Mary Wilson, longest-reigning original Supreme, dies at 76
FILE - Mary Wilson, founding member of The Supremes, appears during a portrait session at Capitol Records in Los Angeles on June 12, 2014. Wilson, the longest-reigning original Supreme, has died at 76 years old. Publicist Jay Schwartz says Wilson died Monday night, Feb. 8, 2021, at her home in Las Vegas and that the cause was not immediately clear. Wilson died Monday night at her home in Nevada and the cause was not immediately clear, said publicist Jay Schwartz. Following the Supremesโ disbandment, Wilson released the solo albums โMary Wilsonโ and โWalk the Lineโ and wrote a handful of books, including the best-selling โDreamgirl: My Life as a Supremeโ and โSupreme Faith: Someday Weโll Be Together."
VF adds to its slick brand roster, buys NYC's Supreme
VF Corp., the owner of The North Face, Vans and Timberland brands, is buying privately held streetwear company Supreme as it looks to grow its online and direct-to-consumer business. (AP Photo/Pablo Salinas)The company that owns niche brands like The North Face and Vans is adding to that portfolio with Supreme, a slick streetwear fashion brand. VF Corp. had already been organizing collaborations between Supreme and its Vans, The North Face and Timberland brands. With the Supreme acquisition, VF is strengthening its online and direct-to-consumer business. Shares of Denver-based VF Corp. jumped more than 13% in afternoon trading along with broader markets in news of the development of a potential vaccine for COVID-19.