TOP MODEL KATOUCHA IS NO LONGER ALIVE
Dear iDEALS, I was shocked to know this morning that former TOP MODEL Katoucha was found dead in Paris.
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Katoucha was Chistian Lacroix favorite in the late 1980's till mid 90's when she decided to retire. I still remember her last show with him, from a collection of bohemian theme, full of scarfs, huge leather hats and floral kabana trousers, all in the shades of brown and black. I was lucky enough to find the show on YOUTUBE and to discover that there was some africa inlfuence in the collection as well. Perhaps it was the designer's defined answer to Marc Jacob's "GRUNGE" and the fantastic photoshoots featured in magazines such as Harper's Bazaar and Glamour featuring young Kate Moss as lolita and Kirsten McMenamy as the real pygmalion.I think it was David Sims, wasnt it?
Read more hereKatoucha was Chistian Lacroix favorite in the late 1980's till mid 90's when she decided to retire. I still remember her last show with him, from a collection of bohemian theme, full of scarfs, huge leather hats and floral kabana trousers, all in the shades of brown and black. I was lucky enough to find the show on YOUTUBE and to discover that there was some africa inlfuence in the collection as well. Perhaps it was the designer's defined answer to Marc Jacob's "GRUNGE" and the fantastic photoshoots featured in magazines such as Harper's Bazaar and Glamour featuring young Kate Moss as lolita and Kirsten McMenamy as the real pygmalion.I think it was David Sims, wasnt it?
