Obituary: Eleanor Lambert

Eleanor Lambert, the publicist who put American designers alongside their Paris counterparts, died on Tuesday after a brief illness. She was 100.

In her career, she presided over the International Best-Dressed List and helped create many of America's most important fashion institutions.

Forbes magazine proclaimed in 1991. "She is - and this is almost unheard of in her trade - genuinely loved and respected both by clients and the fashion media."