Joan Burstein, London Retail Trailblazer, Designer Champion, Dies at 100
WWD [Unofficial]
April 18, 2026
Burstein, founder of luxury London retailer Browns, who promoted John Galliano, Alexander McQueen and Hussein Chalayan when they were fresh out of fashion school, and who introduced a slew of international brands to the U.K., has died aged 100.
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