Two Deaths in the Business: Fashion Model Ruslana Korshunova and Magazine Founder Clay Felker
As June faded out, so did the lives of two fashion-minded folk. While neither is quite as newsworthy of a passing as Yves Saint-Laurent on the first of June, all death deserves respect and all life, remembrance.
In the afternoon, on Saturday June 28, European Vogue model Ruslana Korshunova, 20, fell from her Manhattan apartment. Her death is under investigation, but for now is being ruled a suicide.
Ruslana, shown in the picture here, was formerly from the Soviet Republic of Kazakhstan, and had appeared in advertisements and on runways for top designers, including Marc Jacobs, Nina Ricci, and DKNY. British Vogue, where she had been a featured cover model, deemed her “a face to be excited about” in 2005.
A few days later, on Tuesday July 1, the founding editor of New York magazine, Clay Felker, 82, died in his New York City home from causes related to his battle with throat cancer.
Felker was revered as a revolutionary figure in the magazine world, particularly with the city-specific genre. His editorial format, bold layouts, and new style of journalism have been the inspiration of several top magazines and editors.
Read more about Felker’s life, friends, and enemies in the publishing world.
The photo shown here is of Ruslana Korshunova walking in the Spring 2008 Ready-to-wear show for Cynthia Rowley. See more of Ruslana’s runway snapshots.
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