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She was known for bespoke hats that attracted a celebrity following. Then she left Charleston for an island off South Carolina, where she began cultivating indigo.
Author: Penelope Green
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Donlyn Lyndon, Last Surviving Creator of the Sea Ranch, Dies at 90
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With his classmates Charles Moore, William Turnbull Jr. and Richard Whitaker, he designed an icon of modern architecture on a windswept bluff in Northern California.
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Aldwyth, Ascetic Whose Artwork Reordered the World, Dies at 90
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An austere lifestyle allowed her to make epic collages and Joseph Cornell-like contraptions that told stories about art history and her place in — and outside — it.
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Adriano Goldschmied, ‘Godfather’ of Modern Denim, Dies at 82
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An Italian entrepreneur, he developed more than 50 brands of jeans, including Gap 1969 and other cult classics.
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Linda Dresner, Old-School Guru of Avant-Garde Fashion, Dies at 88
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Her minimalist gallery-like store on Park Avenue was a destination for generations of moneyed New Yorkers and helped change the way clothing is sold.
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Agosto Machado Is Dead; Artist Memorialized New York’s Avant-Garde
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An experimental theater veteran, he collected the ephemera of his friends and colleagues. As they began to die, he made shrines honoring them.
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Thomas Gentille, Artist Who Made Wearable Sculpture, Dies at 89
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He was a master jeweler, but his pieces looked more like miniature contemporary artworks than anything you’d find at Cartier.
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Christian Astuguevieille, 79, Dies; Created Strange Scents and Enigmatic Objects
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For Commes des Garçons, he designed improbable perfumes that conjured burning rubber and cars leaking oil. His uncanny art pieces were equally contrarian.
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Christian Astuguevieille, 79, Dies; Created Strange Scents and Enigmatic Objects
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For Commes des Garçons, he designed improbable perfumes that conjured burning rubber and cars leaking oil. His uncanny art pieces were equally contrarian.