Photograph by Irving Penn of Katoucha Niane wearing exquisite jewels, US Vogue April 1988. This Guinean model was forced to emigrate several times during her childhood before settling in France at the age of 17. It was there in the 1980s that she began modelling for various designers, and ultimately became known as Yves Saint Laurent’s muse. Katoucha stopped modelling in 1994 to focus on activism and speak out against female circumcision. #objet_d_emotion…#valerydemure#jewellery#fashionjewelry#finejewellery#contemporarydesign#jewelry#finejewelry#art#modernart#sculpture#luxury#objetdemotion#handmade#instagood#designerjewellery#fashionjewellery#fineart#jewellerycollector#jewelrycollector#preciousstone#diamonds#silver#abstractart#jewel#jewels#artisan#abstract#craftsmanship#gold