Ms. Patchett was among a handful of photographic models who dominated that era, a sorority that included Dovima, Dorian Leigh, Suzy Parker, Evelyn Tripp and Lisa Fonssagrives, who was married to Mr. Penn.
And his comics are filled with lesbian bondage play, often modeled on his (idiosyncratic) academic work on sorority initiation rituals.
The step teams, from African-American college sororities, were brought over by Mr. Owens to "model" for his Paris show.
Mr. Ungaro's spring collection, for example, revolved around bright-colored printed chiffons and pink suits and models cheerfully coming down the runway arm in arm like sorority sisters at an 80's theme-night party at Ole Miss.
Lobbyists hired by the fraternity and sorority groups suggested taking steps to expand beyond Congress, including the development of "a model bill for introduction in state legislatures," according to a strategy brief prepared for NPC and obtained by HuffPost.
As his public persona has grown, his Paris runway shows have become increasingly theatrical, sometimes by design, sometimes not, featuring a performance by step dancers from American college sororities one season, male nudity that ignited worldwide controversy another and, just weeks ago, a model who went rogue with a protest sign addressing German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Nowhere is their sense of sorority more evident than in the women's locker room, where pictures of Barack Obama and male models with rippling torsos provide a little relief after a long shift, and jars of hair products like Queen Helene Styling Gel clutter the sink counters.
Welcome, new sorority sisters!
Other sorority members shared similar stories.
