Widow of Designer Virgil Abloh Opens Up About His Private Battle With Cancer

Shannon Abloh, widow of fashion designer Virgil Abloh, revealed details about her husband’s fight with cancer . In an interview with The New York Times on Tuesday, Shannon Abloh spoke about his unexpected death. “It…

Rebecca Guzel·Nov 30, 2022·2 min read

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“After his passing, so many people came up to me and said, ‘Virgil was my best friend.’ His best friend in the Fashion industry, his best friend in the music world. A lot of his collaborators, or even people who maybe weren’t that close to him, feel ‘I can do this to help his legacy, or I can do that to help his legacy.’ It’s like this train that’s going 500 miles per hour, and I just thought: I have to stay on this train, because if I don’t, I don’t know where it’s going to go. That’s my place and my position.”

She also spoke about how going through her husband’s many storage units, that he had worldwide, has helped her with her grief.

“I call it my grief work,” she said. “It helps me feel closer to him.”

Virgil Abloh died in 2021 after battling a rare form of cancer for two years called cardio angiosarcoma. He was 41 years old.

This form of cancer occurs in the heart tissue, according to Healthline.

On Nov. 28, 2021, the news of his passing was announced on his personal Instagram account.

“We are devastated to announce the passing of our beloved Virgil Abloh, a fiercely devoted father, husband, son, brother, and friend,” the post read.