British Designer Antony Price, Renowned for Styling Bowie and Duran Duran, Has Died Aged 80.

The British designer Antony Price, the influential style architect who crafted many legendary styles worn by musical icons like Bowie and members of Roxy Music, as well as Queen Camilla, has sadly died aged 80.

Price was best known for his defined forms and dramatic aesthetics, including the soft-colored suits that appeared in the pop-rock group Duran Duran's classic music video for "their hit Rio".

"Remembering him as a 'visionary' and a 'kind, intelligent and razor-witted friend,' the group posted a remembrance on social media."

His passing follows just weeks after he debuted his newest line in London, his first in more than 30 years. Singer Lily Allen modelled a dress evoking the famous black velvet "revenge dress" historically worn by the late Princess Diana.

A Pioneering Career

Born in Yorkshire in 1945, Price moved to London in the early 1960s to study at the renowned Royal College of Art.

Upon completing his studies, he started his work in clothing for men at Stirling Copper and was responsible for the body-hugging, buttoned trousers that rock legend Mick Jagger wore during the iconic group's Gimme Shelter tour in 1969.

He founded his own label in 1979 and held his debut runway presentation a year later. The show featured as its opener outfits on model Jerry Hall, who later wore the marriage dress Price created for her for her nuptials with Sir Mick Jagger.

Working with Legends

A long-time collaborator of musical chameleon David Bowie, Price created the distinctive jacket the artist wore for his "the song As The World Falls Down" music video in 1986.

His signature ability to fuse elements of men's and women's fashion along with his technical proficiency in crafting body-hugging looks established him as a "genuine original," as stated by the British Fashion Council.

By the 1990s, he began working on outfits for Camilla, now Queen Consort, such as a number of outfits for her tour of the United States after assuming the title.

Following a profession lasting more than five decades, Price held his ultimate fashion presentation in London just last month in partnership with the fashion brand 16Arlington.

• Architectural Forms: The core of his aesthetic.
• Theatrical Flair: Defining an era of music fashion.
• Genre-Blending Design: Merging menswear with womenswear.
• Working with Stars and Royalty: Spanning iconic musicians and members of the royal family.

Design circles laments the passing to a genuine innovator whose legacy on the visual landscape of music remains indelibly etched.