Death of Vince Camuto

1936 - January 21, 2015
Greenwich, Connecticut

Shoe designer dies
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By The Associated Press, The Associated Press

Women's footwear designer Vince Camuto, who co-founded shoe company Nine West Group, has died in Connecticut at age 78.

Camuto died Wednesday at his home in Greenwich, said Matthew Murphy, director of the Fred D. Knapp & Son Funeral Home, which is handling the arrangements. Camuto had been battling cancer.

The designer is best known for co-founding Nine West Group in 1978. He served as creative director there for two...

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