The modeling world is mourning one of many authentic supermodels.

Tatjana Patitz, one of many high fashions of the ‘80s and ‘90s has died, her agent Corinne Nicolas, confirmed to the Related Press on Jan. 11. She was 56.

Whereas the agent famous to the outlet that Tatjana died following an sickness, a reason for dying has but to be revealed.

The German-born mannequin launched her profession within the mid-‘80s, the place she met longtime collaborator, photographer Peter Lindbergh, who captured Tatjana typically all through her profession, together with in his famed 1988 photograph “White Shirts: Six Supermodels, Malibu” in addition to the 1990 British Vogue cowl—additionally that includes Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista and Christy Turlington—all of whom are known as the “authentic supermodels.”

It was this iconic cowl of the 5—dubbed the “authentic supermodels”—that led to George Michael casting them in his “Freedom ’90” music video that yr. All through her profession, Tatjana modeled for manufacturers similar to Chanel, Donna Karan and Vivienne Westwood, and took to the runway for her final present at Milan Style Week in 2019. She walked for trend home Etro, for his or her Autumn/Winter 2019/20 assortment.