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Tatler looks back to Yves Saint Laurent’s iconic muse, Loulou de la Falaise – cover star Ella Richards' great-aunt | Tatler

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As Ella Richards graces the cover of Tatler’s March issue, Natasha Leake looks back at the oh-so-fabulous life of the model’s great-aunt Loulou de la Falaise – a woman who was said to have been baptised with a drop of Schiaparelli perfume

Designer Yves Saint Laurent, Betty Catroux and Loulou de la Falaise Guy Marineau/Penske Media via Getty Images Paris, 1970: a swirling mist of champagne, parties and jazz bands, shadowy restaurant corners and late-night romances. In this melee, one of the most iconic fashion figures since Coco Chanel was formed: Loulou de la Falaise. A cross between Holly Golightly and Sally Bowles; a willowy figure, complete with bangles and occasional headscarf. She had sparkling eyes and a bohemian dress sense. With a cigarette in hand, she was the key fashion muse of Yves Saint Laurent – though it is…

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