Source: WWD / Getty For years, Kanye West and Virgil Abloh were two names that felt almost impossible to separate when talking about Hip-Hop’s takeover of the fashion world. Here’s a look back at the complicated relationship between Kanye West and Virgil Abloh. June 2018: Kanye & Virgil Share Their Emotional Louis Vuitton Hug One of the defining images of their friendship came at Virgil’s first Louis Vuitton menswear show. 2018-2019: The Complicated Feelings Become More Obvious The Louis Vuitton appointment also exposed some of the tension underneath their relationship. 2021: Virgil Abloh Dies At 41 Abloh died on Nov. 28, 2021, at just 41 years old after privately battling cardiac angiosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer.