Farewell John Fairchild, Farewell Countess

Memorial will take place Monday April 27 at the Church of the Ascension on Fifth Avenue.

CountessLouiseColumnLogoIt’s going be a grand old time later this month when the New York media world gathers to pay tribute to John Fairchild. The former chairman and editorial director of Fairchild Fashion Media passed away in February at the age of 87.

Right up until the end, Fairchild occasionally fired off a WWD column under the pseudonym Louise J. Esterhazy. Last summer, when warmer temperatures had taken hold after an equally brutal NYC winter, Fairchild delivered one of his most memorable such “Countess” dispatches.

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