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Laura Biagiotti, center, with her daughter, Lavinia Biagiotti Cigna, right, after the presentation of her collection in Milan in September 2011.
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Laura Biagiotti
Died on May 26, 2017 at age 73
Ms. Biagiotti was an Italian designer whose forgiving but elegant fashions made from fluffy goat’s wool defined her as the global queen of cashmere.
Notable Deaths 2017
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