Deaths (Obituaries)

April 10, 2022

Jordan Mooney, an Avatar of Punk Style, Dies at 66

Swathed in rubber and glowering from spiked heels, she was a fearsome figurehead for a generation of disaffected English teenagers. Jordan Mooney, better known as simply […]
April 1, 2022

Patrick Demarchelier, Fashion Photographer, Dies at 78

Supported by Continue reading the main story Patrick Demarchelier, Fashion Photographer, Dies at 78 The Frenchman was famous for his portraits of supermodels and his close […]
March 29, 2022

Christopher Alexander, Architect Who Humanized Urban Design, Dies at 85

A fierce anti-modernist, he championed vernacular structures, becoming a counterculture hero to many, from New Urbanists to software designers to Prince Charles. Christopher Alexander, the Viennese-born […]
March 16, 2022

Annie Flanders, Founder of Details Magazine, Dies at 82

Her idiosyncratic and fiercely independent magazine chronicled Downtown Manhattan in the 1980s, a combustible mix of art, music and fashion. Annie Flanders, the ardent, russet-haired founding […]
March 13, 2022

Tova Borgnine, Cosmetics Maven and QVC Star, Dies at 80

She turned a cactus-derived face mask into a multimillion-dollar beauty business. Her husband, the actor Ernest Borgnine, gave it a surprise assist. Tova Borgnine, the Norwegian-born […]
March 10, 2022

Elsa Klensch, Face of Fashion on CNN, Dies at 89

She was one of the cable channel’s early stars, covering designers, models and trends in a weekly show that brought the industry to a mass television […]
February 9, 2022

Jerome Chazen, Original Partner in Liz Claiborne Empire, Dies at 94

One of a core group early on, he helped the company outfit a generation of working women, marketing its wares and working closely with department stores […]
January 24, 2022

Thierry Mugler, Genre-Busting French Fashion Designer, Dies at 73

The dominatrix-loving couturier turned sex into a style weapon. Thierry Mugler, the outrageous, genre-busting French designer who dominated European runways in the late 1980s and early […]
December 30, 2021

Deaths in 2021: Headline Names Against the Backdrop of Pandemic

Aaron, Sondheim, Dole and Didion. But the loss of Colin Powell from the virus spoke most directly to the moment the world is in. Hank Aaron […]
December 19, 2021

Eve Babitz, a Hedonist With a Notebook, Is Dead at 78

A child of Hollywood, she wrote of the sensuous pleasures of Los Angeles, and sampled them enthusiastically. Eve Babitz, the voluptuous bard of Los Angeles, who […]