Irina Lăzăreanu

Personal style Lăzăreanu is known for her quirky, vintage-inspired style – which has arguably contributed to the rise of her modelling career. When asked about her style, Lăzăreanu says: "I’m very influenced by the whole 1960s–1970s London era, not only in terms of my clothes but also in terms of the music I listen to, the movies I watch, the writers I read. Those influences probably translates into my personal style in an unconscious way." As a result of her striking features and rock'n'roll semblance, Lăzăreanu has developed the status of 'official muse' to designers Nicolas Ghesquière and Karl Lagerfeld, with whom she shot the Chanel Cruise campaign.

Lăzăreanu co-wrote the song "La Belle et la Bête" which featured Kate Moss on the Babyshambles' Down in Albion album.

She recorded a folk album, entitled Some Place Along the Way, which musician Sean Lennon produced and collaborated on. It was to be released in late 2006 but was delayed until 2010. Lăzăreanu has said that "My music isn't commercial ... I just want to learn from people and do the best I can do" and cites Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Leonard Cohen and Joan Baez as her musical influences.

In December 2007, during a special presentation for Chanel in London, Lăzăreanu debuted four songs off her album, which acted as the soundtrack to the show. Sean Lennon accompanied her on guitar.

In June 2010 Lăzăreanu organized a benefit concert in New York City and was set to perform with Doherty, Lennon, Charlotte Kemp Muhl, and Adam Green. Doherty was, however, refused entry into the United States – despite having a visa. The band played without him.

In 2014, Lăzăreanu performed again with Mark Ronson and with Josephine de la Baume, at Paris Fashion Week.

Since then, she has performed as a musical guest or as a DJ for Fashion Week parties, launches and at several music festivals including Coachella, South by Southwest and at Cannes Film Festival

Author In 2022 her book, Runway Bird, was published by Flammarion.

Personal life Lăzăreanu has twice been briefly engaged to musician Pete Doherty, first for a period in 2004 following the break-up of his band the Libertines and then for the second time in October 2007.