BTS, Drake and More Stars Pay Tribute to Virgil Abloh | THR News - video Dailymotion

The trailblazing fashion designer died Sunday after a private battle with cancer. He was 41.

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00:00The tributes are pouring in following the loss of Virgil Abloh, who passed away Sunday,

00:04November 28th, at the age of 41. A post on the fashion designer's Instagram account announcing

00:10his death explains that he battled a rare aggressive form of cancer, cardiac angiosarcoma,

00:16for more than two years. Drake captioned photos of himself with Abloh,

00:19my plan is to touch the sky 1,000 more times for you. Love you eternally, brother. Thank you for

00:25everything. Cardi B wrote, R.I.P. Virgil Abloh, a legend. He made an amazing impact in the fashion

00:30industry and on the culture. I don't see anyone ever doing it like him ever again. And BTS added

00:36on Twitter, R.I.P. Virgil Abloh, you will be missed. It was an honor to work with you, a true creative

00:41genius. Abloh was the founder of streetwear-focused luxury label Off-White and most recently served as

00:47men's artistic director of Louis Vuitton. He collaborated with Kid Cudi on the Kurt Cobain-inspired

00:53floral print dress he wore during his appearance earlier this year on Saturday Night Live and even

00:58designed the gown Hailey Bieber wore in her wedding to Justin Bieber. In addition to his contributions

01:02to fashion, Abloh was also a DJ, served as Kanye West's longtime creative director, and helped design

01:08iconic album covers by Ye, A$AP Rocky, Lil Uzi Vert, and Pop Smoke. In another remembrance,

01:15Pharrell Williams described Abloh as a kind, generous, thoughtful, creative genius, writing,

01:20your work as a human and your work as a spiritual being will live forever, sending love and light

01:24to your wife, children, family, and day ones. You're with the master now, Shine. To see how others

01:31are paying their respects, head to THR.com. This is The Hollywood Reporter News.