{"id":780915,"date":"2026-05-08T01:47:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T01:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/780915\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T01:47:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T01:47:15","slug":"cynthia-bailey-heartbroken-over-fashion-designer-friend-kithe-brewsters-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/780915\/","title":{"rendered":"Cynthia Bailey Heartbroken Over Fashion Designer Friend Kithe Brewster&#8217;s Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                          Cynthia Bailey On Kithe Brewster<br \/>\n                          Heartbroken Over Designer&#8217;s Death<\/p>\n<p>\n                                                                        Published<br \/>\n                              May 7, 2026<br \/>\n                            5:45 PM PDT<br \/>\n                                                                      |<br \/>\n                                                                Updated<br \/>\n                                  May 7, 2026<br \/>\n                                6:19 PM PDT\n                                    <\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260507_bff20aeca73042d8814a561507e41cae\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:a996ebbd-8c4e-4eb3-bdb7-c7a04616de8d\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bff20aeca73042d8814a561507e41cae_md.jpg\" alt=\"MAIN cynthia bailey with Kithe Brewster getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Real Housewives of Atlanta&#8221; star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/cynthia-bailey\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Cynthia Bailey<\/strong><\/a> is mourning the loss of a dear friend &#8230; famous fashion designer and celeb stylist <strong>Kithe Brewer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Kithe died this week at 60 and Cynthia tells us she&#8217;s &#8220;heartbroken&#8221; over his passing.<\/p>\n<p>Cynthia tells TMZ \u2026 &#8220;He was more than just an incredible fashion designer, he was family to me, like a brother. He was truly a visionary and so far ahead of his time creatively.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260507_9894c439bfd24478bc82a67714616cda\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:a996ebbd-8c4e-4eb3-bdb7-c7a04616de8d\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/9894c439bfd24478bc82a67714616cda_md.jpg\" alt=\"sub cynthia bailey with Kithe Brewster\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>The reality TV star says Kithe helped inspire the platinum silver wedding dress she wore on a &#8216;RHOA&#8217; episode.<\/p>\n<p>Cynthia is remembering Kithe for being &#8220;fearless&#8221; with fashion and life, telling us &#8230; &#8220;He always encouraged me to embrace my individuality and never be afraid to take risks with my style. I trusted his vision completely because he had such a special gift. Beyond his talent, he was kind, loving, supportive, and deeply loyal to the people he cared about.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kithe also worked with icons like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/beyonce-knowles\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Beyonc\u00e9<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/iman\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Iman<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/julianne-moore\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Julianne Moore<\/strong><\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/janelle-monae\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Janelle Mon\u00e1e<\/strong><\/a> &#8230; and Cynthia says, &#8220;His creativity and influence will never be forgotten.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260507_9fa256a28bec4b629b8227df22a7fc12\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:a996ebbd-8c4e-4eb3-bdb7-c7a04616de8d\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/9fa256a28bec4b629b8227df22a7fc12_md.jpg\" alt=\"sub cynthia bailey with Kithe Brewster 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>The cause of death is unclear.<\/p>\n<p>Cynthia tells us &#8230; &#8220;I&#8217;m grateful I was able to stand by his side as a friend throughout the years, especially during the times he needed love and support the most. I will miss him deeply, and I pray he is finally at peace.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>RIP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cynthia Bailey On Kithe Brewster Heartbroken Over Designer&#8217;s Death Published May 7, 2026 5:45 PM PDT | Updated&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":780916,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[171,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-780915","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-united-states","10":"tag-unitedstates","11":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116536440473742670","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/780915","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=780915"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/780915\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/780916"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=780915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=780915"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=780915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}