Deaths (Obituaries)

June 25, 2020
Published by Julia Carmel at June 25, 2020
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Chris Trousdale, Boy Band Idol With a Broadway Past, Dies at 34

This obituary is part of a series about people who have died in the coronavirus pandemic. Read about others here. During the heyday of boy bands, […]
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April 17, 2020
Published by PENELOPE GREEN at April 17, 2020
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Jimmy Webb, Purveyor of Punk Fashion, Is Dead at 62

Jimmy Webb, the kindly, spindly-legged, leather-vested East Village fixture who was the longtime manager of Trash and Vaudeville, the rock ’n’ roll clothiers that once ruled […]
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February 20, 2020
Published by Alan Yuhas at February 20, 2020
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Sy Sperling, Founder of the Hair Club for Men (and Also a Client), Dies at 78

Sy Sperling, a businessman who helped bring the hair-loss industry into the mainstream with ubiquitous, self-effacing ads, died on Wednesday at a hospital in Boca Raton, […]
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January 10, 2020
Published by Julie Satow at January 10, 2020
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She Was a Star of New York Real Estate, but Her Life Story Was a Lie

Wrapped in furs, dripping with diamonds and with her blond hair perfectly coifed, Faith Hope Consolo cut a glamorous figure in the flashy, late 20th-century world […]
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December 17, 2019
Published by Neil Genzlinger at December 17, 2019
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Ken Heyman, 89, Dies; Collaborative Photographer With a Singular Eye

Ken Heyman, a leading photographer who worked with Margaret Mead, shot scores of assignments for Life magazine, collaborated with President Lyndon B. Johnson and endlessly sought […]
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December 11, 2019
Published by Katharine Q. Seelye at December 11, 2019
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Terry de Havilland, Cobbler to the Stars, Is Dead at 81

If you wanted style and edge in your footwear in the 1970s, Terry de Havilland was your go-to designer. He offered gravity-defying wedges with metallic accents. […]
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October 16, 2019
Published by ELIZABETH PATON at October 16, 2019
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Sophia Kokosalaki, Who Gave London Fashion a Grecian Spin, Dies at 47

LONDON — Sophia Kokosalaki, a widely admired London-based clothing designer who drew on her Greek heritage in highlighting classical silhouettes and artful drapery, died on Sunday […]
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November 18, 2017
Published by VANESSA FRIEDMAN at November 18, 2017
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Azzedine Alaïa, Fashion’s Most Independent Designer, Is Dead at 82

Advertisement Azzedine Alaïa, one of the greatest and most uncompromising designers of the 20th and 21st centuries, has died in Paris. He was 82. The cause […]
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November 12, 2017
Published by ROBERT D. McFADDEN at November 12, 2017
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Liz Smith, Longtime Queen of Tabloid Gossip Columns, Dies at 94

Liz Smith, the longtime queen of New York’s tabloid gossip columns, who for more than three decades chronicled little triumphs and trespasses in the soap-opera lives […]
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July 20, 2017
Published by ENID NEMY at July 20, 2017
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Kenneth Jay Lane, Jewelry Designer Who Made a Fortune Faking It, Dies at 85

Kenneth Jay Lane, the designer and bon vivant who built a global business from glittering acts of unabashed deception, producing fake and junk jewelry — or, […]
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