Tina Chow

[kimpossible]

This is (or was) China's mom just FYI. article and some pics

Given how enduring her influence has been, it’s surprising to realize Tina Chow was never a mainstream beauty. Half Japanese, half German-American, she started modeling as a teen (and did so sporadically her entire life), but it wasn’t until she moved to New York in the early seventies and became a Warhol-circle regular that her personal style gelled. Chow loved fashion and wore it with élan. She amassed a legendary collection of vintage clothing and counted Manolo Blahnik and Antonio Lopez among her closest friends. But it was her innate skill at pared-down elegance that still entrances: sleek, clipped hair, minimal makeup, a daily uniform of white T-shirts, black Kenzo trousers, and maybe one of her bamboo-wrapped crystal jewels. Proof that, as Yves Saint Laurent said, "fashion fades; style is eternal."

[SunWuKong]

she died of AIDS, right?

[kimpossible]

Tina Chow is China Chow's mother. China dated Marky Mark.

Yes, Tina died of AIDS.

[ChairmanMah]

what, was she a heroin addict?

[kimpossible]

Originally Posted by ChairmanMah

what, was she a heroin addict?

you know, i'm not sure but i think so. i tried to google some more info earlier and the majority of what comes up when i search tina chow is actually about china chow. i did read an article about her in like Amag or something but it was so long ago i can't remember details.

[ChairmanMah]

if you're screw up and do heroin, at least use a clean needle.

[kimpossible]

I think in her heydey it was before AIDS was epidemic.

[Shuriken]

I'm told that Tina Chow was the first female celebrity to publicize the fact that she was dying of AIDS before she passed away. Since she moved in gay circles, it's not out of the question that she may have contracted HIV through sex with a bisexual man (and I don't mean that as a slam against gays).

Her sister, Adelle Lutz, is the wife of former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne, and Adelle played the non-speaking role of Aung San Suu Kyi in the movie Beyond Rangoon.

[Napoleon Chynamite]

If she's half Japanese and half German-American, how the heck did she get the last name Chow?

[Shuriken]

Originally Posted by Gumby

If she's half Japanese and half German-American, how the heck did she get the last name Chow?

Chow is her married name. She married restautanteur Michael Chow, China's father. Her original name was Bettina Louise Lutz.

[ModernLogic]

Originally Posted by Hello_Hapa

This is (or was) China's mom just FYI. article and some pics

Ummm... props to her for being successful and all, but I don't find her the least attractive whatsoever.

But then again, I don't find most models attractive.