Hilary Alexander, the London-based fashion writer whose personality was as bold as the leopard prints she described in her 2018 book, has died at age 77.
That joie de vivre never got in the way of her ambition as she carved a career as a fashion news reporter, features writer and stylist for the newspaper.
She was named Journalist of the Year twice at the British Fashion Awards, and was given an OBE, or Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, by Queen Elizabeth II for her services to fashion journalism. In 2018, Alexander released the book “Leopard: Fashion’s Most Powerful Print” . It included a foreword by“I am a bit of a fanatical leopard-print aficionado,” wrote Alexander. “I have dozens of leopard-print things in my wardrobe, as well as leopard-print bathrobe, duvet cover, trainers, phone cover, handbags and dresses.”
She added: “I was intrigued to discover Egyptian women, several thousands of years B.C., would stencil rosettes onto linen or cotton shifts. I was also fascinated to find Kublai Khan went hunting with a tame leopard riding pillion on his horse and that a Texan cavalry commander, Captain Sam J. Richardson, wore leopard skin trousers during the American Civil War.
“She changed the face of fashion journalism as we know it today. She understood the underpinnings and cultural references and was a beacon of knowledge. Intelligent, funny and kind, we will never be able to fill the gap she has left,” Rhodes added.
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