Jane Larkworthy, Legendary Beauty Editor, Dead at 62

Jane Larkworthy, the seasoned beauty editor who wrote for New York Magazine’s The Cut and for years spearheaded the beauty coverage in W Magazine, died Wednesday at age 62.

The cause of death was a long battle with cancer, her sister Kate Larkworthy and husband Bertrand Garbassi confirmed.

Widely respected for her erudite coverage of beauty in titles such as New York Magazine’s The Cut and Air Mail Look, Larkworthy helmed W Magazine’s beauty coverage from 2000 to 2016.

But she became more broadly known to the general public for another reason: In 2005, Larkworthy became swept up in the coverage of a nationwide manhunt for her ex-boyfriend and former WWD reporter Peter Braunstein, who falsely gained access to a former colleague’s apartment by dressing as a firefighter and then proceeded