~Twiggy~

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BackgroundInfo:
RealName:
LesleyHornby
Aftermarriage:LesleyLawson
Marriedtwice-firsttoMichaelWitneyin1977
marriedasLeighLawsonin1988
NicknameTwiggycamefromherhairdresserandmanagerboyfriend(NigelDavies,
butshechangeditto:JustindeVilleneuve)
persuadedhertochangenametoTwiggy,becauseofchildhoodnickname:
Twigs,andlaterchangedthattoTwiggy
Born:
September19,1949

Height,Weight:
56(167cm)
112lbs(51kg)

Yearknown:1966Twiggyemergesasthedecadesmostfamousmodel(Book:fashionofa
decade)

YoungAge(InGeneral):
TransformedfromaSwingingSixtiesmodgirltoabrooding,high-fashionhippie,inthis
ethniccostumeof1969.(Book:fashionofadecade)

Occupation:Englishmodel,actress,singer
modeledinFrance,Japan,andUS
OnVogueandTheTatler
magazines
Ilikegirlishthingswithoutfrills,boysclothes,andthingsthat
reallyfit,TwiggytoldVoguein1967.(Vogue)
ownamericanpublication
HerMod,ModTeenWorld
Whoinfluencedher-JeanShrimpton
Twiggyconsidersherasthefirstworldwidemodel
sometimesTwiggyisdescribedasShrimptonssuccessor

YoungAge(Modeling):
Modeling-1965-1970
Whatshesaid
IhatedwhatIlookedlike,soIthoughteveryonehadgonestarkravingmad
"BackthenIwaslayeringthreepairsoffalseeyelashesovermyownandwould
paintextra'twigs'onmyskinunderneath."(Book:fashionofadecade)
knownforthinbuild,largeeyes,longeyelashes,shorthair
KnowninSwingingLondon
termthatappliedtowhatwashappeninginthe60sinLondon
Fashion,Culturalscene
becameinternationalsensationin1967modelinginFrance,Japan,America,
by17,wasoneofthemostwellknownandfamousfacesonplanet

YoungAge(Acting):
Actress
OwnseriesTwiggysPeople
Interviewedcelebs
JudgeonAmericasNextTopModel
TheBoyFriend(film1971)
MadameSousatzka(film1988)

Looks:
Looks-whatshewasknowfor
boyishly-shorthaircut
stick-thinfigure
Prominentdarkeyelashes
Personificationofmod-girllook
Wafer-thin,hairhanginglooselyorcroppedshortinthenewVidalSassoon
cuts,theiryouthfulorevenboyishfeatureswereverydifferentfrommanyolder
models,buttheyfittedinperfectlywiththenewmoodinfashion
YounggirlstriedtocopytheTwiggylookofheavilymade-upgianteyes
Looks-modeling
Hippie(aftereverythingsubsided)
turtlenecksweaters--mostlyred
plainbackgrounds
eitherface/uppertorsoorfullbodyinpicture
showshowskinnysheis
blackandwhite
focusedoneyecolorandlashes
hairisslickedtotheside

 lipisalwaysclearglossed,(neverlipstick)
bigearringsornone
At16,Iwasafunny,skinnylittlething,alleyelashesandlegs.Andthensuddenly,
peopletoldmethatitwasgorgeous.Ithoughtthattheyhadgonemad.(picture
,Vogue)

PeopleinherLife:
Managers
JustindeVilleneuvewhohasbeenlookingafterhersince1966
boyfriendandhairdresser
Shefiredhimbecauseclaimeditwasduetoherlongeyelashesandless
becauseofhisgoodworkthatwasreleasedinthenewspaper,TheFaceof
66
showsthatsheknewitwasallaboutherlooks
couldveledtobeginningofherinfluencingpeople
Photographers
famousfashiondesignerRudiGernreich
Designers
MaryQuant
sponsoredTwiggy--helpedhercareerbloom
launchednewideaofmini-skirts
usedtwiggymodelsinherboutiques
understoodthatfashionwasbeingmadeFortheyoungfromthe
young(Book:fashionofadecade)
originalbutexpensive
miniswerebestsellingwiththeyoungb/citspracticalandeffectivefor
them
miniwaspartofthemod-girlimage-thereforesinceitwassopopular,
sowasthelook
somesawminiasgreaterfreedomandrelaxationinadress
OtherModels
JeanShrimpton,PenelopeTree
Leonardshairsalononmayfair
barrylategan
personwhophotographedher
picsmadeherfamous

LeonardhungthemupinhissalonandDeidreMcSharryoftheDailyExpresssaw
themandsaid"Whoisthisgirl?"Anywayshephonedusupandwewentalongtoher
officeandshewrotethisbigarticleonmewhichappearedintheDailyExpress
declaringmethenew'FaceOf'66'anditallhappenedfromtherereally!"-Barry
Lategan(x)-Twiggyofficialsite

