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Jump to full article: New York Times, 2006-03-12
Intro: More than 70 years after dying in a plane crash, the godfather of tango, Carlos Gardel (below), remains one of the most revered celebrities in South America. In Buenos Aires, fans still place lighted cigarettes between the fingers of his statue, and such is his popularity that Gardel is claimed by Argentina, Uruguay and France as one of their own. Now he is being co-opted by the fashion world, turning up as a reference on the runway of Kris Van Assche (inset below). "Carlos Gardel is the iconic representation of everything I like about Argentina: the attitude, the pride in tango, the almost sacred ritual of dressing up," Van Assche says. Gardel's signature accessories were his tie, wide-brimmed hat and cigarette
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