Kim Kardashian has shared a touching tribute to fashion designer Virgil Abloh after his death at 41 and said that she wanted to send 'so much love' to his wife Shannon.
The 41-year-old mogul took to her Instagram to post a gallery of snaps of herself with the Louis Vuitton artistic director and his wife along with a poignant caption.
Meanwhile her estranged husband Kanye West - who is longtime friends with Virgil and collaborated with him for years - deleted all posts from his Instagram after the death of his close confidant amid his secret cancer battle.
Sweet: Kim Kardashian has shared a touching tribute to fashion designer Virgil Abloh after his death at 41 and said that she wanted to send 'so much love' to his wife Shannon
Time away: Meanwhile her estranged husband Kanye West - who is longtime friends with Virgil and collaborated with him for years - deleted all posts from his Instagram after the death of his close confidant amid his secret cancer battle
Kardashian shared with her 266million followers: 'God doesn’t make mistakes. I know that but I still can’t help but ask why. Why Virgil?! Why him so soon?
'it’s simply hard to understand why. I have a hard time understanding why so many pure souls were taken away so early. Virgil- you were always so gentle, kind and calm. You somehow made time for everyone.
'We also talked about your superpower of calmness often. You always gave so much of yourself to the world because you wanted it to be doper. This one is hard to process. I can’t even believe I am writing this… We will miss you so much Virgil and love you so much.'
Kardashian shared with her 266million followers: 'God doesn’t make mistakes. I know that but I still can’t help but ask why. Why Virgil?! Why him so soon?'
Back in the day: She shared an image of herself aboard a private jet with Stephanie Shepherd and Kourtney Kardashian
'Also I would love to send so much love to his wife Shannon': Kim also shared an image of herself with Virgil's wife Shannon at his first ever runway show for Louis Vuitton runway show in Paris back in June 2018
Tight knit: There were several photos of Virgil, Ye, and Kim together throughout the years
Kim also shared an image of herself with Virgil's wife Shannon at his first ever runway show for Louis Vuitton runway show in Paris back in June 2018.
She wanted to make sure Shannon felt the love along with their two children together as she concluded the message writing: 'Also I would love to send so much love to his wife Shannon. Because you loved and supported Virgil the way that you did, he was able to give so much of himself everyone else.
'So thank you truly for sharing him with us the way that you did. Virgil’s legacy will live on forever through Shannon, Lowe and Grey. [turtle dove emoji]'
Their close relationship was well documented with the gallery of images as the final one showed Virgil DJing the celebration right after Kanye had popped the question to Kim at AT&T Park in San Francisco back in 2013.
What a moment: Their close relationship was well documented with the gallery of images as the final one showed Virgil DJing the celebration right after Kanye had popped the question to Kim
