Edie Sedgwick

[Mercedes]

Edie’s Biography: http://www.warholstars.org/stars/edie.html

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from http://www.audartgallery.com

Edie Sedgwick, the princess of Andy Warhol's Factory, lived only 28 years. When it came to fashion, she had a style of her own. Black tights,
high heels, skimpy tops and the longest earrings she could find.
"I was invited to a party in the Hamptons and I had spent all my money on a new dress with nothing left over for shoes. Edie walked me into her closet and said Help yourself. When I dropped by to return the shoes, she said, Keep them. They're yours. That was almost forty years ago. I still wear those beautiful satin pumps, and my daughter is NOT allowed to borrow them". Samantha Adler (nee Kirkin)

[Mercedes]

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With a steady hand and a tiny brush, each eye was lined, both top and bottom, in black, sometimes in "shiny black". The line would be extended from one quarter to one half an inch beyond the outer edge of the eye, for a more dramatic effect. Eyeshadow was then applied over the entire lid and right up to the brow line.

Sometimes, for added drama, another line was drawn along the crease of the eye The lashes were curled, before applying several coats of mascara, and powder (usually baby powder) was dusted onto the wet lashes between each application. This added volume to the lashes. Eyebrows, already tweezed and plucked to achieve the desired "arch", were thickened and darkened with eyebrow pencil, usually several shades darker than the woman's hair color. It was not uncommon to see women with blonde hair having black lined eyes and black eyebrows. Eyelash curlers were also used, sometimes between applications of mascara, which made for very sticky business, indeed. By the mid 1960's false eyelashes were all the rage and one Cosmopolitan beauty article suggested curling and applying mascara to the natural lashes before applying the false lashes, for "double impact". The mouth was played down with pearlized lipstick, in pale shades. Mary Quant began making transparent lipsticks which were eventually referred to as gloss. Edie Sedgwick had dramatic eyes, but she also used her eyebrow pencil for something else.

Edie Sedgwick's beauty mark may have been natural. We have never seen a photograph of her without it, but we have noticed variations in size, so she undoubtedly darkened or enlarged it, from time to time.

Backcombing damaged the hair but women of the 1960's were willing to sacrifice healthy hair to be in vogue -- until the genius of Vidal Sassoon changed the way women viewed hairstyles. Many, including Edie Sedgwick, opted for the slick mod cuts being churned out at Vidal's Madison Avenue salon.

[Mercedes]

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[luxmode]

mercedes! great topic...she was so interesting and had such a unique look. thanks for posting the information and photos. she wore a lot of leotards, no?










these are from www.billyname.com - he's got tons of pics...really interesting times.

[Nemova]

Thanks for the pics and the thread, Mercedes.

[nycgirl84]

I love her! thanks for the thread.

[tangerine]

Edie! Thanks for this thread, Mercedes. Great shots and links from you and luxmode.

[Mercedes]

Originally Posted by luxmode

mercedes! great topic...she was so interesting and had such a unique look. thanks for posting the information and photos. she wore a lot of leotards, no?
these are from www.billyname.com - he's got tons of pics...really interesting times.

Great pics luxmode (post more )! I agree completely, her (much too brief) life was fascinating.

Glad you're enjoying the thread Nemova, nycgirl84 and tangerine.

[luxmode]

Ok, I couldn't resist posting this! They were so cute together.

[Jadee]

She was Lovely

Do you know that Sienna Miller will play the role of Edie ?
I don't really like that but I can't think of anyone else to play the role.

[Meg]

oh how cool. I love hearing about all these interesting people from the 60's who lived such vibrant but short lives. I was unfamiliar with her. Thanks! Keep the pictures and info coming!

[Estella*]

mercedes!

the first picture of her dancing is great! and those eyebrows! she could have been in the recent chanel couture show!...let´s see what i can find.
sorry if i´m double-posting anything that has been posted before, i sometimes can´t see all the pictures.

[Tinuviel]

Wow. She's fascinating! Thanks for the thread!

[jennifer~]

Another fan here. Rare photos in this thread...

She's very beautiful. Why did she die so young?