Betty Catroux

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Betty Catroux (born Betty Saint) is a former Chanel model[1] and fashion icon who has been cited as a muse by both Yves Saint Laurent and Tom Ford. Saint Laurent has called her his twin sister[2] and referred to her as his female incarnation.[3] Tom Ford was so inspired by her that he dedicated his debut YSL Rive Gauche collection to her.[2]

Catroux is famed for her long white-blond hair, lanky body, gaunt features, and androgynous appearance.[4] Catroux and Saint Laurent met, according to her, in a "very, very gay" nightclub in Paris, Regine's in the 1960s and have been friends ever since.

[edit] Personal Life

She is the only child of Carmen Saint, a Brazil-born French socialite,[1][2] and Elim O'Shaughnessy, an American diplomat.

In 1968, Betty Saint married French interior decorator François Catroux, a son of General Georges Catroux. The couple has two daughters: Maxime, a book editor at Flammarion,[3] and Daphné, who is married to Count Charles-Antoine Morand.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Yves in New York. Time (1968-09-27). Retrieved on 2008-02-08.
  2. ^ a b Laird Borrelli. Betty Catroux: Beauty Icon. Style.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-07.
  3. ^ Suzy Menkes (2006-09-04). Karl and Yves in the Decadent '70s. International Herald Tribune. Retrieved on 2008-02-08.
  4. ^ Suzy Menkes (2002-01-08). Saint Laurent Designs an Elegant Exit. International Herald Tribune. Retrieved on 2008-02-07.
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