News Virgil Abloh, trailblazing Louis Vuitton director, dies after private cancer battle at 41 November 28, 2021 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY Comments Off on Virgil Abloh, trailblazing Louis Vuitton director, dies after private cancer battle at 41 Virgil Abloh, the artistic director for Louis Vuitton menswear and CEO of Off-White, died Sunday after a private cancer battle. He was 41.