virgil Abloh was an American fashion designer, entrepreneur, and DJ. He was the founder and CEO of the brand Off-white, and the artistic director for Louis Vuitton’s menswear collection; the first African-American creative director at LVMH. He was known for his style, which mixed streetwear and luxury clothing.
Virgil was born in Rockford, Illinois, to Ghanaian parents, Eunice and Nee Abloh. His parents are of the Ewe tribe, from the Volta region of Ghana. He was married to Shannon Sundberg, until his death, with whom he had two children.
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