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"    Photo: Getty Images   It&amp;#039;s a sad day in fashion as the news of Anna Piaggi&amp;#039;s death surfaces the Internet. Designer Stefano Gabbana Tweeted, &amp;quot;RIP Anna Piaggi\u2026 :((((( ciao grande Anna!!!&amp;quot; And the rest of the style world followed his mourning.  Piaggi, an 81-year-old fashion writer and icon, was known for her wild hat choices and flamboyant style. Highlights of her career included editing Ariadne magazine, being featured in a 2006 exhibit, Fashion-ology, at the the London Victoria and Albert Museum, being sketched by Karl Lagerfeld, publishing her book, Fashion Algebra, and serving as a muse to British milliner Stephen Jones. R.I.P. Anna. You will be missed. We will update with more information as we receive it. More: See some of Anna Piaggi&amp;#039;s best looks, here    Dita Von Teese &amp;quot;RIP Anna Piaggi... I never really had style heroines until I learnt about her at the V&amp;amp;amp;A Fashion-ology exhibition&amp;quot; \u2014Susie Bubble &amp;quot;RIP Anna Piaggi, the Italian fashion editor who&amp;#039;s fabulous, often ridiculous, always inimitable front row perch was always an inspiration.&amp;quot; \u2014Derek Blasberg &amp;quot;Alberta Ferretti will never forget Anna Piaggi for her friendship, her intelligence and the invaluable contribution she gave to fashion&amp;quot;\u2014Alberta Ferretti &amp;quot;One of my favorite things about Anna Piaggi- she used the same red Olivetti typewriter for 40 yrs. Personal style down to every detail. #RIP&amp;quot; \u2014Elizabeth and James &amp;quot;This upcoming Fashion Week certainly won&amp;#039;t be as colorful. RIP Anna Piaggi.&amp;quot; \u2014Ford Models "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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