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Alber Elbaz
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You're right, people in the late 20's started drawing lines on their eyelids and eyelashes. It was wayyyyy before Edie Sedgwick.
I'm thinking even further back to the days of Cleopatra
Edie began wearing very provocative clothes and makeup in NY in 1964. This was before she became famous and appeared in magazines and movies. The only girls you saw made up that way was in fashion magazines, but her creativity made it unique to her. It didn't matter where or who it began with but she was the one who made it iconic. Dior did a tribute to her a few years ago, with that same crappy makeup by Pat Mcgrath, it was a nice tribute, but it looked nothing like Edie.
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I'd say Twiggy was really the one who made it iconic. Edie was semi-famous for less than a year & mostly only in New York, while as Twiggy was world famous.
Vogue Editor Gloria Schiff: "We had an idea what we wanted to do with her [Edie]. I knew we wanted to put black lingerie on her and that she would be terrific; she was so blonde and pale and light. Her hair was a bit of a problem because she hadn't done very much with it. Her hair was not in what is called 'first-rate' condition. Fortunately, this charming little hairdresser called Ingrid from Kenneth's brought some hairpieces. Since the phtos were black and white, there was no problem matching the hair and the wilder and the larger the hairpieces Ingrid put on, the smaller and more beautiful Edie's face became - like a little bird's. Her eyes were black, like a snake's. She was unbelievably appealing and photogenic. We put some blush on her and lots of mascara and gloss on the lips to give them some life, and the rest was all her. She was an enchanting, remarkable creature of the moment. "
Photo courtesy of Gianni Penati
Edie in Vogue 15 March 1968
Edie in Vogue 15 March 1968
Yeah I know, but she had it made for mer, Edie did it all herself.
I agree. as much as I love edie, twiggy represents the 60s in a more universal way
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Edie was very different from everyone else at that time though. It was her whole look that mad her famous not just her make up. She took the mod look and did something a little bit different, she put different looks together to create a whole new look. And then on top of that she had unusual hair and unusual friends which made her stand out even more. Technically, you could say that flappers started the super short dress/shirt look and ancient Egyptians were the first to draw dark lines on their eyelids but you could say that about any style. It all has to start somewhere but it's what people to do improve and bring something new to it that makes them stand out.
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