Obituaries
AJ Crimson, Celebrity Makeup Artist and Brand Founder, Dies
Crimson, celebrity makeup artist and founder and chief executive officer of AJ Crimson Beauty, died on March…
Fashion Designer Peter Hidalgo Dies at 53
Hidalgo had his own company at one point, and later dressed Kanye West, Nicki Minaj and other celebrities.
Celebrities, Fashion Industry Mourns Manfred Thierry Mugler
Figures like Casey Cadwallader, Riccardo Tisci, Tracee Ellis Ross and others have honored the visionary…
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Fashion Industry Mourns André Leon Talley
Diane von Furstenberg, Jeremy Scott, Christian Siriano, Rick Owens and many others have paid their respects…
Alfred ‘Bud’ Gates, Longtime Retail Executive, Dies
After 36 years at B. Altman & Co., Gates helped Woolrich and Brooks Bros. get into the outlet store business.
The People We Lost in 2021
Remembering the fashion designers, executives and prominent figures who passed away this year.
Celebrities Pay Tribute to Virgil Abloh
Hailey Bieber, Pharrell Williams, Gigi Hadid and many others are posting tributes to the famed fashion…
Chris-Tia Donaldson, Founder of TGIN, Dies at 42
Donaldson's passing was announced via TGIN's Instagram.
Cultural Wunderkind and Archivist Steven Mark Klein Dies at 70
A tribute for the multifaceted talent is being planned for some time next year.
Fashion Consultant, Show Producer and Stylist Janet Racy Dies at 69
Through the years, Racy worked with a range of designers including Alber Elbaz, Karl Lagerfeld and Christian…
Gerald Alan Barnes, Former Top Neiman Marcus Executive, Dies at 68
Those who knew Gerald Barnes considered him a renaissance man.
Retail and Footwear Executive Edward D. Solomon, 90
Edward Solomon's career in retail and footwear spanned nearly half a century.
Longtime Style Director and FIT Professor Lynda Johnson Dies at 65
Johnson worked at Fairchild Publications for nearly 27 years and at FIT for 34 years.
Longtime Yves Saint Laurent Confidante Connie Uzzo Dies at 85
The native New Yorker grew up in a Brooklyn family and mixed with the upper echelons of the fashion industry.
Boutique Owner, Washington Wives’ Fashion Consultant Frankie Welch Dies at 97
The entrepreneurial Welch also consulted with first ladies Lady Bird Johnson and Betty Ford.