The celebrated Tunisian fashion designer Azzedine Alaïa has died at the age of 77, French media report.
Alaïa, whose close-fitting designs earned him the nickname “king of cling”, achieved fame in the 1980s.
Clients included British model Naomi Campbell, US singer Lady Gaga, actress Greta Garbo and Michelle Obama.
Alaïa was known for his uncompromising attitude to exhibit his designs to his own schedule and was uninterested in the publicity of fashion weeks.
Source: bbc.com
