Fashion Designer Geoffrey Beene Dies at 77
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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 his home. He was 77.
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Tributes pour in for the founder of the Body Shop, Dame Anita Roddick, who has died aged 64.
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Raymond Barre, who was French prime minister for five years from 1976-81, has died in Paris, aged 83.
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NEW YORK - 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 his home. He was 77...
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Before he died last September, Geoffrey Beene named his assistant, Einar Holilokk, as his successor. Mr. Holilokk will present his first solo collection in New York next week.
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Dame Alicia Markova, one of the UK's most influential prima ballerinas, dies at the age of 94.
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Gerard Debreu, a former University of California-Berkeley economist who won a Nobel Prize for breakthroughs in the study of supply and demand, has died at the age of 83.
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Shu Uemura, the Japanese makeup artist who won acclaim in Hollywood and built an international cosmetics brand under his name, has died. He was 79.  Uemura, who gained acclaim working with actress Shirley MacLaine on the 1962 Hollywood film "My Geish...
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Italian fashion designer Gianfranco Ferre died at Milan's San Raffaele hospital on Sunday after suffering a brain hemorrhage, the hospital said in a statement.
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Italian designer Valentino says he will retire in 2008 after celebrating 45 years in fashion.
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Best-selling author Bebe Moore Campbell, whose books dealt with race and mental health issues, dies aged 56.
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The Italian designer Gianfranco Ferre, whose training as an architect had a crucial influence on his approach to fashion, died Sunday in a Milan hospital after suffering a massive brain haemorrhage. He was 62.
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Italian designer Valentino, 75, announced his retirement on Tuesday, saying it was time to bid &quot;farewell&quot; to the world of fashion.
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The man who created 'haute coiffure', elevating hairdressing among the elite of the fashion world, has died aged 85, his family announced Saturday in Le Figaro's society pages.
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES  - Apparel designer Liz Claiborne, who founded a namesake sportswear label for women that grew into a multibillion dollar global empire, has died at age 78, the company said on Wednesday.
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Shu Uemura, a beautician who parlayed success as a Hollywood make-up artist into an international cosmetics brand under his name, has died aged 79.
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Tributes pour in for the founder of the Body Shop, Dame Anita Roddick, who died aged 64.