Obituaries
Robert Friedman, Former CEO of Famous-Barr, Dies at 82
Friedman died Thursday at Horizon Hospice at Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital in Milwaukee.
John W. Iason Dead at 65
The former president of textile converter N. Erlanger Blumgart, and most recently sales vice president of at…
Marvin Klapper, WWD Textile Editor, Dies at 91
Klapper was a fixture in the newsroom, a mentor to many young reporters, liked by all and affectionately…
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Myron Kunin, Founder of Regis Corp., Dead at 85
Kunin, who was also a devoted art collector, was ceo from 1965 to 1996 and was later chairman and vice…
Lawrence Marcus Dead at 96
Lawrence Eliot "Lawrie" Marcus, the fourth son of Neiman Marcus cofounder Herbert Marcus and a former…
Makeup Artist Max Delorme Dies
He collaborated with the likes of Karl Lagerfeld, Helmut Newton and Nan Goldin.
Watchmaker Dominique Loiseau Dead at 64
Loiseau, whose creativity and expertise fell nothing short of visionary, is credited with creating the most…
Services Held for Robert J. Cassou, 65
His cosmetics career culminated in management and sales positions at what is now L’Oréal USA.
Robert R. Taylor, Beauty Entrepreneur, Dead at 77
Taylor is credited with making a number of blockbuster moves, including the creation of Softsoap and founding…
Memorial Honors Bernard ‘Barney’ Marks, Textile Executive
Marks, who spent his entire career in the textile industry, was 88 when he died June 30 from a long battle…
Harold Frank, Former Jordan Marsh and Bradlees CEO, Dead at 87
Known as “Hal,” Frank began his retail career in 1948 at Abraham & Straus.
Rosalía Mera, Cofounder of Inditex, Dies
Spain's richest woman was 69.
Kenneth Kolker, Former May Co. Executive, Dead at 89
The former top merchant at May Department Stores Co. died Tuesday night after a long illness.
Jules Winarick Dead at 95
The mass-market beauty innovator and founder of A.R. Winarick died after a short illness.
Pierre Fabre Dead at 87
The impact of the death of the founder and president of the Laboratoires Pierre Fabre reverberated across…