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Twiggy

Twiggy

Original vintage press photo:

17-YEAR OLD TWIGGY IN HOLLYWOOD

May 21th, 1967, New York, USA met originele persstempel (ABC-TV)

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Twiggy, (born September 19, 1949, London), British fashion model and actress whose gamine frame and mod look defined the fashion industry during much of the late 20th century. She is widely considered to have been one of the world’s first supermodels—a top fashion model who appears simultaneously on the covers of the world’s leading fashion magazines and is globally recognized by first name only.

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Twiggy’s father was a carpenter, and her mother a factory worker. Twiggy, then known as Dame Lesley Lawson, attended a high school for girls and in 1965, at age 15, she worked in a London hair salon. After spotting her photograph on the salon wall, a fashion journalist for the Daily Express newspaper interviewed her and published an article featuring her—christened Twiggy—as “The Face of ’66,” and she was subsequently voted British Woman of the Year. Twiggy began modeling extensively, quickly gaining international recognition, and her appearance on the cover of the U.S. edition of the leading fashion magazine Vogue (April 1967) heralded her rise to fame. Twiggy was soon considered iconic of the decade.

Daarna volgen, a singing-, acting-, more modelling and television career. She even made it to Broadway and won two Golden Globe awards. Way to go Twigs!

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Op deze geweldige foto (honestly: best Christmas gift ever!) zien we Twiggy, één maand na haar first appearence in Vogue. She is thé rising star and off course this take her straight to Hollywood. Alwaar ze haar grote betoverende ogen uitkijkt op deze magnificient picture. Twiggy, who made skinny an "inny."

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Machtig mooi ingelijst met museumglas én aan de achterkant ook glas zodat de foto met zijn originele persstempel (ABC-TV) goed zichtbaar is. Afmetingen lijst 33 bij 33 cm en foto 22 x 17 cm.

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