Question: In regards to the international clothing brand founded in 1949 in New Haven, Connecticut, who was a former businessman who passed in 2016?

Context articles: Circus Maximos
Rafaella
U2 Clothing
Johnny Cupcakes
Rue107
Gant (retailer)
Supra (brand)
Wolsey (clothing)
Mshasho Clothing
Eliot Gant

Circus Maximos is an international clothing brand, the concept were created by Italian designers from Milan.
Rafaella, or Rafaella Sportswear, is a women's clothing brand owned by the publicly held international clothing company Perry Ellis International.
 Originally created by Rafaella Apparel Group, the brand changed ownership to Cerberus Capital Management before being bought and expanded by Perry Ellis.
U2 Clothing was a casual-wear clothing brand founded by Michael Tien in 1980 in Hong Kong.
 Tien founded G2000 at the same time, with both operating under the G2000 Apparel Limited brand.
 In 2007, U2, G2000, and a third brand of the same company called UWoman consolidated into a single retail chain retaining the name G2000, which offers the pre-existing product lines under new labels---G2000, G2000 blù (formerly U2), and G2000 Pink (formerly UWoman).
Johnny Cupcakes, Inc. (commonly known as Johnny Cupcakes) is a clothing brand founded in 2001 by Johnny Earle.
 The clothing line uses cupcakes as the prominent design motif of its merchandise, often replacing iconic symbols with cupcakes.
 The brand's insignia is a skull and crossbones, with a cupcake silhouette replacing the skull.
Rue107 is a women's clothing brand founded in 2011 by Marie Jean-Baptiste in New York City.
 It specializes in a wide gamut of sizes of women's clothing, though it is notable for its selection of women's plus-sized clothing and swimwear lines.
 Since its inception, the clothing brand has been worn by several celebrities, including Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, and others.
 The clothing brand has received praise for its clothing lines as well as the attention it has given to plus-sized women in terms of marketing and clothing options.
 The brand has also received attention for its independent status, its plus-sized clothing options, and the fact that it was a company created by a black woman.
Gant, stylized as GANT, is an international clothing brand headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.
 The company was founded in 1949 by Bernard Gantmacher and was originally based in New Haven, Connecticut.
Supra is an American shoe brand founded in California by Angel Cabada, in partnership with professional skateboarders such as Chad Muska, Jim Greco and Erik Ellington.
 Muska has described the founding of the company as an "underground idea", shared between five people, that became a "crazy explosion".
 The brand has released signature model shoes from team riders, such as Muska, Ellington, Jim Greco, Tom Penny, and Stevie Williams.
 As of October 2014, the brand is distributed by One Distribution, the parent company of the KR3W clothing brand.
Wolsey is a heritage British clothing brand founded in 1755, making it one of the oldest existing textile companies in the world.
 The brand sells men’s clothing and accessories, including a range of knitwear, socks, underwear and scarves.
 The company holds a Royal Warrant and is based in Leicester, England, where it was originally established.
 The company name, adopted in 1920 when R Walker & Sons merged with W Tyler and Sons, is a reference to Cardinal Wolsey.
 ‘Wolsey’ is a registered trademark.
Mshasho Clothing is a Namibian clothing brand founded by Martin "The Dogg" Morrocky.
 The company is 100% owned by Mshasho closed corporation operating as a its subsidiary.
 The name Mshasho is derived from its original name Omushasho which is the Oshiwambo name for a shotgun.
Elliot Gant (March 21, 1926 – March 12, 2016) was an American garment businessman, and an executive for the retailer Gant.