Fashion icon Tatjana Patitz passed away after battling an illness at the age of 56. She was one of the original supermodels in the 1990s. Fellow supermodels and people from the fashion world were quick to pay their tributes to the icon.
Supermodel Patitz Died After Battling Breast Cancer
Supermodel Patitz recently passed away after battling breast cancer. The news was confirmed by her agent to Daily Mail . The fashion world lost the fashion icon in Santa Barbara, California on January 11th, 2023.
She Made History Alongside Other Pioneer Models
The Hamburg-born model appeared alongside fellow original supermodels including Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, and Christy Turlington. In 1990, they featured on the cover of British Vogue for their January issue. The cover became one of the most iconic fashion images.
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A ‘Vogue’ Icon
It also made it on Edward Enninful’s top ten British Vogue covers. That same month, Patitz made the cover of US Vogue solely on her own.
Models Pay Tributes To The ‘Vogue’ Supermodel
A lot of tributes went out immediately after the death of the fashion icon was announced. Model Elaine Irwin shared a picture of a joint Paris Vogue cover with Patitz. She wrote, “Forever treasured Tatjana.” Yasmeen Ghauri also posted a picture of her with Patitz, Karen Alexander, and Campbell. Ghauri explained they did not know each other but Patitz’s kindness, inner strength, and grace also shone.
More Tributes Poured In
Tribute was also paid to the supermodel by Herb Ritts Foundation. They also paid tribute to Ritts who died in 2002 and photographed Patitz a lot. In their farewell message to the model, they expressed their sadness over the news and sent condolences to her son, Jonah.
Her Legendary Work With the Late George Michael
The model had quite a legendary run in the world of fashion and showbiz as a whole. Patitz proved to be one of a kind when she starred in George Michael’s music video Freedom! from 1990. She starred in the video with fellow original supermodels on the British Vogue cover.
Hearty Tributes From Fellow Original Models
Fellow original models from the 1990s did not hesitate to send out hearty tributes to the icon. Crawford shared a flashback picture of Patitz on Insta Stories adding two broken heart emojis. On her Instagram page, the mother-of-two posted a throwback picture of them on the beach.
Cindy Crawford Reminisced On Their Time As Fellow Stars
In the caption, Crawford wrote they grew together in the fashion industry. She continued with how kind, sensitive and soft-spoken Patitz was. Crawford then sent her condolences to her family and son.
Heart-melting Throwbacks
Amber Valletta and Herzigova and Christensen also sent a tribute to the model. On her Instagram page, Christensen shared a series of throwback pictures with a heartwarming note.
Anna Wintour Remembers Patitz
Anna Wintour also sent tributes to the supermodel. She is the chief content officer of Condé Nast and global editorial director of Vogue . Wintour said Patitz was the “European symbol of chic,” and was more mysterious.
The Fashion World Sent In More Tributes
In his tribute, makeup artist Patio Dubroff said Patitz was down to earth. Giancarlo Giammetti, Valentino’s partner, wrote that Patitz was among the extraordinary top models. Photographer Peter Lindbergh’s team saluted Patitz’s outstanding intelligence on Twitter.
Inside The Late Model’s Personal Life
Patitz was born in Germany but raised in Sweden. She became internationally famous after being photographed by Peter Lindbergh. Patitz was married to Jason Johnson for 6 years in November 2004, they had a son, Jonah.
