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"L&amp;apos;Wren Scott&amp;apos;s final days were not carefree ones -- but the fashion designer&amp;apos;s Monday suicide at age 47 remains a tragic shock to everyone who loved her. Former New York Times fashion critic Cathy Horyn was a close friend of Scott for two decades, and wrote a moving remembrance of Scott for the paper on Tuesday -- which also suggests major financial, business struggles for Scott before her death.\r\n\r\nThough the glamorous former model was &amp;quot;6-foot-7 in heels&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;beguiling,&amp;quot; Horyn writes that she &amp;quot;could rapidly close the distance to another human being,&amp;quot; especially celebrities. Horyn recalls watching her sweetly encourage Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen&amp;apos;s fashion-world aspirations back in 2005, when they were up-and-coming in the industry. &amp;quot;You felt at ease and never overshadowed by her, or indeed her famous boyfriend,&amp;quot; Horyn adds of Scott&amp;apos;s longtime partner, Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger, who opened up about Scott&amp;apos;s passing on Tuesday.\r\n&amp;quot;So many actresses stuck with L&amp;#x2019;Wren: Nicole Kidman, Ellen Barkin, Sarah Jessica Parker, Julianne Moore, Christina Hendricks,&amp;quot; Horyn continues. &amp;quot;She was so well informed and prepared, and at the same time so funny and offhand about the fuss, that you naturally trusted her.&amp;quot; See her 10 most iconic looks here.\r\n\r\nHoryn added that, unlike so many in Hollywood, the music business and fashion industry, &amp;quot;she had firm boundaries, and they applied equally to her relationships and confidences. Which is not say she didn&amp;apos;t give great girlfriend advice.&amp;quot;\r\nAbout two years ago, Horyn writes that she had learned of her friend&amp;apos;s various struggles with her fashion label involving cash flow, management and other typical concerns. &amp;quot;Our friendship was tested when, after hearing her troubles, I told her she should give herself a time limit to resolve matters or get out. Putting her health in jeopardy because of stress was not worth it, I told her . . . She didn&amp;#x2019;t like the advice.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;After my partner [Art Orenberg] died in early February, L&amp;apos;Wren was the first to call and send a note,&amp;quot; Horyn continues. But when the pair finally spoke mid-February, &amp;quot;I was surprised to hear how run down and discouraged she sounded. She spoke of production problems, forcing her to cancel her fall show. Again, I urged her to put her health first.&amp;quot;\r\nA March 12 text Horyn sent went unanswered, she writes. &amp;quot;But that wasn&amp;apos;t unusual.&amp;quot; Horyn reveals that that Scott was planning to close her business, with an announcement on Wednesday. Still, the writer cautions, &amp;quot;as painful as the decision must have been for her, I wouldn&amp;apos;t draw any conclusions from it about her state of mind. Nor should any credence be given to reports of a breakup with Mick. It&amp;apos;s rubbish.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nAdding that Scott was with friends the night before taking her own life, Horyn says her friends were &amp;quot; deeply concerned about her, but, no, they didn&amp;#x2019;t think she would do something so desperate. Not L&amp;apos;Wren.&amp;quot;\r\nEchoing Jagger&amp;apos;s own Facebook tribute, Horyn concludes: &amp;quot;Her death is inexplicable to me, and it makes me angry, too. Angry because it&amp;apos;s the loss of a vital, intelligent woman.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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