Oldage-(now)
AutobiographythatwasontheBestSellersList
Showspopularity
TwiggyinBlackandWhite
Backpedalingofherchoices
States"Iwasveryskinny,butthatwasjustmynaturalbuild.Ialwaysate
sensiblybeingthinwasinmygenes(x)(website)
shewantspeopletoknowthatshewasnttryingtopromoteskinnygirls(but
othersfeeldifferently)
DesignerforMarksandSpencersin2012
launchanexclusiveclothingcollectionfortheWomenrange
modelledfortelevision,posteradswithMyleeneKlass,ErinO'Connor,LilyCole

Information:
Twiggy,JeanShrimpton,andPenelopeTreecreatedthemod-girllook
Theirhairwaseithershortorlooselyhung,butverythin
differedfrommodelsbeforetheirtimeb/ctheyhadboyishfeatures
howeveritfitthenewsenseoffashioninthedecade
sheinfluencedmanyyoungteenagegirlstowanthugeeyes
Fashionwasbeingrecreatedandwasturnedupsidetown
Hippie
longhairforboyswasoftendiscouragedorbannedinschools,whilethelongmaxi
skirt-ahippiespinoff-arousedthesameangerasthemini.Manygirlsflauntedboth
fashions,wearingtheshortestofskirtsunderthelongestofcoats.
showsthatgirlsreallylookuptotheideasbeingprojected
wanttoconform
Twiggyinfluencedthatwithhermodelingoftheminiskirt
butalsoshowsthatgirlswillgoagainstsocietytowearwhattheywant
long,flowingrobeswithloosehair
everyonewantedtogrowouttheirhair
eventhemodelknownforhershorthaircuts,Twiggy,wantedtogrowoutherhairto
herwaist
influencesothersaswellb/cshesiconic
In60s,startofbluejeans
dressingdown
laidbackattitude
clothingstyle

Legacy:

 Madegirlssensitiveaboutweight
becauseshebelievedthatherbodytypewaswhatwasright
nowadaysgirlswantbigeyesandeyelashes
OthersReactions
Boyishlythinimagewascriticisedasanunhealthybodyidealforwomen
MarkCohen,presidentofLeedsWomensShopsaid,Herlegsremindedmeof
twopaintedworms.
MetropolitanMuseumofArts2009catalogueofStyle:ModelasMuse
EmbodyingFashionstatedthatTwiggysadolescentphysiquewastheperfect
framefortheandrogynousstylesthatbegantoemergeinthe1960s.
In1967,whenTwiggyarrivedatNYinMarch,TheNewYorker,Life,and
Newsweekreportedonherphenomenon.NewYorkerdevotedalmost100
pages.
everyonewantedtoseeher(themodelthatchangedfashion)

Thesis:

Twiggysleadershipofstartingthenewfoundfashionofskinny,big-eyed,longlashes,
andboyishhaircutlooksinthe1960scausedyoungergirlstostrivetolooklikeher.Although
hertimeinthespotlightisover,Twiggyslegacycontinuestogrowglobally,spreadingthe
messagewithhelpfromothermodels,photographers,andwriters,thatinordertobe
beautiful,onemustbeskinny.

Books:
TwiggyinBlackandWhite(x)
TwiggyandJustin(x)
Twiggy:ALifeinPhotographs(x)

Sections:
MiddlePanel
Leadership
Accomplishments
acting
herbooks
autobiography
designerformarksandspencer
Modeling

 lookabove
Whatshewasknownfor(Looks)
lookabove
Legacy
Complications
herimpactalongw/othericonicfigures
Lastingmark
regrets
interviews
girlsperceptionnowadays

MightalsowanttoaddthatYounggirlstriedtocopytheTwiggylookofheavily
made-upgianteyes,andtheShrimplookofJeanShrimpton,withherbangsofhair.Mary
QuantusedTwiggymannequinsinherchainofboutiques.
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Introduction:

LesleyLawson,morecommonlyknownasTwiggy,isanEnglishmodelwhohas
especiallyinfluencedthelate1960s.Shewasintendedtomodelforonlyonephoto,
showingoffaboyish,yetstylishhaircut,butwhenLeonardrealizedherpotential,asked
hertomodelinotherphotoshoots.Hephotographedafewshotsofherwhich
appearinginsideamagazine.Shegrewincreasinglypopular,andsoonworkedherway
ontothecoverofvariousmagazines.Attheageof16,Twiggysshorthaircuteventually
ledhertothetitle,TheFaceof66.Shebecameoneofthebrandedmostinfluential
faceinthefashionworld.NotonlydidshebecomeasuccessinLondon,butlessthan
twoyearsaftershestarredinherfirstphotoshoot,shemodeledintheUnitedStates,
andpartsofAsia(internationally.)Twiggysleadershipofstartingthenewfoundfashion
ofskinny,big-eyed,longlashes,andboyishhaircutlooksinthe1960scausedyounger
girlstostrivetolooklikeher.Althoughhertimeinthespotlightisover,Twiggyslegacy
continuestogrowglobally,spreadingthemessagewithhelpfromothermodels,
photographers,andwriters,thatinordertobebeautiful,onemustbeskinny.