Kat Von D

Katherine Von Drachenberg(born on March 8, 1982), is one of the best female American tattoo artists and, a model, musician, author, entrepreneur, and television personality. Better known as Kat Von D, based on her best work as a tattoo artist on the TLC reality television.

Von D is also famous for her cosmetic line that launched in 2008.

Kat Von D Biography

Age & Nationality

Kat Von D is an American citizen native-born in Montemorelos, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, 37 years of age as of 2019, still active in her businesses. She is born to an Argentinian couple.

Family, Early Life & Personal Life

Her Argentinean parents, Rana Dranchenberg and Sylvia Galeano are both from different descent. The father of German descent while the mother of Italian-Spanish ancestry. Von D shares a close bond with her siblings – brother Michael Von Dranchenberg and sister Karoline Von Dranchenberg.

They migrate to Los Angeles, when at the age of 4 years and settled down in Colton, California. And California, her parents exposed her to piano classes at the age of  6 years old, developing a liking for Ludwig van Beethoven’s masterpieces.

She then developed an artistic interest due to her grandmother’s love towards the prevailing music culture in Los Angeles. It helped her reflect her tattoo arts and styles.

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She decides to quit drinking after her consumption of alcohol started threatening her work.

Kat Von D’s Wedding

Oliver Peck

Von D married fellow tattoo artist Oliver Peck in 2003.

The couple then divorced later that year. She then dated Alex “Orbi” Orbison from 2007-2008 then separating, as documented to the first season of LA Ink. She then heads on to dating Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx. 

Rafael Reyes

On February 21, 2018, she decides to be married to Rafael Reyes(from the band Prayers). The couple commemorates their marriage ceremony on June 2 at Beverly Hills Hotel.

The bride and groom unsurprisingly are sported in rather uncommon looks. Von D steers clear of a standard white dress, and instead choosing to walk down the aisle in a red, long-sleeve, ruffled gown by Adolfo Sanchez. She topped off her ensemble with a matching lace veil and red horns in her hair and The groom outfit to a matching jacket and pant combo with silver ornamentation.

Kat Von D’s Baby

Von D announces the arrival of her firstborn child, Leafar Von D Reyes, with husband Leafar Seyer. They both welcome baby Leafar on social media(Instagram), Posting a picture of the proud dad holding him in his arms.

Kat Von D’s Career

Kat Von D Beauty

Her makeup line became a root of the controversy after realizing a lipstick called “Selektion“, was contemplated inappropriate in its native Germany where this is the term used by the Nazis to decide who would be chosen to either be put to work or death upon arrival to the concentration camps. This led to the lipstick being renamed to “Beloved”.

Von D’s Noble, (from liquid lipstick)was launched, debuting the eye-catching matte lipstick.

On September 2, 2010, Von D opens the art gallery and boutique, Wonderland Gallery, in the space next door to High Voltage Tattoo. She then launches the cloth lines KVD Los Angeles and Kat Von D Los Angeles in the US and Canada in fall 2011.

 Von D shade and light

Tattoo

Von D appeared two seasons of  Miami Ink, the reality Tv show taped at 305 Ink in Miami for the cable network TLC. She was offered the position of Darren Brass after he broke his elbow, preventing her from tattooing.

She eventually acquired her own TLC series, LA Ink, which chronicled her work at her tattoo shop, High Voltage Tattoo, in Hollywood California. 

Von D broke the Gunness World Record of most tattoos given by a single person in 24 hours, with a total of 400.

House

She listed her 1920s Spanish-style home for $2.5 million recently and then removed it, but not before giving the world a glimpse of her Gothic style.

Von D’s Palettes

Kat Von D’s Networth

Von D has achieved a lot in her venturing out as an entrepreneur and as a businesswoman. Her estimated net worth is $10 million for now.

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