Known for combining glamour and energy in modern fashion, Roberto Cavalli was often the life and soul of the party […]
Roberto Cavalli passes away in Firenze, aged 83
April 12, 2024/23.37
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Style icon Iris Apfel passes away at 102
March 2, 2024/5.12
The American style icon, known for her bold colours, textures and patterns, and who found global fame later in life, died just after turning 102½ […]
Music legend Tony Bennett passes away, aged 96
July 21, 2023/23.06
With 20 Grammy Awards to his name, Tony Bennett will be remembered for a career that spanned eight decades, finding success initially in the 1950s, and to new legions of fans from the 1980s on […]
Philanthropist and Dilmah Tea founder Merrill J. Fernando passes away at 93
July 20, 2023/10.41
Merrill J. Fernando fought back against colonialism and the exploitation of the Sri Lankan people, building a world-respected firm that gave back to the community, writes Jack Yan […]
Doris Bergman (1955–2023): an appreciation
February 19, 2023/10.37
Publicist extraordinaire Doris Bergman and her husband passed away earlier this month. Elyse Glickman pays tribute to her […]
A tribute to our friend, George Bowler
February 17, 2023/23.00
A tribute to our friend George Bowler, a Victoria University and Grasse Institute of Perfumery alum, and a supporter of our magazine since the early days. Jack Yan looks back […]
A tribute to Hilary Alexander, 1946–2023
February 10, 2023/4.19
Carolyn Enting pays tribute to New Zealand-born journalist and former Daily Telegraph fashion director Hilary Alexander, OBE, who passed away on her 77th birthday on February 5 […]
Paco Rabanne, famous for his avant-garde fashion, dies aged 88
February 3, 2023/18.56
The visionary Spanish designer has died at his home in France […]
Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis Presley, dead at 54
January 13, 2023/3.02
The only child of Elvis and Priscilla Presley, and a philanthropist and musician in her own right, suffered a heart attack at her home on Thursday and died later that day […]
Supermodel Tatjana Patitz dead at 56 from metastatic breast cancer
January 12, 2023/15.11
One of the original supermodels, Patitz was active in modelling from the 1980s to 2019, and was one of the industry’s most sought-after faces during the height of her career […]
