Obituaries - The Cut

in memoriam Jan. 24, 2022

Thierry Mugler Has DiedThe iconic French fashion designer was 73.

By Mia Mercado

rip Dec. 26, 2021

Desmond Tutu, Human-Rights Activist, Dies at 90Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, President Obama, and more paid tribute to the South African icon on Sunday, December 26.

By Olivia Truffaut-Wong

icons Dec. 23, 2021

Joan Didion Has Died at 87The beloved writer passed away at her home in Manhattan.

By Danielle Cohen

appreciation Dec. 23, 2021

Joan Didion’s Greatest Two-Word SentenceThe power of an ice-cold, unflinching gaze.

By Molly Fischer

obituaries Dec. 15, 2021

Groundbreaking Feminist Theorist bell hooks Has DiedThe acclaimed writer passed away on Wednesday morning. She was 69.

By Danielle Cohen

obituaries Oct. 22, 2021

Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins Was Known As ‘a Brilliant Mind’Friends and colleagues remember the 42-year-old director of photography who was killed on set when Alec Baldwin discharged a prop firearm.

By Danielle Cohen

celebrity Sept. 22, 2021

Sex and the City’s Willie Garson Has DiedHe had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

By Mia Mercado

celebrity Apr. 9, 2021

Rapper DMX Has DiedHe passed away Friday after being on life support the past few days following a heart attack.

By Amanda Arnold

obituaries Apr. 9, 2021

Prince Philip Has DiedThe palace announced that he “passed away peacefully” early Friday morning.

By Amanda Arnold

rest in power Sept. 17, 2019

Pioneering Journalist Cokie Roberts Has Died at 75The award-winning political commentator died from complications from breast cancer.

By Erica Schwiegershausen

obituaries Aug. 29, 2019

‘Fastest Woman on 4 Wheels’ Dies Trying to Beat Her Own RecordJessi Combs was 39.

By Amanda Arnold

obituaries June 18, 2019

What I Know About Gloria VanderbiltMy first memory and my last, and many in between, of a die-hard romantic with an iron will.

By Wendy Goodman

obituaries June 17, 2019

Socialite, Artist, and Style Icon Gloria Vanderbilt Has Died at 95Her son, Anderson Cooper, delivered an obituary on CNN this morning.

By Sarah Spellings

rip June 12, 2019

Trump May Soon Have the Blood of Two ‘Friendship Trees’ on His HandsAfter the passing of the original “friendship tree,” French president Emmanuel Macron is sending Trump a new oak sapling.

By Amanda Arnold

obituaries Mar. 25, 2019

Father of Sandy Hook Victim Found Dead by Apparent SuicideThe news comes days after two teenage survivors of the Parkland shooting died by apparent suicide.

By Amanda Arnold

obituaries Mar. 22, 2019

Parkland Survivor Sydney Aiello Has Taken Her Own Life“It breaks my heart that we’ve lost yet another student from Stoneman Douglas.”

By Amanda Arnold

obituaries Mar. 11, 2019

Olympic Cyclist Kelly Catlin Found Dead at 23She was found in her Stanford University residence by a roommate.

By Amanda Arnold

remembrances Mar. 4, 2019

Luke Perry Was the Ultimate ’90s HeartthrobSeven women remember the crushes they had on the 90210 bad boy turned Riverdale dad.

By Gabriella Paiella

remembering karl Feb. 19, 2019

Karl Lagerfeld, the King of Fashion, Has DiedThe inimitable designer was 85.

By Amanda Arnold

obituaries Jan. 21, 2019

Deciem Founder Brandon Truaxe Has Died“We are all in disbelief and shock,” Deciem acting CEO Nicola Kilner wrote in an email to staff Monday morning.

By Amanda Arnold

obituaries June 21, 2018

Koko the Gorilla Dies at 46RIP to an absolute legend.

By Gabriella Paiella

May 15, 2018

Tom Wolfe Has Died at 88The pioneering author and New Journalist died Monday in a Manhattan hospital.

By Anna Silman

obituaries Apr. 30, 2018

The Founder of Burning Man Has DiedLarry Harvey was the brains behind the notorious annual desert fest.

By Gabriella Paiella

science of us Apr. 30, 2018

I’m Obsessed With Reading Strangers’ ObituariesTaking a psychological deep dive into my own weird habit.

By Diane Stopyra

obituaries Apr. 19, 2018

The Kardashians Are Closing Dash BoutiquesRIP.

By Amanda Arnold

obituaries Mar. 16, 2018

Veteran New York Congresswoman Louise Slaughter Dead at 88She was a longtime advocate for women’s rights and co-authored the Violence Against Women Act.

By Gabriella Paiella

obituaries Mar. 13, 2018

Fashion Remembers Hubert de Givenchy’s GeniusYou’re more familiar with his work than you realize.

By Emilia Petrarca

obituaries Mar. 12, 2018

French Fashion Designer Hubert de Givenchy Has DiedAt the age of 91.

By Emilia Petrarca

the harvey weinstein case Feb. 8, 2018

Jill Messick, Rose McGowan’s Former Manager, Dies at 50Her family confirmed that Messick committed suicide on Wednesday.

By Jordan Crucchiola

obituaries Jan. 22, 2018

The Real ‘Rosie the Riveter’ Has DiedNaomi Parker Fraley passed away at 96.

By Gabriella Paiella

legends Nov. 18, 2017

One of the Most Important Modern Fashion Designers Has DiedHe didn’t make mistakes — he made classics.

By Cathy Horyn

Oct. 6, 2017

Bandage Dress Creator Hervé L. Leroux Dies at 60The French designer created the brand Hervé Léger.

By Sarah Spellings

obituaries Oct. 3, 2017

Tom Petty Dead at 66The singer passed away late Monday evening at UCLA Medical Center.

By Halle Kiefer

famous feminists Sept. 24, 2017

Playwright Myrna Lamb, Known for First Women’s Liberation Musical, Dies at 87She ignored critics and brought provocative second-wave feminist ideas to the Public Theater.

By Katie Van Syckle

beauty Sept. 21, 2017

Richest Woman in the World, Liliane Bettencourt, Dies at 94Bettencourt was the heir to the L’Oréal fortune.

By Lisa Ryan

obituaries Sept. 8, 2017

Yves Saint Laurent Co-Founder Pierre Bergé Dies at 86Bergé was Yves Saint Laurent’s life and business partner.

By Sarah Spellings

obituaries Sept. 7, 2017

Second-Wave-Feminist Writer and Activist Kate Millett Dead at 82Andrea Dworkin called her 1970 book, Sexual Politics, “the alpha and omega of the women’s movement.”

By Dayna Evans

obits July 31, 2017

Fashion Photographer Gösta Peterson Dies at Age 94His daring, electric photographs pioneered an informal approach to fashion editorials in the 1960s and ‘70s.

By Sarah Nechamkin

obits July 31, 2017