Style Icon: Twiggy
Twiggy is a living legend. Born Lesley Hornby, Twiggy became the “face of ’66″ and brought mod to the masses. The following is a brief exert of her stardom from the ever-trust-worthy wikipedia.
“In 1966, Nigel Davies noticed the young Lesley Hornby and offered her a modeling contract. She was only 16 and weighed 6½ stone (41 kg, 90 lbs).[4] Davies advised her to go by her childhood nickname, Twiggy, and renamed himself Justin de Villeneuve. After sweeping England as “The Face of ’66″ when her modeling pictures, taken by Barry Lategan, were made public, Twiggy arrived in New York in March 1967. It was believed that the Twiggy craze would die down within a month; however, she became an icon and a supermodel. Known for the high fashion mod look created by Mary Quant, Twiggy changed the world of fashion with her short-haired androgynous look[5]. She was also famous for drawing long, fake eyelashes under her bottom lashes.”
So let us celebrate the icon today. The girl who brought about the popular androgynous style and later became a judge on the ever-popular America’s Next Top Model. Mod was a revolution, and Twiggy was at the forefront. She’s one thing you must be to remain a legacy: unforgetable.
“Confusion is the best form of communication. It’s left to be unexplained.”-Twiggyy
