HARD CORE MUSIC UPDATE Jagger pays tribute to companion, Stones halt tour NEW YORK (AP) -- Mick Jagger paid poignant tribute to his late companion, designer LWren Scott, on Tuesday, calling her his lover and best friend and saying he was struggling to understand why she might have taken her own life. Jagger posted the message on his Facebook page as the Rolling Stones canceled their seven-date tour of Australia and New Zealand, 14 on Fire, in the wake of Scotts death. The noted fashion designer was found dead Monday in her Manhattan apartment, an apparent suicide. I am still struggling to understand how my lover and best friend could end her life in this tragic way, Jagger wrote. We spent many wonderful years together and had made a great life for ourselves. She had great presence and her talent was much admired, not least by me. He added: I have been touched by the tributes that people have paid to her, and also the personal messages of support that I have received. I will never forget her. Jagger was believed to be on his way to New York after hearing the news in Australia. The band issued a statement expressing regret that the tour was being postponed. Meanwhile, details emerged in Britain about financial troubles that Scotts eponymous label had been experiencing. Last month the designer canceled her London Fashion Week show, due to reported production delays. Accounts filed by Scotts LS Fashion Ltd. in London show the company had liabilities that exceeded assets by 4.24 million euros ($5.9 million) as of Dec. 31, 2012. The companys long and short-term debts totaled 6.75 million euros against assets, capital and reserves of 2.51 million euros, according to the accounts, which were filed in October. That news raised questions about whether Scotts label, popular on Hollywood red carpets, would now be able to survive. Steven Frumkin, dean of business and technology at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, said that was an open question, but that despite the companys difficulties, the brand could survive with skillful marketing. He said it was crucial that the label also stake a claim to a wide audience, as Scott did in a recent collaboration with Banana Republic, and not just go after the high end of the market. Scotts designs have been popular with celebrities like Madonna, Oprah Winfrey, Tina Fey, Amy Adams, Nicole Kidman and first lady Michelle Obama.
Posted on: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 01:56:33 +0000
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