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"&amp;#x27;Tis a truly sad day in the world of ugly Christmas sweaters, my dears: Jeanne Bice, the inimitably wacky host of QVC&amp;#x27;s Quacker Factor--and the world&amp;#x27;s foremost expert on puffy-painted cardigans--has died at age 71. She may not have been a Balenciaga or a Lanvin or even a Jessica Simpson, but for legions of shop-at-home ladies, Jeanne was the final word in what was fashionable. Starting in 1995, the amateur crafter turned designer brought seasonal-themed outfits to the QVC airwaves--gingham shirts with lemonade glasses in summer! Christmas cardigans in December! Turkey-adorned sweater sets in fall!--and furthered the cause of questionable taste across the country. She even wrote a book called Pull Yourself Up by the Bra Straps (yes, seriously). According to the Huffington Post, &amp;quot;Jeanne Bice, a designer and QVC host known for her headbands and boisterous personality, has passed away at the age of 71. Her cause of death has not been disclosed.&amp;quot; I confess, when I first found out I&amp;#x27;d be appearing on-air on HSN with the Glamour Jewelry Collection, I watched a few of her clips to get in the groove--and I was only half kidding! Her work inspired more laughs than anyone else in fashion, Joan Rivers included! Check out this hilarious spoof from Mad TV: And compare it to the real thing: Wherever Joel McHale and The Soup writers are right now, I&amp;#x27;m sure they&amp;#x27;re weeping. Rest in peace, Jeanne! PLUS... - Your sneak peek at the Kardashian sisters&amp;#x27; new clothing line for QVC AND! - Mad Men costume designer Janie Bryant brings mod style to QVC More Ways to Get Glamour: NEW! Now You Can Read Glamour on Flipboard! Get the latest fashion updates via Twitter on @glamour_fashion Check our chic Tumblr! Read Glamour magazine on your iPad&amp;amp;#8212;print subscribers, it&amp;amp;#8217;s now part of your subscription plan! Like freebies? Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Sign up for our fashion and beauty newsletters to get easy style tips (it&amp;#x27;ll make your inbox 10x sexier, we promise). And, did you know you can read glamour.com on your smart phone?! It&amp;amp;#8217;s the ultimate boredom buster. Want even more STF? Follow us on Twitter! Latest Tweets!Follow us on Twitter!jQuery(&amp;quot;.blog-tweets&amp;quot;).tweet({username:[&amp;quot;glamour_fashion&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;cindi_leive&amp;quot;], count: 3});"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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