70-Something Designers Have A Hard Time Letting Go (Huffingtonpost.com)

As designers become more and more established in the fashion industry, crafting creations for the catwalk might become second nature, but real life off the runway still takes its toll--in the form of old age. Giorgio Armani, Ralph Lauren, Karl Lagerfeld and Oscar de la Renta are a few of the famous faces that are growing older and questions are already being asked about who will succeed them in their positions.