LEWIS HAMILTON paid an emotional tribute to Louis Vuitton fashion designer and close friend Virgil Abloh following his death aged 41. “Virgil showed us that dreams, no matter how big they are, can always be turned into reality. Abloh founded fashion brand Off-White in 2012, collaborated closely with Kanye West and was also the artistic director of Louis Vuitton’s menswear collection from 2018 until his death. With Hamilton also passionate about fashion, the pair struck up a friendship. In addition to being a fashion designer, Abloh was also an entrepreneur and DJ. Tributes continue to pour in for Abloh, with the Instagram post garnering more than 5million likes and 157,000 comments. Designer Marc Jacobs commented on the Instagram post: “I am so sorry to read this.

Follow MotorMouth on social media:

• 
• 
• 
•