Before her fashion design career took off, Wendy Pepper was Anne Eustis Pepper. What a light in the world., Super bummed to learn that designer Chris March has died, added someone else. A spokesperson for Bravo told PEOPLE in a statement, We are deeply saddened by the news of Chris Marchs passing. After attending Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, where he earned a degree in apparel design and merchandising, Knight broke into the fashion industry while working as an intern at Wilbourn Exclusives in Atlanta in 2001. After his fall, he had several setbacks in his recovery. No cause of death was given. In an interview with The Picket, Pepper said, "I like to live and work in my community, I feel like it's an open door for people to come in and experience the world of fashion" (via Middleburg Life). He had been struggling with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) for about five years and suffered from symptoms such as abdominal pain and extreme fatigue. Paul Kantner, founding member of Jefferson Airplane, died January 28 at 74. Joanie Laurer, a.k.a. She was 78 years old. As most "Project Runway" fans can cop to, however, though we all have our favorite contestants, it can sometimes be difficult to keep up with their lives and careers following their "Project Runway" time. ", Status Quo guitarist Rick Parfitt died in a hospital in Marbella, Spain on December 23 at age 68. Knight died outside Atlanta surrounded by family and friends . I cried a lot this year. We watched these designers grow in their creative processes and technical design skills throughout the course of the competition and now we celebrate the mark these designers have left on "Project Runway" and the world of fashion. (The Lifetime statement alludes to the recent death of "Project Runway" designer Mychael Knight, who passed away last month at the age of 39.) He was 29. The designer refused to let the devastating incident set him back however. She stirred up drama and had the talent to back it up. DeHaven made her debut alongside Charlie Chaplin in the legendary Little Tramp film "Modern Times." Peter Vaughan, star of "Game of Thrones," died Dec. 6 at age 93. We fall in love with each designer's humor, sense of style, and outlandish personality.
