Khan has dressed high hip-hop and R&B stars like Salt-N-Pepa, Pink, and Lauryn Hill.
Hollywood superstar stylist Derek Khan, who dressed hip-hop and R&B stars like Salt-N-Pepa, Pink, P Diddy, Monica and Lauryn Hill, and ran Hauteur, a private purchasing service, died on February 15 at a hospital in Dubai, in keeping with report within the New York Instances.
The American designer, who was presently primarily based in Dubai, in keeping with his newest social media standing was solely 63.
Derek Khan was born on August 21, 1957, in Arima, Trinidad was the eldest of three youngsters. After his commencement he moved base to New York Metropolis, to work.
Khan who was well-known for styling rap stars, typically doused them with dazzling diamonds and jewels, and made them shed away their road put on to current them in Fendi, Chanel and Dolce & Gabbana and different famend designers.
The previous model director of Motown Data was additionally a visitor choose on The TV present, America’s Subsequent High Mannequin with Tyra Banks, the place he skilled contestants on find out how to model themselves.
Khan returned to Trinidad from the US in 2005 following which he moved to Dubai on a good friend’s insistence. The stylist is survived by his sister, Wendy Kreuzer, in keeping with the report.
Michael Gomes
Michael Gomes is a seasoned journalist with greater than three many years within the trade, however he nonetheless retains his humour and customary sense. He has written scores of articles overlaying music, concert events, meals, devices and Bollywood. In his spare time, he picks up the guitar to strum a chord or two or play with fireplace within the house kitchen.
