Loulou de la Falaise...

An icon of fashion and Parisian elegance died a couple of days ago...

Louise Vava Lucia Henriette Le Bailly de la Falaise, known as Loulou de la Falaise, was born into a family where glamour and style felt natural. Her mother, Maxime, and her grandmother, Lady Roda Birley, marked their time with their particular fashion senses. Loulou was, from 1972, muse and best friend, together with Betty Catraoux, to Yves Saint Laurent. It was she who inspired the incredible jewelry of the maison, which was always her passion. She also worked as a mannequin.

For some years, she had her own jewelry boutiques and I remember accompanying my sister to buy a necklace on the one at Rue de Bourg.

After her marriage to an English Lord, she went out with Thadée Klossowski de Rola, son of the great artist Balthus. She was always related to the fashion world, worked for Harpers Bazaar and collaborated with Oscar de la Renta in his accessories line.

She had style and fantasy in her genes. And disappeared with only 63 years...