• Facebook
  • Google Plus
  • Instagram
  • RSS Feed
  • Twitter

Menu

Skip to content
  • About
  • Staff
  • Contact
  • Advertise
  • FAQ
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
Header image

MyNewsLA.comLogo

Breaking news for greater Los Angeles and Orange County

Menu

Skip to content
  • Crime
  • Government
  • Business
  • Education
  • Hollywood
  • Life
  • OC
  • Riverside
  • Weather
  • L.A. City Council Formally Endorses Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
  • Female Rider Killed in Motorcycle Crash on 91 Freeway in Riverside
  • Strong Winds Expected in The Banning Pass, Northern Coachella Valley
  • City Council Approves Ordinance To Reduce Plastic Foodware Waste
  • Judge Deals Former Congresswoman Another Legal Defeat in Revenge Porn Suit

Home » Uncategorized » This Article

Fred Segal, Pioneering L.A. Fashion Retailer, Dies at 87

Posted by Contributing Editor on February 26, 2021 in Business | Leave a response
Share this article:
Facebooktwitterredditpinterestlinkedinmail

Fred Segal, the Los Angeles fashion icon whose West Hollywood store was a place to shop, socialize and be seen, has died, it was announced Friday.

Segal died due to complications from a stroke Thursday at a Santa Monica hospital, according to his representatives. He was 87.

In 1961, Segal created a retail scene that helped personify the high-fashion but casual Los Angeles lifestyle, sparking a revolutionary shift in retail that lasted decades. As a pioneer of the shop-in-shop concept, his stores were both entertainment and a social event in themselves.

Segal’s first namesake shop debuted as a designer denim emporium on Santa Monica Boulevard, growing into a cutting-edge outpost on Melrose Avenue for such then-up-and-coming lifestyle designer brands as Juicy Couture, Hard Candy, Earl Jeans and Kate Spade.

His ivy-covered boutiques drew such Hollywood stars as The Beatles, Diana Ross, Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Nicole Kidman, Julia Roberts and Gwyneth Paltrow. The Fred Segal name has surfaced in films, including “Clueless” (1995).

In 2012, New York-based media company Sandow acquired global licensing rights to the Fred Segal name. The company is now owned by Sandow in conjunction with Evolution Media Partners, a joint venture of CAA, private equity firm TPG Growth and Participant Media.

Current locations include Sunset Boulevard and Malibu stores, along with shops in Bern, Germany, and Taipei. News reports this week said that stores are planned in Las Vegas.

Segal “was a true artist who dedicated his life to evolving as a human being in every aspect,” according to a statement from Alex Leon, account manager at Autumn Communications, which represents Segal. “He challenged us to expand our minds and our hearts, to go deeper and to do better.

“He was an innovator, a forward thinker, a rule breaker, a mentor to so many, such a lover of life and a humanitarian. Anyone who knew him felt his powerful energy. He worked his whole life to have self love and to teach all of us to love one another. To the very end, he inspired us to never give up. He will be forever loved and celebrated.”

Like this story? Don’t miss any breaking news from MyNewsLA.com. Sign up here for your free newsletter.

 

Segal is survived by his wife, Tina, five children, 10 grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and Tina’s two children and grandson.

The family asks that anyone wishing to honor his legacy should consider donating to the Segal Family-United World Foundation at 10960 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90024.

Fred Segal, Pioneering L.A. Fashion Retailer, Dies at 87 was last modified: February 26th, 2021 by Contributing Editor

>> Want to read more stories like this? Get our Free Daily Newsletters Here!

Follow us:
Facebooktwitterrss
Posted in Business | Tagged dies, fashion, Fred, L.A., Pioneering, retailer, Segal

Advertisement

Get The Latest News by Email!

Sign up here for our free newsletters. We’ll send you the latest headlines every morning and every weekday afternoon.

 
FORECAST FOR LOS ANGELES
46°
Clear
Feels like: 46°F
Wind: 3mph E
Humidity: 65%
Pressure: 29.82"Hg
UV index: 0
ThuFriSat
66/50°F
75/48°F
70/48°F
Weather forecast Los Angeles, California ▸

Most Popular Today

  • Motorcyclist Killed in Crash Into Long Beach Building Identified 2,200 views
  • Man Killed, Woman Injured In Shooting Near Gardena 2,000 views
  • At Least One Killed in Multi-Vehicle Pileup on 91 Freeway In Riverside 2,000 views
  • 14-Year-Old Girl Reported Missing in Yorba Linda Found 1,400 views
  • Husband Pleads Not Guilty in Monterey Park Double Homicide at Asian Restaurant 1,200 views

©2021 CalNews Inc.

Menu

  • About
  • Staff
  • Contact
  • Advertise
  • FAQ
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service