Deaths (Obituaries)

August 8, 2016

Ivo Pitanguy, Plastic Surgeon to the Stars and a Celebrity Himself, Dies at 93

Dr. Ivo Pitanguy, a pioneering Brazilian plastic surgeon who performed face lifts, tummy tucks and other procedures on the rich, famous and royal, becoming rich, famous […]
July 21, 2016

Betsy Bloomingdale, Socialite and Friend of Influencers, Dies at 93

Betsy Bloomingdale, the socialite and renowned fashion leader who was the widow of Alfred S. Bloomingdale, the department store heir, and a celebrated hostess to royalty, […]
June 14, 2016

Margaret Heldt, Hairdresser Who Built the Beehive, Dies at 98

Margaret Vinci Heldt, a Chicago beautician who, with the aid of hair spray and a favorite hat, redefined coiffure for women of the 1960s and the […]
April 23, 2016

Prince Is Mourned by Fashion World, Which Counted Him as One of Its Own

By JACOB BERNSTEIN April 22, 2016 Prince wasn’t someone many people said no to. The model Naomi Campbell was apparently one of them. “I was 17 years old […]