Fairchild, Editor of Women’s Wear Daily, Dies at 87

WWD: John B. Fairchild, who transformed Women’s Wear Daily from a trusty but tedious trade publication into a provocative and powerful force, died Friday at age 87 after a long illness. As head of his family’s business, Fairchild Publications, for more than 30 years until he retired in 1997, Fairchild was in charge of a company that produced daily and weekly trade publications, as well as a handful of consumer magazines, including W, M, Jane and Details.