Environmentalist and humanitarian, Lyle ‘Doc’ Thurston passed away on the 26th March 2008, at the age of 70, in Victoria, British Columbia. A crewmember aboard the first Greenpeace campaign to stop nuclear testing in the Aleutian Islands and co-founder of Greenpeace International, Thurston was the cornerstone of the environmental community. His contribution to environmental campaigning [...]

It went like this: Him: “Oh Hai!” Me: “We can has a marriage?” Him: “Yai” Me: “kthxbai”

Jacques Helleu, the artistic director of Chanel for over 40 years, passed away on Friday 28th September after a long illness. Helleu joined the world-renowned house at the age of eighteen and created the most memorable advertising campaigns in Chanel’s modern history. Most recently he oversaw the “Coco Mademoiselle” campaign featuring Oscar-winning actress Keira Knightley. [...]

It’s with sadness that I learned today of the passing of philanthropist, author and Vanity Fair contributor Brooke Astor on the 13th of this month. Mrs. Astor was that rarest of things, a person of good heart who was motivated by kindness towards and consideration for others. Many of her writings are imbued with sharp [...]

Gianfranco Ferrè, founder of his own name brand, Baiia and former creative director of Dior passed away in San Raffaele Hospital, Milan yesterday following a brain hemorrhage. Considered by many to be “the architect of fashion” Ferrè was a leading light in the industry for nearly 40 years and has been instrumental in the continual [...]