Dolly Parton performs in concert in Boca Raton, Florida

Dolly Parton performs in concert at the Mizner Park Amphitheatre in Boca Raton, Florida on October 17, 2008. (UPI Photo/Michael Bush)

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Fashion maven Mr. Blackwell dead at 86

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Fashion critic Mr. Blackwell has died of complications from an intestinal infection at a Los Angeles hospital, his publicist said. He was 86.

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