Respect! Supermodel Naomi Campbell In Tears At The Funeral of Legendary Fashion Designer Azzedine Alaïa In Tunisia 

An emotional supermodel Naomi Campbell was seen paying her respects to the late fashion designer Azzedine Alaïa as she attended his funeral at the Sidi Bou Said cemetery in Tunis, Tunisia on Monday.The visibly upset British model, 47, was supported by a group of pals after the popular designer passed away aged 77 on Sunday. Dressed in black feather-embellished coat, Naomi shielded her face behind sunglasses as she wept at the ceremony.Campbell and fellow fashion icon Farida Khelfa, close friends of Alaia, accompanied his remains from France to Tunisia, French Ambassador Olivier Poivre d’Arvor told AFP. Tunisia President Beji Caid Essebsi, Alaia’s relatives and public figures took part in the commemoration.Culture Minister Mohamed Zine El Abidine paid tribute to Alaia, saying the designer’s work had expressed “the quintessence, the beauty, the fertile imagination” of Tunisia. Alaia was born to a farming family in Tunisia in 1940 and studied sculpture at the capital’s fine arts school before working at a modest neighbourhood dressmaker’s shop.He moved to Paris in the late 1950s, working briefly for Dior and Guy Laroche before going solo, winning a reputation for sexy designs celebrating the female form. His muses ranged from French actress and singer Arletty to Hollywood icon Greta Garbo and statuesque Jamaican singer and actress Grace Jones.Photo Credit: Getty

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