Virgil Abloh was survived by his son Grey Abloh and his daughter Lowe Abloh, both under 5. Find more about his family life.
Virgil Abloh was an accomplished fashion designer turned entrepreneur known for his elite top-notch designs and rarer pieces of merchandise.
Virgil was reported dead on November 28, 2021, due to cancer complications of cardiac angiosarcoma.
The Louis Vuitton-affiliated designer was marked dead in his Chicago residence home at an age of 41.
He was also the CEO of his band Off-White alongside the highly prized position of Managing Director for Louis Vuitton.
The artist kept his cancer battle a secret for nearly half a decade until finally his diagnosis updates were made public in 2019.
Who Is Grey Abloh? Virgil Abloh’s Son Is Only 4 Years of Age
Virgil Abloh has a son aged 4, Grey Abloh whom he loves a lot.
Virgil married his partner Shannon Abloh in 2009, before that the pair dated for nearly 4 years.
Virgil Abloh has died at age 41.
Abloh privately battled a “rare, aggressive form of cancer” since 2019.
Family called him a “fiercely devoted father, husband, son, brother, and friend.”
As Louis Vuitton’s artistic director and Off-White’s founder, he was a pioneer in design. pic.twitter.com/xOjPs6HLvE
— Affinity Magazine (@TheAffinityMag) November 28, 2021
Grey was born and raised in the Chicago urbs where Virgil was delegated as the brand manager.
Grey’s mother Shannon was born in 1981 in the Wisconsin region and she is a reputed program manager at Monster.
When Grey’s parents first met, Shannon was indicted to Yahoo as its media manager and account planer plus manager.
Virgil had a lot of love for his young son as Grey was assigned his own trademark shoes and luxury fashion wears, gifted to him by his father.
Although Grey’s father had a rash health degradation, Grey’s life was never filled with a single bit of sadness and the diagnosis updates were made sheer private by the designer.
Grey also has a sibling sister of similar age with whom he is growing up in the fashion-inflicted cities of Chicago heights.
Meet Lowe Abloh; Virgil Abloh’s 5-Year-Old Daughter
Virgil Abloh’s daughter Lowe Abloh is 5 years old and she is a sweet charm of the family.
So very sad as my daughter at age 13 knew who Virgil Abloh was and loved his fashion designs-Off-White and Louis Vuitton…..too much talent lost way too soon!!! https://t.co/1UMkl5H3Nd
— fearless_windrider (@fearlesswindri1) November 29, 2021
She was born a year and a half earlier than her younger brother Grey in a Chicago hospital.
Lowe carves a Ewe ethnicity as her deceased father, as they were originated from the Ghana immigrant population.
The kid rocks her stylish look with curly brown hair and black eyes aided by her father’s exclusive luxury wears.
Meet The Family of Virgil Abloh-Details On His Parents
Virgil was survived by his wife Shannon, his children Grey and Lowe, his parents Nee and Eunice Abloh, and his sister Edwina.
His parents met first in Ghana’s capital Accra in the 1970s and then a decade later, they were living a happily married life with Virgil born to them in 1980.
His parents were Ghana immigrants for the States as they relocated near the Rockfield region where Nee was posted in a paint company and Eunice worked as a seamstress.
Eunice’s skilled hands at clothing and design helped flourish the designing traits in child Virgil who initially started making his own T-Shirts.
#VirgilAbloh grew up in Illinois and is the son of two Ghanaian immigrants, Nee and Eunice Abloh. He is survived by his wife Shannon Abloh, children Lowe Abloh and Grey Abloh, and sister Edwina Abloh.https://t.co/GFX4kwkWjG
— Harper’s Bazaar (@harpersbazaarus) November 28, 2021