10 most iconic photos of Twiggy
Beautiful women have long stood as muses for modern art. Christie Brinkley famously inspired Billy Joel’s hit "Uptown Girl", while Marie Antoinette’s breasts are said to have served as the mould for the champagne coupe. But, how many women can say that their face is synonymous with an entire decade in history?
Twiggy – born Lesley Hornby – burst onto the fashion scene at just 16 years old. With a sparrow thin frame, doll like features and androgynous look, she was unlike anything the modelling world had seen at the time. A Vogue journalist once said of her unique appeal “Her face might have been conceived by a computer to match the requirements of a face of the sixties”.
Scroll through the gallery above to see the 10 most iconic photos of Twiggy that capture the essence of the swinging 60s.
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