Ferre, 'architect of fashion,' dies
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Gianfranco Ferre, the Italian designer known as the "architect of fashion" for his structured, sculpted shapes and for his groundbreaking tenure at Christian Dior, died Sunday. He was 62.
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Lord Charles Forte, a London cafe owner who went on to build the Trust House Forte international hotel and restaurant empire, died Wednesday at the age of 98. Forte died in his sleep at his London home, according to his family's company, now called Rocco Forte Hotels.
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Philip Johnson, the innovative architect who promoted the "glass box" skyscraper and then smashed the mold with daringly nostalgic post-modernist designs, has died. He was 98.
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Madeleine Castaing, the Paris interior designer, died in 1992, but her influence continues: she is currently the subject of a film, a biography and an art show.
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Italian fashion designer Gianfranco Ferre  is in a critical condition in a Milan hospital after suffering  neurological problems, a source close to Ferre said on  Saturday.
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Lars Nilsson, hired to head designer Gianfranco Ferre after the founder's death last year, broke with tradition and used a presentation instead of a catwalk show on Sunday for his first collection.
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Trend-setting U.S. architect Philip Johnson, whose glass skyscrapers helped define America's urban landscape, has died at age 98, his lawyer's office said on Wednesday.
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Claude Pompidou, the publicity-shy widow of President Georges Pompidou who famously called the presidential palace "a house of sadness," died Tuesday in Paris, her foundation said. She was 94.
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Life & style: The menswear shows in Milan in June tend to be a fairly quiet proposition. No such danger at the Gianfranco Ferre show.
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Geoffrey Beene, the fashion designer whose classic, form-flattering designs shaped women&#39;s wardrobes for the past four decades, died Sept.
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NEW YORK - Richard Avedon, the revolutionary photographer who redefined fashion photography as an art form while achieving critical acclaim through his stark black-and-white portraits of the powerful and celebrated, died Friday. He was 81...
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Italian fashion designer Gianfranco Ferre  has died at Milan&#39;s San Raffaele hospital after suffering a  brain hemorrhage, Italian news agency ANSA said on Sunday.
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Edmond Haggar, the pants pioneer who  helped build the casual clothing line that bears his name, has  died at the age of 88 at his home in Dallas, the Haggar  Clothing Co. said on Thursday.
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Life & style: Italian designer became one of the most recognisable names in the fashion-obsessed Italian world.
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Geoffrey Beene, the award-winning designer whose simple, classic styles for men and women put him at the forefront of American fashion, died Tuesday at 77.
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Lars Nilsson broke with tradition and used a presentation instead of a catwalk show on Sunday for his first collection at designer Gianfranco Ferre after he was hired to head the brand following the founder's death last year.
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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.