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Jean Rosemary Shrimpton (born 7 November 1942) [4] is an English model and actress. She was an icon of Swinging London and is considered to be one of the world's first supermodels . [ 3 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] She appeared on numerous magazine covers including Vogue , [ 8 ] [ 9 ] Harper's Bazaar , Vanity Fair , Glamour , Elle , Ladies' Home Journal ...
English: In these ABC clips, Jean Shrimpton's simple attire and breezy manner is a stark reminder of the widening generation gap during the 1960s, a decade in which stuffy traditions were actively questioned. ABC Fashion Finals: 'The Shrimp' and 'Jean Shrimpton at Melbourne Cup day', broadcast on 6.11.1965 and 30.10.1965.
The model Jean Shrimpton was another icon and one of the world's first supermodels. [20] She was the world's highest paid [21] and most photographed model [22] during this time. Shrimpton was called "The Face of the '60s", [23] in which she has been considered by many as "the symbol of Swinging London" [21] and the "embodiment of the 1960s". [24]
Twiggy is one of the first international supermodels and a fashion icon of the 1960s. [10] Her greatest influence is Jean Shrimpton, [11] [12] whom Twiggy considers to be the world's first supermodel. [12] She has said she based her "look" on Pattie Boyd. [13] Twiggy herself has been described as the successor to Shrimpton. [1] [14] [15] [16]
The garment Shrimpton and Rolfe developed for Derby Day was a simple white shift dress. However, DuPont had not supplied enough fabric to complete the intended design, so at Shrimpton's suggestion, Rolfe improvised, by finishing the hemline 4 in (10 cm) above the knee.
The "Swinging London" scene was aptly reflected in his Box of Pin-Ups (1964): a box of poster-prints of 1960s celebrities including Terence Stamp, The Beatles, Mick Jagger, Jean Shrimpton, P. J. Proby, Cecil Beaton, Rudolf Nureyev and East End gangsters, the Kray twins. The Box was an unusual and unique commercial release. It reflected the ...
Shrimpton is model Jean Shrimpton's younger sister and was the girlfriend of the Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger from 1963 to 1966. [1] According to the Stones biographer Stephen Davis, their 1966 album Aftermath was a source of embarrassment for Shrimpton, since "people generally identified her with the [album's] scathing put-downs", and that it led to an argument she and Jagger had while ...
Jean Shrimpton in 1965 Bill Wyman in 1975. Lead singer Pat DiNizio wrote the lyrics to the song on the back of a cocktail napkin on a flight home from Boston to New York City. The Smithereens had shared a bill with the Boston band The Bristols, whose bassist Kim Ernst had caught DiNizio's attention. [2]