Kat Von D

Kat Von D (born Katherine von Drachenberg, March 8, 1982), is an American tattoo artist, model, musician, entrepreneur, and television personality. She is best known for her work as a tattoo artist on the TLC reality television show LA Ink, which premiered August 7, 2007, in the United States and ran for four seasons.

Early life

Kat Von D was born in Montemorelos, Nuevo León, Mexico. Her Seventh-day Adventist Church missionary parents, father René and mother Sylvia or Silvia Galeano, were born in Argentina, of German, Italian and Spanish descent, respectively. Von D has a sister, Karoline and a brother, Michael. She moved with her family to the Los Angeles area at age 4 and grew up in Colton, California. Von D was classically trained in piano beginning at age 6. She particularly appreciates Ludwig van Beethoven.

Kat Von D credits her grandmother, Clara von Drachenberg, as an inspiration for her in music and art, and the Latino culture of Los Angeles as a major influence on her tattoo art and style. She began listening to the Ramones, Misfits, and other punk rock bands at the age of 12. She got her first tattoo at 14 and quit school at 16 to become a tattoo artist.

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Urban decay

Urban decay (also known as urban rot and urban blight) is the process whereby a previously functioning city, or part of a city, falls into disrepair and decrepitude. It may feature deindustrialization, depopulation or changing population, restructuring, abandoned buildings, high local unemployment, fragmented families, political disenfranchisement, crime, and a desolate, inhospitable city landscape.

Since the 1970s and 1980s, urban decay has been associated with Western cities, especially in North America and parts of Europe (mostly Britain and France). Since then, major structural changes in global economies, transportation, and government policy created the economic and then the social conditions resulting in urban decay.

The effects counter the development of most of Europe and North America; in countries beyond, urban decay is manifested in the peripheral slums at the outskirts of a metropolis, while the city center and the inner city retain high real estate values and sustain a steadily increasing populace. In contrast, North American and British cities often experience population flights to the suburbs and exurb commuter towns; that is, white flight. Another characteristic of urban decay is blight—the visual, psychological, and physical effects of living among empty lots, buildings and condemned houses. Such desolate properties are socially dangerous to the community because they attract criminals and street gangs, contributing to the volume of crime.

Make Up For Ever

Make Up For Ever is a French cosmetics brand owned by LVMH., It was created in 1984 by make-up artist Dany Sanz. LVMH acquired the brand in 1999 and accelerated its growth. It is available at cosmetics stores such as Sephora and regional pro stores like Nigel Beauty Emporium.

History

Dany Sanz started out as a make-up artist for a friend's theatre production. Sanz created the first professional makeup school in Europe in the 1970s. She began to formulate unique textures to make up for the limited professional products offered at the time. In 1984, MAKE UP FOR EVER was created. During the day she was a professor and during her free time she would create new formulas for products in the basement of the future boutique at 5 rue La Boétie in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. This spot is now a meeting place for the makeup artists of Paris and all over the world. Dany Sanz was now a makeup creator and company director, along with her husband Jacques Waneph. In 2004, Nicolas Cordier was named CEO and formed a manager/creator team with Dany Sanz.