Serena Williams honors Virgil Abloh a year after his death. The fashion designer passed away on November 28, 2021 after a private battle with cancer. “It’s been a year and I still can’t put into words the sadness I feel,” the tennis pro wrote in the caption.
“Your impact on the world will live on forever and I couldn’t be more grateful to have witnessed this and had the chance to work with you. i still miss you all the time Forever and ever,” she concluded.
Williams and Abloh had a very special friendship. They first worked together in 2018 when he designed a collection with Nike in her honor. Since then they have stayed close. In 2019 she wore a custom made uniform by the Off-White designer at the French Open, but she later revealed it wasn’t the outfit he wanted her to wear.
After his death, she shared her regret at not always listening to him when it came to her outfits. “He has always set new standards in fashion, with bold and inspiring ideas. “I still regret not doing what Virgil told me to do,” she said in Vogue’s tribute to Abloh’s legacy.
“He wanted me to wear this long skirt with the crazy train and then a cape with a train and then just walk out onto the pitch. And I’m like, ‘Virgil, I like fashion and I like to push the envelope, but this — I just don’t think I can do it.'”
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