“Azzedine Alaïa, one of the greatest and most uncompromising designers of the 20th and 21st centuries, died on Saturday, November 18, in Paris. He was 82. His company said the cause was a heart attack.” — Vanessa Friedman, The New York Times.

“Azzedine Alaïa, Fashion’s Most Independent Designer, is Dead at 82”:

nytimes.com/2017/11/18/fashion/azzedine-alaia-obituary

See, “Mourning Alaïa—The Designer’s Friends and Collaborators React”:

nytimes.com/2017/11/19/t-magazine/alaia-death-friends-react

Azzedine Alaïa , yesterday and today. Image credit: alaia.fr/en/maison-alaia/azzedine_alaia