SAD NEWS: Legendary Street Fashion Photographer, Bill Cunningham Is Dead

Bill Cunningham, the street-style photographer whose photo essays for The New York Times memorialized trends ranging from fanny packs to Birkin bags, gingham shirts and fluorescent biker shorts, died in New York on Saturday (25th June 2016). He was 87.

He had been hospitalized recently after having a stroke. His death was confirmed by The New York Times.

One of the pioneers of street style photos, known for his blue jacket, capturing well-heeled philanthropists at play and ardent fashionistas dressed for work or shopping. “We all dress for Bill,” Vogue’s Anna Wintour once said in a documentary film made about the iconic street style photographer titled ‘Bill Cunningham New York‘.

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“He didn’t go to the movies. He didn’t own a television. He ate breakfast nearly every day at the Stage Star Deli on West 55th Street, where a cup of coffee and a sausage, egg and cheese could be had until very recently for under $3. He lived until 2010 in a studio above Carnegie Hall amid rows and rows of file cabinets, where he kept all of his negatives. He slept on a single-size cot, showered in a shared bathroom and, when he was asked why he spent years ripping up checks from magazines, he said: “Money’s the cheapest thing. Liberty and freedom is the most expensive.”

Posted: at 26-06-2016 12:44 AM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Rip

Posted: at 26-06-2016 03:44 AM (7 years ago) | Grande Master

RIP,,,,

Posted: at 26-06-2016 06:12 AM (7 years ago) | Hero

LEGENDARY WEY I NO KNOW, RIP TO YOU, Y'ALL NEED TO BE VERY VERY CAREFULLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.......

Posted: at 26-06-2016 07:41 AM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac

RIP

Posted: at 26-06-2016 08:29 AM (7 years ago) | Addicted Hero

ASK GOD FOR ONE MORE TRY....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxl3GlHhJ9I..... IN UR NEXT LIFE be careful, be very very careful, CAREFULLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL...

Posted: at 26-06-2016 11:31 AM (7 years ago) | Hero

RIP sir

Posted: at 27-06-2016 09:47 AM (7 years ago) | Hero