1919 - September 4, 2008
“I notice only the ugliness in something,” the Milanese couturier Mila Schön said. “Take that away and it becomes beautiful.” Elegance and sobriety were perhaps better descriptions of her pared-down tailoring, which nonetheless for 50 years flattered with its graceful lines clients such as Jacqueline Kennedy and Farah Diba, the wife of the Shah of Iran. …
Yves Saint Laurent, one of the top French designers of the 20th century, has died in Paris, aged 71. …
PARIS (AP) — Paris judicial police say the body of former top model Katoucha Niane has been found in the River Seine. …
The former model went missing in January. … Read full obituary
PALM SPRINGS, California (AP) — Costume designer Bill Belew, who created Elvis Presley’s jumpsuits and the tight black leather outfit he wore on his 1968 television special, has died. He was 76.
Belew died January 7 at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs after battling diabetes, his longtime companion, Paul Dafelmair, told the Los Angeles Times. … Read full obituary
Liz Claiborne, the designer of indefatigable career clothes for professional women entering the workforce en masse beginning in the 1970s, died Tuesday in Manhattan. She was 78. … Read full obituary
Gianfranco Ferre, the Italian designer known as the “architect of fashion” for his structured, sculpted shapes and for his groundbreaking tenure at Christian Dior, has died. He was 62.
Ferre was taken to the San Raffaele hospital in Milan on Friday after suffering a massive brain hemorrhage. The hospital, in a statement authorised by Ferre’s family, said he died at 9pm last night. … Read full obituary
Oleg Cassini, 92, the dapper descendant of Russian aristocrats who married a movie star, designed clothes for a first lady and was the first to license his name to products from perfume to luggage, died March 17 at a hospital on New York’s Long Island. His third wife, Marianne, said the designer suffered a broken blood vessel in his head. … Read full obituary
MUNICH, Germany (AFP) — German investigators opened a murder hunt after fashion designer Rudolph Moshammer, who created clothes for celebrities such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, was found dead at his home here.
“Everything indicates that he was murdered,” said Munich prosecutor Peter Boie. … Read full story
ROME, June 11 (AP) — Egon von Furstenberg, a Swiss-born aristocrat who started his fashion career as a buyer for a New York department store and went on to be known as the “prince of high fashion,” died here on Friday. He was 57. … Read full obituary
Bill Blass, a major designer in the world of fashion for more than 50 years who also helped raise funds and consciousness in the fight against AIDS, died from cancer on Wednesday at his home in New Preston, Conn. He was 79 years old.
During his long fashion career, Blass’ creations were favored by Gloria Vanderbilt, Nancy Reagan, Jessye Norman and Brook Astor. His designs were rarely considered cutting-edge, but they were praised for their crisp elegance, quality and simplicity. …
In New York, Blass is also remembered as a generous and influential supporter of AIDS treatment services since the late 1980s. … Read full obituary
Catya Sassoon, 33, the model-turned-actress daughter of celebrity hair stylist Vidal Sassoon, died in her sleep Tuesday morning at her home in the Hollywood Hills. … Read full obituary
Mary Kay Ash, who built a billion-dollar beauty empire from a $5,000 investment in 1963, and who motivated hundreds of thousands of consultants around the world with a combination of rewards, recognition and religion, died yesterday at her home in Dallas. She was 83. … Read full obituary
The death of Mary Kay Ash, she of the cosmetics empire whose reps drove those ubiquitous trademark pink cars, was just announced on the local news. No obit on the ‘Net yet.
Carrie Donovan, a fashion editor who could easily have rested on her laurels and leopard skins but came out of semiretirement to find a new and even more enthusiastic audience as ”the lady from Old Navy,” died yesterday in Manhattan. She was 73. … Read full obituary
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