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    TheGirlWithTheGoldenEyes: God Tatiana! It's almost sad that you must be gorgeous on the outside - because you are so talentedly gorgeous on the inside. I bet few in your modeli... more »
    Glitterbug (likes life shaken, not stirred): That was a fantastic article, if heartbreaking. I had never heard of her before today, either. more »
    ObtuseIntolerant: I agree, Tatiana, you are ACES! more »
    misspell: Thank you for this. It's beautifully written, and it brings out the real pain and sickness of something that the general public prefers to see as a so... more »
    CHIC NOIR: Franken learned to let her agencies, or her husband, handle her affairs, to be engaging, solicitous, and on time, and to never worry about the future ... more »
    EdithHeadsChignon: "Then Came the Punk, Then Came the Sad" shall be the title of my autobiography more »
    Sukie in the Graveyard: God Damn It! Wiki has no article on Wallis. Bastards. more »
    littlebunnyfoofoo: You're a hell of a writer, Tatiana. Keep planning that book and taking notes ("bewildering curlicue of moments" - wow!) because I for one will be fi... more »
    msAnthrope: They all knew, and nobody directly intervened. but wallis made clear over and over again that she accepted the treatment from claude and that she love... more »
    the memorexe: Funny, a few months ago I was speaking with a friend who worked with Claude Montana--everyone around was convinced he pushed her out the window. One w... more »
    TheUptightMidwesterner: Modeling sounds like it is so dehumanizing and horrific..why keep doing it? I mean, if you see it eroding your sense of self, and you are treated like... more »
    PilgrimSoul: Can someone remind me why I'm supposed to find the fashion industry empowerfulling again? more »
    Mkp-hearts-NYC: This is really fascinating, Tatiana - thanks for another great essay, putting a whole life behind a beautiful face. more »
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    Suicide And Abuse In Fashion's Top Echelon

    In the spring of 1996, Italian Vogue cover model Wallis Franken stepped from her kitchen windowsill and fell to her death on the cobblestones below. Was her husband, the volatile designer Claude Montana, involved? More »