Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Peculiar Icon: Tina Chow, "The Oriental Hepburn"

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Tina Chow (April 18, 1950 to January 24, 1992) was an internationally renowned model and fashion icon of the 1980s. She was of German-Japanese descent. Friends included Andy Warhol, Paloma Picasso and Manolo Blahnik. Daughter is China Chow who (deeply lamentable for me) is Keanu Reeves' woman of choice. Member of the International Best Dressed List - founded by fashionista Eleanor Lambert in 1940 in an attempt to propagate American fashion then. I love how she bucked the trend with her short hair, minimal make-up and sheer simplicity. In elegance, lives simplicity. Enough said. 

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