Fashion's Mr. Blackwell Dies at 86

He passed away Sunday of complications from an intestinal infection, his publicist said in a statement.

He was 86.

In August, Blackwell, whose first name was Richard, was first hospitalized and had been unconscious for days, his business partner said, declining to explain the nature of Blackwell's illness.

For four decades, Blackwell has issued his worst-dressed list.

Of Christina Aguilera, he once said: "A dazzling singer who puts good taste through the wardrobe wringer."

He amusingly once described Lindsay Lohan as going "from adorable to deplorable."

Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham topped his most recent list.

"Forget the fashion spice - wearing a skirt would suffice!" he wrote. "In one skinny-mini monstrosity after another, pouty posh can really wreck-em."

He purposely left Britney Spears off his 2007 list because her "personal life is in such upheaval. I hope 2008 is a better year for her."

See photos of last year's worst dressed stars!

Of being so publicly mean, he said in 1998: "I merely said out loud what others were whispering. ... It's not my intention to hurt the feelings of these people. It's to put down the clothing they're wearing."

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