Born on November 16, 1938, Katherine Pastrie was French, but what was of greater interest is that few girls of that nationality make good photographic models. There have been only a handful – Bettina, Sophie Malgat, Regine and the incomparable Maxime de la Falaise. French girls usually come a little small for the camera, whereas there are dozens of runway models who are beautifully French.
Katherine Pastrie in the 1960s
Pastrie was as French as ‘tarte aux pommes’ or ‘crème bruleé’ The energy and interest that she showed to men she could concentrate and apply to a camera. She was, and is still, a beautiful woman, brilliant at wooing the camera lens with her darting blackcurrant eyes and devastating pout.
Any gentleman who wishes to meet Pastrie today must have lunch with her. She married a Mr. Peter Bubb-Anthony and, together with her son and a dedicated French staff, they run a first-class bistro within a pig’s trotter of Smithfeld Market in London. On the corner of Faringdon Road you will see the sign ‘Bubbs’.
Take a look at these stunning photos to see portraits of a young Katherine Pastrie as a model in the 1960s.
Katherine Pastrie ‘The Modern Nefertiti’, photo by Leombruno-Bodi used for cover, Vogue, 1960
Katherine Pastrie in curried wool tweed cardigan suit with shreds of carrot and black over silk blouse by Jack Sarnoff, silk beret with black band by Emme, handbag by Lederer, photo by Frances McLaughlin-Gill, Vogue, February 1, 1960
Katherine Pastrie in Honan silk coat and dress flowered in blue, charcoal and pink by Ben Zuckerman, hat by Christian Dior-New York, photo by Karen Radkai, Vogue, February 1, 1960
Katherine Pastrie in one-piece linen dress split three ways by color, green bloused top with wide band of navy and white skirt, by Junior Sophisticates, shoes by Newton Elkin, photo by Leombruno-Bodi in Palm Beach, Vogue, 1960
Katherine Pastrie in red and white checked tweed suit by Monte Sano and Pruzan, pillbox by Halston, handbag by Gucci, photo by Tom Palumbo, Vogue, January 1960
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