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Who is Stella Tennant? Stella Tennant Bio/Wiki
Stella Tennant was a model and fashion designer from England. She was born on 17 December 1970 in London, England.
She attracted the attention of photographers including Steven Meisel and Bruce Weber in 1993 and became a fashion model, posing for magazines like Harper’s Bazaar, Numéro, and Vogue’s French, British, and Italian editions.
Age
She was 50 years old.
Husband
Tennant married David Lasnet, a French photographer and osteopath, on 22 June 1999 in her home village of Oxnam, Roxburghshire.
As if the world needs more sad news. RIP Stella. #StellaTennant pic.twitter.com/wYFchIi717
— Sarah Larchmont (@SarahLarchmont) December 23, 2020
Together, they had four children. The family lived near Duns, in Berwickshire’s small village of Edrom, also in the Scottish Borders.
Read More About David Lasnet Biography: Wiki, Age, Children
Tennant and Lasnet announced in August 2020 that they had split.
Career
In 1993, Tennant sent a high-fashion magazine with photographs of herself, and a friend introduced her to fashion writer Plum Sykes (Victoria Rowland). She got her nasal septum drilled recently, which at the time was an uncommon look for models. She was then used by Meisel on the Italian Vogue cover.
She also became a favorite of some of the 1990s‘ most prominent fashion photographers, including Mario Testino, David Sims, and Mark Borthwick, embodying the edgy, waifish insouciance that served during that decade as one of the defining characteristics of fashion photography.
Soon after, Tennant was revealed by Karl Lagerfeld as Chanel’s new face, with an exclusive deal. He is claimed to have felt that Coco Chanel was reminiscent of her. Priya Elan, writing in her Guardian obituary, credits her with having “introduced an era of androgyny on the catwalk” along with Kate Moss and Erin O’Connor.
Tennant and Lady Isabella Cawdor launched a new ready-to-wear line in 2016 that they designed for Holland & Holland, a gunmaker and clothing retailer. She continued to sculpt and operated a luxury homewares business, Tennant & Tennant, with her sister, a gilder.
Death Cause
On 22 December 2020, Tennant died suddenly, at the age of 50. Her family announced her “sudden” death this afternoon in a statement, “It is with great sadness we announce the sudden death of Stella Tennant. Stella was a wonderful woman and an inspiration to us all. She will be greatly missed,”
They wrote in a statement, adding that at a later date, plans for a memorial service would be disclosed.
A familiar face from 90s. #StellaTennant I remember I liked this photo when I saw first. Those kids lost their mother now.
Her family said her death was “sudden”, and police said there were “no suspicious circumstances”. Her death came five days after her 50th birthday. pic.twitter.com/DhREndSw11
— Nil Taskin (@NilTaskin) December 23, 2020
Tribute
💔#RestinPeace #RIP the model who owned the #Androgyny movement in #Fashion . Yet delicate feminine and carried an inner strength. Saw her just once in person waiting for the No 9 on High St Ken as i was getting off the same. Too soon to go #StellaTennant . pic.twitter.com/9qHiGlY2EU
— Sonya Battla (@SonyaBattla2) December 23, 2020
Rest in Peace #StellaTennant 🌹
Photo by #NathanielGoldberg pic.twitter.com/O33H8WbhkZ
— ODDA magazine (@ODDAmagazine) December 23, 2020
Versace is mourning the death of #StellaTennant. Stella was Gianni Versace’s muse for many years and friend of the family. We will miss you forever Stella. Rest In Peace.
Stella Tennant for Atelier Versace SS 1996, ph. Richard Avedon @Avedon pic.twitter.com/9tZqwMATzn
— VERSACE (@Versace) December 23, 2020
We’re sad to hear of the sudden passing of supermodel #StellaTennant, who appeared on the cover of STYLE in 2018. “Stella was a wonderful woman and an inspiration to us all,” her family said in a statement. “She will be greatly missed”. https://t.co/f2iMTVneww pic.twitter.com/FuHRxVZmoS
— Sunday Times Style (@TheSTStyle) December 23, 2020
Very shocked to hear that #StellaTennant has suddenly passed away. Here she is with her grandmother The Dowager Duchess of Devonshire Deborah. #RIPStellaTennant pic.twitter.com/WHVkx0Kgkm
— John Johnson (@howtoojj) December 23, 2020
Androgynous model, no gender rules.
Only charm.
#stellatennant pic.twitter.com/W06NUrHuH1— saraferrara (@saraferrara19) December 23, 2020
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