Fashion is a tough industry. It's a market based on both connections and an ever-changing ideal of beauty. That said, there have been plenty of fashion pioneers who have managed to excel in the industry, despite the difficulty. Sadly, those pioneers seem to often meet a tragic end, with many designers dying in particularly sad and strange ways. Designers have been gunned down, shamed for their illnesses, and even died in mysterious circumstances.
Click on to learn more about famous fashion designers who met tragic ends.