The German supermodel died on Wednesday morning at the age of 56 in California. A member of the Original Supermodels, the star models of the 1980s and 1990s, she was particularly famous for her appearance in a tube video; Freedom! ’90: By George Michael.
Tatyana Patits died on Wednesday at the age of 56, her agency said, confirming the magazine’s information. fashion The German-born model was known to be part of an elite group of original supermodels of the 1980s and 1990s alongside Estelle Lefebvre, Karen Alexander, Rachel Williams, Linda Evangelista and Christy Turlington. In addition, he starred in the famous music video of the title with some of them Freedom! ’90: By George Michael.
“Tatiana passed away this morning in California,” where she lived, replied Corinne Nicholas, founder and head of AFP’s No. 5 modeling agency, The Model CoOp, in an email.e Manhattan Avenue in New York. However, he did not disclose the circumstances of this premature disappearance.
Famous photo of Peter Lindbergh
German fashion photographer Peter Lindbergh, who died in 2019, was always a favorite of Tatiana Patitz, whom he had photographed since the 1980s. In the company of the “Big Six” (the name given to the six original supermodels), Tatiana Patitz appears. More on the famous 1988 beach photo by the portrait artist fashion (“White Shirts: Six Supermodels, Malibu”).
The Peter Lindbergh Foundation said on Twitter that it was “deeply saddened by the death of Tatiana Patitz, Peter’s longtime friend” and “(wants to) bow to Tatiana’s kindness, inner beauty and incredible intelligence.”
Born in Germany, raised in Sweden and based in California, Tatiana Patitz has “always been a European icon of luxury, like Romy Schneider and Monica Vitti meeting,” Anna Wintour, who runs Anna Wintour, told her own magazine. fashion. Tatiana Patitz was “the quietest and probably the most intense of the original supermodels,” she says. fashionTaking a statement from the model during an interview in 2020, “I have never sold my soul.”
Mourning supermodels
Many of the iconic tops of the 1990s paid beautiful tributes to their sister. Leading the way is American Christy Turlington with a long text (even too long for Instagram) depicting her meeting Tatiana Patitz. The founder of Every Mother Counts, an association that works for the health of pregnant women, was 16 years old when the German leader took her under his wing. “I could watch her smoke cigarettes and speak all the languages she knew all day,” the 54-year-old supermodel wrote in awe.
Cindy Crawford also paid tribute to him. “I found her soft, sensitive, kind, curious, and who could forget those piercing eyes. The love for animals and nature was contagious.” Helena Christensen also emphasized the beauty of the model’s eyes: she had “laughing eyes”. And he did not fail to increase his love for nature.
What did Claudia Schiffer also wish for him? “I hope he’s surrounded by horses and dogs in heaven.” The model that appears Love Actually (2002) also noted that “it is hard to understand that someone so young has left us.” Others, like Estelle Lefebvre and Carla Bruni, wrote shorter lyrics; both hope he “rests in peace.”
In the video, when Tatyana Patits participated in the clip Freedom! 90 by George Michael
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Source: Le Figaro
