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Richemont mourns death of designer Alber Elbaz
Alber Elbaz in 2012 Keystone / Francois Mori
Swiss luxury fashion company Richemont has confirmed the death of designer Alber Elbaz, saying the former creative director at French fashion house Lanvin had died from Covid-19. He was 59.
This content was published on April 25, 2021 - 14:37
April 25, 2021 - 14:37
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Elbaz, who was known for his work at fashion house Lanvin from 2001 to 2015, died on Saturday in Paris. Among his creations were the dress worn by Meryl Streep when she accepted her Oscar for Best Actress in 2012 for
The Iron Lady.
Since 2019 he had been working on a fashion joint venture with Richemont called AZ Factory, a company aimed at producing smart women’s fashion by blending traditional craftsmanship with technology.
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Joerns Healthcare Selected by Bristol Hospice as Sole Source Medical Equipment Service Partner
April 15, 2021 GMT
Joerns Healthcare (PRNewsFoto/Joerns Healthcare)
CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Joerns Healthcare, LLC, a leading medical equipment services company to the care continuum, announced today that they have entered into a sole source agreement with Bristol Hospice, LLC. Joerns Healthcare’s hospice integrated business system was a key value-driver for the agreement. The pairing of Joerns Healthcare’s capability as an integrated service provider and manufacturer to provide standardized products and services in a timely, customer-centric manner, with Bristol, one of the fastest growing hospice agencies in the country with a reputation for exceptional patient and family services, is seen as a powerful partnership.