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Dame Lesley Lawson DBE ( née Hornby; born 19 September 1949), widely known by the nickname Twiggy, is an English model, actress, and singer. She was a British cultural icon and a prominent teenaged model during the swinging '60s in London.
Sep 19, 2018 · Below, check out some of Twiggy’s most iconic looks, from her classic ’60s shift dresses to her ’80s glam style, her relaxed, menswear-inspired ’90s wardrobe and everything in between.
Jun 22, 2024 · Twiggy, 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. Learn more about Twiggy’s life and career.
Dec 24, 2023 · Managed by her boyfriend, de Villeneuve, Twiggy took the fashion industry by storm. She was unusual for a model of the era — just 5'6" and very thin — but inspired countless copycats who imitated her exaggerated eyelashes and longed for her waifish frame. For Twiggy, fame was life-changing.
Mar 22, 2024 · Twiggy, 74, made a rare public appearance with husband Leigh Lawson at an event in London, England on Thursday, March 21. See a photo from the moment here.
Sep 19, 2014 · A look back at Twiggy, revealed in pictures and with quotes from Vogue, on her 65th birthday. By Laird Borrelli-Persson. September 19, 2014. Helen of Troy might have had the face that launched a...
Twiggy. Actress: The Boy Friend. Twiggy is a top model of the late 1960s, who made skinny an "inny," along with other famous skinny models such as Jean Shrimpton ("The Shrimp"), Veruschka von Lehndorff, and Penelope Tree ("The Tree").
Sep 18, 2014 · Jean Shrimpton, Penelope Tree and, of course, the extraordinary woman known as Twiggy (born Lesley Hornby) were, for several years in the mid-1960s, the heavily made-up faces of Swinging London...
Twiggy, born Lesley Hornby on September 19, 1949, is an English model, actress, and singer who rose to fame during the vibrant '60s in London. She became an emblematic figure of the swinging era and made an indelible mark on British heritage and global fashion.
Sep 19, 2023 · As ‘Close Up: The Twiggy Musical’ opens at the Menier Chocolate Factory, revisit Twiggy’s account of her storied modelling career in her own words, first published in Vogue in 2019.
