Obituaries
Obit: Designer Linda Segal, 56
Linda Segal, a Houston designer known for her sexy separates and eye for detail, died at home last month…
Kurt Barnard, Retail Consultant, Dies at 82
Kurt Barnard, an economist and consultant who specialized for more than 40 years in retailing, manufacturing…
Obit: Jim Edelman Dies at 68
Jim Edelman, director, senior buyer of tailored clothing for Macy’s, died Wednesday at his home in Manhattan…
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Obit: Randall Ridless, Interior Designer
Randall A. Ridless was instrumental in bringing stores such I. Magnin and Bergdorf's into the modern era by…
Talbots Founder Nancy Talbot Dies at 89
Nancy Talbot, who recognized the dearth of stylish clothes for suburbanites and launched Talbots Inc. with…
Obit: Jimmy Moore, Fragments Jewelry Co-Founder
Jimmy Moore, co-founder of the New York-based Fragments jewelry store and showroom, died Friday at his home…
Jean-Claude de Givenchy Dies at 84
Brother of designer headed Givenchy’s fragrance and couture businesses.
Obit: Eickmeyer, Lauder Store Designer, 80
Robert Eickmeyer, who developed and opened the first freestanding Clinique store outside the U.S., died…
Designer Claudie Pierlot Dies at 61
Founder of contemporary firm recently sold her shares to Sandro and Maje.
Obituary: Patricia Turck Paquelier, L’Oréal Exec, 51
Patricia Turck Paquelier, who married the dynamics of high fashion with luxury beauty as a top executive at…
Obituary: Industry Veteran George West, 75
George West, a veteran of the apparel industry, died Nov. 21 at Mount Sinai Hospital in Miami Beach.
Movado’s Gerry Grinberg Dies
Gedalio "Gerry" Grinberg, chairman of Movado Group, died Sunday in Manhattan. He was 77.
Industry Veteran Frank P. LoPinto, 82, Dies
Frank P. LoPinto, who worked for companies including Ellen Tracy, Philippe Adec, Burberry, and Geoffrey…
Obit: Helen Galland, Former Head of Bonwit Teller
Helen Galland, who was president and chief executive officer of Bonwit Teller from 1980 to 1983, died Monday…