Add a new must-see to the city s rich cultural offerings the recently reopened Fashion and Costume Museum in the Pitti Palace, part of the Uffizi Galleries complex.
REMEMBERING JIM WATTERSON Thursday, April 15, 2021
Jim Watterson (center) with models and friends (from left) Didi and Darienne.
Upon the March 30 death of Jim Watterson in Rancho Mirage, Calif., Los Angeles’ fashion and humanitarian lights dimmed. A graduate of the
University of Washington, Watterson was born May 12, 1935, in Seattle, moving to Los Angeles in 1964. A founding male-affiliate member of
The Fashion Group International, New York, he joined the
May Department Stores Company in 1977, serving 22 years, rising to vice president of public relations and special events.
“He had this ability to look at somebody, walk up to them and give them accolades, and make them feel special. Then they just trusted him,” explained George Martin, Watterson’s husband of 42 years.