Countess Ines Cabarrus
of Taos, New Mexico
Retired Givenchy Model

Concerning HMS Crown products, Ines was one of HMS Crown's biggest advocates. She used only HMS Crown products. Shortly before her death, she wrote:
"Terry, As you know, the Royal Gold Serum is my mainstay; and The body cream (Royal Knight) is absolutely wonderful and also the hydrating mask!!!! My skin is not thirsting any more. ... Thanks for your help, you are a dear. Also the cream for my leg seems to help...." 
 
 

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HMS Crown honors the memory of Countess Ines Cabarrus of  Taos, New Mexico, who passed away following a brief illness in the Spring of 2008.

Ines was born in the Philippines and survived tragic personal horrors during World War II. She was eventually sent to live with relatives in Europe in the hope that she could put WW2 behind her. 

Europe welcomed the young Countess and she was involved in the art and culture of the day. As a five foot three inch petite young lady she was not a little surprised to find herself professionally engaged as a model for Givenchy. Who knows why Ines was chosen; perhaps because Ines was so striking and similar to Givenchy's world  famous patron, Audrey Hepburn, who made the petite look legendary overnight. Ms Hepburn, already a notable star in the era, was famous for movies such as Sabrina and Breakfast at Tiffany's. Thousands of women yet aspire to the look and style which both Ines and Audrey seemed to achieve effortlessly.

Then, as now, the taller ladies seem to be models of choice but Ines was often selected to model by Hubert de Givenchy (famous for haute couture clothing and perfume) and later by Yves Saint-Laurent (who is credited or blamed, according to one's viewpoint,  for making designer clothing available to the public). 

Ines began to find the pomp and circumstance of the designer world to be rather more shallow than she could tolerate. She began to long for a quieter more reflective life style and eventually moved to Taos, New Mexico where she constructed a magnificent domed home (known as the Hobbit House) on edge of the Great Gorge, the Rio Grande Gorge, where she lived a contemplative life in relative isolation. She said, "If Yves can be a recluse in Marrakech (Morocco), I can certainly aspire to a little privacy in New Mexico.

Ines had five children, "grown as they say", and maintained a great fellowship with the wild animals who daily visited her on the edge of the Rio Grand Gorge --- deer, coyotes, raccoons, and such, and of course, the ever present magpies, large crows, and the occasional eagle. She enjoyed her personal collection of art and maintained a wide correspondence with her friends, family, and acquaintances across the globe. 

Ines, a wonderful friend, is deeply missed.