American media personality Kim Kardashian West and estranged husband, Ye, as well as their daughter, North were spotted at their dear friend and designer, Virgil Abloh’s posthumous presentation ufor Louis Vuitton.
The trio were seated front row at the Spring/Summer 2022 Louis Vuitton menswear presentation in Miami on Tuesday evening.
This is the first time the former couple have been spotted together publicly since Kim began dating comedian Pete Davidson.
Designer brand, Louis Vuitton announced that Abloh’s final menswear collection in Miami will “pay tribute to the life and legacy of a creative genius.”. The show was held at the Miami Marine Stadium.
Abloh was the artistic director of Louis Vuitton and founder of Off-White. He died at age 41 after a private two-year battle with a rare form of cancer called cardiac angiosarcoma.
Kanye West and Virgil Abloh have been friends for over a decade. Abloh met Kim through the rapper. Despite his lack of formal fashion training, Abloh obtained an internship at Fendi with Kanye in 2009. The collaboration between the two took off from there. They remained close until his death.
Abloh launched his first brand, Pyrex Vision, in 2012. In 2014, he launched the streetwear label Off-White. Thereafter, in 2018, he was elected the first Black artistic director of Louis Vuitton menswear. Abloh, who is also a prominent DJ and producer, DJ’d during Kim and Kanye’s engagement party at AT&T Park.
Kanye dedicated his Sunday Service to his longtime friend after learning the news of his death.