Tatjana Patitz (born 25 May 1966) is a German model and actress who
achieved international prominence in the 1980s and 1990s representing
fashion designers on runways and in magazines such as Elle, Harper's
Bazaar, and Vogue. Patitz is one of the "big five" supermodels who
appeared in the 1990 music video "Freedom! '90" by George Michael, and
is associated with the editorial, advertising, and fine-art works of
photographers Herb Ritts and Peter Lindbergh.In his 2015 book Models
of Influence: 50 Women Who Reset The Course of Fashion, Nigel Barker
reflected on Patitz's modeling career during the height of the
supermodel era in the 1980s and 1990s, writing that Patitz possessed
an exoticism and broad emotional range that set her apart from her
peers. In her 2012 memoir, creative director of Vogue Grace Coddington
regarded Patitz as one of the original supermodels and a must in
photographs and on the catwalk. Harper's Bazaar wrote, "Indeed,
Patitz's features almost confuse. Like Garbo or the Mona Lisa, the
inexplicable gifts of line and luminescence defy definition." Vogue
editor-in-chief Anna Wintour stated that Patitz had always been one of
her favorite models. Patitz's work bridged the eras of the
exhibitionist 1980s and the minimalist 1990s in an enduring way, as
Barker concluded, "The most lasting images of her are when she was
really looking like herself."Today, Patitz is an avid horsewoman who
continues her lifelong passion for animals and the environment by
campaigning for ecological causes and animal rights. Her
self-described eclectic and bohemian design aesthetic for residential
architecture and home design in her adoptive home state of California
has been recognized internationally.
achieved international prominence in the 1980s and 1990s representing
fashion designers on runways and in magazines such as Elle, Harper's
Bazaar, and Vogue. Patitz is one of the "big five" supermodels who
appeared in the 1990 music video "Freedom! '90" by George Michael, and
is associated with the editorial, advertising, and fine-art works of
photographers Herb Ritts and Peter Lindbergh.In his 2015 book Models
of Influence: 50 Women Who Reset The Course of Fashion, Nigel Barker
reflected on Patitz's modeling career during the height of the
supermodel era in the 1980s and 1990s, writing that Patitz possessed
an exoticism and broad emotional range that set her apart from her
peers. In her 2012 memoir, creative director of Vogue Grace Coddington
regarded Patitz as one of the original supermodels and a must in
photographs and on the catwalk. Harper's Bazaar wrote, "Indeed,
Patitz's features almost confuse. Like Garbo or the Mona Lisa, the
inexplicable gifts of line and luminescence defy definition." Vogue
editor-in-chief Anna Wintour stated that Patitz had always been one of
her favorite models. Patitz's work bridged the eras of the
exhibitionist 1980s and the minimalist 1990s in an enduring way, as
Barker concluded, "The most lasting images of her are when she was
really looking like herself."Today, Patitz is an avid horsewoman who
continues her lifelong passion for animals and the environment by
campaigning for ecological causes and animal rights. Her
self-described eclectic and bohemian design aesthetic for residential
architecture and home design in her adoptive home state of California
has been recognized internationally.
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