Fun-loving, free-spirited and charismatic with a lightning-quick intellect and the ability to think outside the box. That’s the way industry executives recalled Marty Staff, the longtime fashion industry executive who died Tuesday at age 70 after a battle with brain cancer.
Calvin Klein said Wednesday: “I’m very saddened by the news of Marty’s passing. Marty was an extraordinary executive who stood above the crowd and had a larger-than-life personality. When we worked together, he always got the job done, while everyone fell in love with him. Marty loved life and would occasionally take a walk on the wild side. May he rest in peace.
View Gallery Related Gallery They Are Wearing: Springtime Fashion in and New York, Los Angeles, and Austin Also memorable were the parties he hosted at MAGIC in Las Vegas, which were definitely the hottest ticket in town back in the day. Lucia recalled: “Marty wanted to bring back the fun. It was at a time when the industry was getting old and marketing to an older customer. Our concept was to market young and you will get an older customer. If we continued to market old, we would never get a younger customer. The parties were linked to young Hollywood and included great DJs and musicians.
Dana Katz, owner of Miltons men’s stores in Massachusetts, said of Staff: “He was as colorful as they come, and always had something witty to say about everything. Most impressive was how he made you feel, how he built great teams of talented people who executed his vision so well, and how much fun he and everyone had all along the way. He was like that display window trimmed in such a manner as to stop and capture the attention of passersby.
Randy Fields, who was vice president of merchandising under Staff at both Calvin Klein and Joseph Abboud, said: “Marty, the man is frequently overshadowed by Marty, the legend. I knew and worked with them both for over 25 years. But it is the man with his sense of humor, his intelligence, his love of nature, his generosity and his friendship that I will miss the most. The best years of my career and life were spent at Calvin Klein working with and traveling Europe with Marty.
Marty was beyond transformational for and HUGOBOSS Loads of fun in this man!
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