Obituaries
Douglas Tompkins, North Face and Esprit Founder, Dies at 72
The former retailer, an avid outdoorsman and conservationist, pioneered the shops-in-shop retail concept.
Arnold J. Karr, Senior Editor at WWD, Dead at 62
Arnold J. Karr, a long-serving senior editor of WWD and influential journalist in the fashion industry, died…
Joseph Spellman, Trailblazing Beauty Executive, Dies at 71
He died Tuesday apparently from complications stemming from pancreatic cancer.
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Mall Developer Alfred Taubman Dies
Major real estate and society figure was 91.
Gertrude Michelson, Former Macy’s Executive, Dies
Born in 1925, Michelson, known as "G.G.," first graduated Columbia Law School before joining the executive…
Designer Mary Ann Restivo Dies
The designer, who opened her own signature company in 1980, died Sunday at the Mary Manning Walsh Home under…
Dan K. Wassong, Former Del Labs CEO, Dies at 84
Services are scheduled for Jan. 13.
Michael Delaney, Founder of The Ralsey Group, Dies at 61
Funeral services will be held on Jan. 10 at St. Mary’s Church in Stamford, Conn.
Burton ‘Bud’ Ruby Dies at 95
Ruby was best known for the Sansabelt trousers he acquired from Silver Manufacturer in 1959.
Developer Jean-Louis Solal Dies at 86
Considered father of European shopping mall.
Lyssé Founder Beth Gold Cohen Dead at 60
The cause of death was breast cancer.
Designer Robin Howe Grossman Dies at 52
The former vice president and chief designer of Jones New York, died of triple-negative breast cancer on…
Ben Bradlee, Former Washington Post Editor, Dies at 93
As executive editor from 1968 until 1991, Bradlee became one of the most important figures in Washington, as…
Giacomo Corsi of Ruffo Dies at 60
The talented man who developed Ruffo into a state-of-the-art leather manufacturer died Tuesday from…
Hearst Editor John Mack Carter Dies at 86
Carter spent six decades in magazines, and helped shape a new agenda for women’s titles in a pre-feminist…