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Steve Cross, Longtime Neiman Marcus Men’s Footwear Buyer, Dies at 70
Stephen (Steve) Cross, a longtime men’s footwear buyer at Neiman Marcus, died earlier this week at the age of 70, the company confirmed.…
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Culture
Prized Architect Frank Gehry Dead at 96
Frank Gehry, whose innovative and revolutionary designs helped to redefine what architecture could be and inspired millions to travel to…
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Tom Stoppard’s Radical Invitation
“Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead,” his 1966 Shakespearian meta-theatrical puzzle, about tertiary characters grappling with their…
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Former Luxottica Executive Ed Jankowski Dies at 72
Former Luxottica executive Ed Jankowski died Saturday at his home in Pompano Beach, Fla., at the age of 72. He had battled prostate cancer…
News
Mango Founder’s Family Speaks of Son’s Innocence
As the investigation into the death of Mango founder Isak Andic continues, the Andic family said they are confident that the process will…
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Diane Keaton’s Shadows and Light
In Vanity Fair in 1987, Keaton told Joan Juliet Buck, “I was always pretty religious as a kid, but I had trouble with Jesus early on…
Business
Sharon Chuter, Uoma Beauty Founder, Dead at 38
Sharon Chuter, beauty veteran and founder of Uoma Beauty, has died, a family member has confirmed to WWD. She passed away on Aug. 14 on a…
Fashion
Lillian Hirshleifer, a Guiding Force in Fashion, Dies at 97
Lillian Hirshleifer, who along with her late husband Paul, brought designer shopping to Long Island, died Tuesday in her Roslyn, N.Y.,…
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Barbie Fashion Designers Killed in Car Accident in Italy
A memorial is planned for Friday for the fashion designer Mario Paglino and the graphic art director Gianni Grossi, who created Magia2000…
Fashion
Fashion Publicist Sandra Graham to Be Remembered at Memorial Service
A memorial service will be held on Sunday for fashion publicist Sandra Graham at the Marble Collegiate Church in New York City. Graham.…
News
Slain ‘Project Runway’ Star’s Friends Plan Public Tribute, Finish Bride’s Wedding Dress
One week after the former “Project Runway” contestant Arthur Folasa “Afa” Ah Loo was the victim of a fatal shooting during a “No Kings”…
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Tender Store Owner Cheryl Daskas Dies at 71
Funeral services were held in Troy, Mich., on Friday for Cheryl Daskas, a former model who ran the directional fashion boutique Tender.…
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Sebastião Salgado’s View of Humanity
Last year, on the occasion of Taschen’s reissue of “Workers” (originally published in 1993), I had the chance to interview Salgado over…
Fashion
Australian Designer Aurelio Costarella Dies at 60
SYDNEY– Australian designer Aurelio Costarella has died at age 60 after a recent diagnosis with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a rare brain…
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Croatian Australian Model Lucy Markovic Dies at 27
SYDNEY — The fashion industry is mourning the death of 27-year-old Croatian Australian model Lucy Markovic, who died Friday following…
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Australian Designer Perri Cutten Dies at 73
Perri Cutten, an Australian designer, has died at the age of 73. A private cremation is planned for Cutten, who died on April 4, and whose…
Fashion
New York Fashion Designer Kenny Bonavitacola Dies at 71
Kenny Bonavitacola, a designer who worked for a dozen American brands, died Thursday at the age of 71. Bonavitacola died at Tisch Hospital…
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Norman Salik, Who Placed Ray-Bans in ‘Top Gun,’ Dies at 93
Norman Daniel Salik, a driving force in making Ray-Ban sunglasses cool via Hollywood films, died on March 14 at the age of 93. He died in…
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Designer Mary O’Donnell Dies at 91
The Irish-born designer Mary O’Donnell, who also established an American following, has died at the age of 91. She-She O’Donnell, the…