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Alber Elbaz
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Alber Elbaz, the Israeli fashion designer who was best known for his rejuvenation of French fashion house Lanvin, died in April 2021.He was 59.
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Stella Tennant
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The fashion world was shocked in December 2020 when modelStella Tennant died suddenlyat the age of 50.
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KATE SPADE
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GIANNI VERSACE
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05of 19L’WREN SCOTTDavid X Prutting/BFA/REX/ShutterstockThe 49-year-old fashion designer and longtime girlfriend of Mick Jagger, known for her eponymous label’s precision and attention to detail, devastated friends and the fashion communitywhen she died of suicideinside her Manhattan apartment.
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L’WREN SCOTT
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The 49-year-old fashion designer and longtime girlfriend of Mick Jagger, known for her eponymous label’s precision and attention to detail, devastated friends and the fashion communitywhen she died of suicideinside her Manhattan apartment.
06of 19PERRY ELLISGeorge Chinsee/Penske Media/REX/ShutterstockThe 1986 death of charismatic fashion and sportswear designer Perry Ellis at age 46 was one of the earliest AIDS deaths within the fashion industry, though the stigma surrounding the disease at the time meant that his company’s official statement was thatEllis had died of viral encephalitis.
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PERRY ELLIS
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The 1986 death of charismatic fashion and sportswear designer Perry Ellis at age 46 was one of the earliest AIDS deaths within the fashion industry, though the stigma surrounding the disease at the time meant that his company’s official statement was thatEllis had died of viral encephalitis.
07of 19MARILYN MONROEAlfred Eisenstaedt/The LIFE Picture Collection/GettyPerhaps the most legendary sex symbol of modern times, model-turned-actress Marilyn Monroe was found dead at 36 of an apparent drug overdose in her Los Angeles home in 1962. In the nearly six decades since,her death has remained a mysterydue to conflicting details and accounts.
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MARILYN MONROE
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Perhaps the most legendary sex symbol of modern times, model-turned-actress Marilyn Monroe was found dead at 36 of an apparent drug overdose in her Los Angeles home in 1962. In the nearly six decades since,her death has remained a mysterydue to conflicting details and accounts.
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ALEXANDER MCQUEEN
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09of 19HERB RITTSBEI/REX/ShutterstockCelebrity and fashion photographer Herb Ritts, famous for his portraits of Madonna and other ’80s and ’90s stars,died in Los Angeles in 2002 at age 50 from complications of pneumonia,possibly related to his HIV-positive status.
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HERB RITTS
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Celebrity and fashion photographer Herb Ritts, famous for his portraits of Madonna and other ’80s and ’90s stars,died in Los Angeles in 2002 at age 50 from complications of pneumonia,possibly related to his HIV-positive status.
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MARGAUX HEMINGWAY
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11of 19CHRISTIAN DIORANL/REX/ShutterstockThe legendary French fashion designer died of a heart attack in Italy in 1957, at the age of 52. After his sudden death, his protégé Yves Saint Laurent succeeded him at age 22, and upheld the house’s legacy. The Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris staged a special exhibition not long ago in honor of the French fashion house.
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CHRISTIAN DIOR
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The legendary French fashion designer died of a heart attack in Italy in 1957, at the age of 52. After his sudden death, his protégé Yves Saint Laurent succeeded him at age 22, and upheld the house’s legacy. The Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris staged a special exhibition not long ago in honor of the French fashion house.
12of 19ROY HALSTON FROWICKMarty Lederhandler/AP/REX/ShutterstockThe fashion designer, who dressed Jackie Kennedy and Elizabeth Taylor (among others) in his slouchy Halston designs, and who helped turn Studio 54’s parties into the stuff of legenddied in 1990 at age 57 of Kaposi’s sarcoma, an AIDS-related cancer, after an 18-month struggle with the disease. Ethan Hawkeplays the designerin an upcoming Ryan Murphy series for Netflix.
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ROY HALSTON FROWICK
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The fashion designer, who dressed Jackie Kennedy and Elizabeth Taylor (among others) in his slouchy Halston designs, and who helped turn Studio 54’s parties into the stuff of legenddied in 1990 at age 57 of Kaposi’s sarcoma, an AIDS-related cancer, after an 18-month struggle with the disease. Ethan Hawkeplays the designerin an upcoming Ryan Murphy series for Netflix.
13of 19STEPHEN SPROUSERon Galella, Ltd./WireImageThe American fashion designer and punk pioneer died in 2004 of heart failure at age 50. He had been diagnosed with lung cancer a year prior. His cult status as an emblem of uptown and downtown fashion inspired the likes of Marc Jacobs.
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STEPHEN SPROUSE
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The American fashion designer and punk pioneer died in 2004 of heart failure at age 50. He had been diagnosed with lung cancer a year prior. His cult status as an emblem of uptown and downtown fashion inspired the likes of Marc Jacobs.
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ANNA NICOLE SMITH
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ISABELLA BLOW
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OSSIE CLARK
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WENDY PEPPER
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18of 19GIA CARANGIAndrea Blanch/GettyThe American fashion model known as “the world’s first supermodel” died of AIDS in 1986 at age 26 after shooting to fame in her teens and eventually becoming addicted to heroin.Angelina Jolieportrayed her in the 1997 eponymous HBO filmGia.
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GIA CARANGI
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The American fashion model known as “the world’s first supermodel” died of AIDS in 1986 at age 26 after shooting to fame in her teens and eventually becoming addicted to heroin.Angelina Jolieportrayed her in the 1997 eponymous HBO filmGia.
19of 19MYCHAEL KNIGHTDuffy-Marie Arnoult/WireImageThe fashion designer andProject Runwayfinalistdied in 2017 at age 39. While the cause of death was not disclosed, many speculated about the health struggles about which he openly spoke for years beforehand.
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MYCHAEL KNIGHT
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The fashion designer andProject Runwayfinalistdied in 2017 at age 39. While the cause of death was not disclosed, many speculated about the health struggles about which he openly spoke for years beforehand.
source: people.com
