Supermodel Stella Tennant arrived at Paris Fashion Week in France in March 2015. EPA=Yonhap News
Stella Tennant, a world-renowned fashion model from the UK who was called’Chanel’s Face’, died suddenly on the 22nd (local time), reported by AP and Reuters.
Tennant’s bereaved family made a statement on this day: “We announce the news of Tennant’s sudden death with a sad heart. Stella was an amazing woman and inspired us all. We will miss him very much. “I ask you to respect the privacy of your family. The funeral schedule will be announced later.”
Condolences continued in the fashion industry. Stella McCartney, daughter of Beatles member Paul McCartney and fashion designer, said through Instagram, “It’s a sad and shocking news to end a year that has already been shocking.” Stellar, your soul and your inner beauty have gone beyond your outer perfection.”
Donatella Versace, vice chairman and chief designer of the luxury brand Versace Group, said, “I can’t believe you’re gone,” and “we will preserve every moment we’ve been together.” “(Tennant) was a friendly and amazing model,” said Edward Eninpearl, editor of Vogue in England.
Chanel chief designers Karl Lagerfeld and Tennant. AP=Yonhap News
Tennant came from a Scottish noble family, and was the granddaughter of the Duke of Devonshire, Andrew Cavendish. After attending the Winchester School of Art at the University of Southampton in the UK, he worked as a sculptor. In 1993, at the age of 22, he was scouted by photographer Stephen Meiselle and debuted as a Vogue cover model.
The Guardian, a British daily newspaper, introduced that he, along with Kate Moss and Erin O’Connor, was a supermodel who introduced a neutral fashion style into the fashion industry in the 1990s. In the decades that followed, he worked with Alexander McQueen (founder and chief designer of the brand’Alexander McQueen’), Karl Lagerfeld (Chanel chief designer), Nicola Gesquière (Louis Vuitton director), Ricardo Tissie (Burberry general designer), Victoria Beckham (fashion designer and actor). ; He became the muse of football player David Beckham’s wife) and his favorite model. In particular, Lagerfeld adopted Tennant as Chanel’s face, emphasizing the similarity between him and Chanel’s founder Coco Chanel.
Tennant’s wedding scene in 1999. AP=Yonhap News
Tennant married David Lasne, a French photographer who met on the set in 1999. In 2012, it was listed on the Scottish Fashion Hall of Fame and appeared on the stage of the closing ceremony of the London Olympics. In 2018, I took a photo of the cover of Vogue with the photographer Maisel who took the photo.
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