Showing posts with label Jean Shrimpton. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jean Shrimpton. Show all posts

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Beautiful Girls

Fashion icons & idols of the 1960s. All photos scanned by me. Photo credits: David Bailey, Vogue magazine, Swinging Chicks of the '60's, Rock & Folk.

Twiggy
Bardot
Jayne Mansfield
Julie Christie
Sharon Tate
Goldie Hawn
Mia Farrow
Babs
Nico
Britt Ekland
Sue Murray
Jean Shrimpton

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

My favourite Vogue covers - Part one - The Sixties



Photography by Irving PennVeruschka - February 1969
I was given this UK Vogue cover for my Birthday, I was born in January 1969.  There was some confusion over which cover was my actual Birthday one as this Veruschka cover was also used for US Vogue in November 1968.  I'm glad it's this one as think this is a brilliant cover - Veruschka looks amazing, Irving Penn is a genius and I love the

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Fashion in the Swinging Sixties and the Girls Who Wore It Well

The following photos are scans of some of the leading models from the 60's. Jean Shrimpton, arguably the 60's most famous model.  Twiggy and Edie, waif blondes with huge eyes who changed culture and fashion with their bony, beautiful little bodies. Catherine Deneuve, another Bailey girl. And Sue Murray, one of the most beautiful girls on the planet.

A cool advert:
Jean Shrimpton:
Twiggy:
Edie:
Britt Eckland:
Catherine Deneuve:
And my new favorite, Sue Murray, the girl with the perfect face:
ALL IMAGES = MY SCANS.  Please do not repost without credit!

Photos mostly taken by David Bailey.  Scanned from the books:  Birth Of The Cool, Goodbye Baby & Amen, Swinging London, Swinging Chicks of the 60's, Blinds & Shutters, The Sixties: A Decade In Vogue, Birds Of Britain.  And one issue of Mademoiselle Age Tendre magazine.