Hello dolls, 🌼
and welcome to "The World of 1960s Supermodels"!

Their bags were big, deep and back-breakingly heavy. Inside: twelve pairs of shoes, four hair pieces, rollers, six pairs of underwear, eight pairs of tights, pots of make-up, sticking plasters, false eyelashes, safety pins, a sewing kit, boxes of jewellery, scarves, aspirin and, usually, a good novel. They walked from one audition to another always ready to be put on the cover of a fashion magazine.
Today we’re talking about Models that shaped and defined the 60s!

By the late 1960s, London had become the top fashion market in Europe, known for its more organized and creative approach to modeling. This era saw the rise of models as celebrities, with names like Jean Shrimpton, Twiggy, and Penelope Tree dominating the scene and earning far more than those before them. Twiggy, in particular, became an icon at just 16, being named "The Face of '66."

Before there were creative directors there was just the model and the photographer and those two usually set the mood and scene for the pictures.

As one of the world's first supermodels, Jean Shrimpton spearheaded the new wave of cover girls spawned from the Swinging London movement. She was discovered by photographer David Bailey (whom she'd go on to have a higly-publicized 4-year relationship with) in 1960 and went on to cover countless fashion magazines and popularize the mini-skirt.

Youth was the defining feature of '60s beauty. Models like Jean Shrimpton, Pattie Boyd, Peggy Moffitt, Donyale Luna, Linda Keith, Naomi Sims, Jane Birkin, Twiggy, and Penelope Tree, became the faces of this new ideal. They were much younger than models seen in the 50s, often starting their careers in their teens. The emphasis on youth also played into the "baby doll" look that became popular later in the decade, particularly with Twiggy, whose boyish figure, large eyes, and pixie haircut made her the poster child for youthful, almost childlike beauty.

The profession of modeling changed drastically since these girls ran from one shoot to another hauling their big bags with beauty supplies and clothes around. It’s been sixty years since these pictures were shot but the beauty of these women is endlessly. Without them we wouldn’t have had the supermodels of the 80s and their iconic pictures and shoots are still referenced and honored today.

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⭐️ Hello dear dolls and welcome to my channel! My name is Emma Rosa Katharina and I'm making videos all about 1960s & 1970s fashion, makeup, music and pop-culture. I had a baby last spring and I'm uploading vlogs regularly sharing our life as a young family with you.So if you fancy the spirit of these long lost days I wanna welcome you to my world! On this channel, I upload videos every week surrounding topics such as vintage fashion, thrifting and all about the people that made the 60s & 70s so wonderful. So if you're looking for a little time travel back to the days of The Beatles, The Doors and the Rolling Stones I am happy to welcome you to my world! ⭐️

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