Suzy Parker

[iluvjeisa]

Suzy Parker (1932-2003) is considered by many as the first supermodel. Her long and extremely successful career was launched in 1946 with a little help from her sister Dorian Leigh (Parker), also a top model of the time. Dorian had to convince the rest of the fashion elite that Suzy's height 5'9 was not a problem - Suzy was considered quite the giantess. Suzy was probably even more successful than her sister - she was the face of countless campaigns and a very common sight in Vogue.

Suzy later became an actress, and had some success in that profession. She married three times and had four children.

(Suzy Parker at myspace http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=107252721)

 

[iluvjeisa]

There are more pix of Suzy out there than there are of Dorian, probably mostly because of her movie career but perhaps also because Dorian's decline made her a bit of a persona non grata.

1) from ebay.
2) from tias.com
3) by Dahl-Wolfe (myspace)
4) myspace

 

[iluvjeisa]

Among her admirers are Eileen Ford who said "She was the most beautiful thing you can imagine" and Richard Avedon who has once said "Suzy Parker gave emotion and reality to the history of fashion photography. She invented the form, and no one has surpassed her." He has also said that Suzy was almost too beautiful for his taste as a photographer, as he liked a challenge.

 

[iluvjeisa]

Vintage shot by Avedon, just reprinted in the November 2007 140th Anniversary issue of Harper's Bazaar.

 

[iluvjeisa]

That's a stunning picture, thank you

 

[jackieonassis]

^ That's from funny face! I love that movie.
Yes, she is totally stunning

 

[Echoes]

In "The '60s: A Decade in Vogue," a great coffee table book, there is a color photo of Suzy with her infant daughter from her second marriage, who has the unlikely and lengthy name of Georgia Belle Florian Coco Chanel de la Salle.

Coco Chanel was the child's godmother.

In "Chanel ... and Her World," by Edmonde Charles-Roux there is a picture of Chanel with the stable of mannequins she used consistently, and Suzy, of course, is one of them. She met the designer in 1952.

http://www.post-gazette.com/columnists/20030601cloud0601fnp1.asp

 

[Echoes]

How many of today's models can claim a song written for them by one of the world's top bands of all time?


http://www.music-lyrics-chord.com/The_Beatles/Chords/25955-Suzy_Parker_Chords.html

 

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29th June 1960: American model and actress Suzy Parker (1932 - 2003) in ATS uniform during filming of 'A Circle of Deception', directed by Jack Lee, in which she stars alongside her future husband Bradford Dillman.

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Suzy Parker rests on a stuffed tiger head in a film still from 'The Fabulous Fifties,' January 24, 1960. The two hour special chronicled the outstanding theatre, movies, books and popular music of the decade.

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Suzy Parker poses glamorously, and holds a cigarette in a film still from 'The Fabulous Fifties,' January 24, 1960.

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Suzy Parker in 1960

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Suzy Parker poses in a dress with a bow and belt, 1960s.

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Suzy Parker in 1957

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Suzy Parker in Givenchy's Chinese swinging lacquer-print full skirt. this photo appeared in the October 15, 1953, Vogue

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in front of French Vogue's office building, Suzy Parker wears a dark suit by Chanel and photographs a model in a Jacques Fath suit.
this photo appeared in the August 1, 1954, Vogue.

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Suzy Parker wears a green and gold quilted brocade coat by Originala in this photograph, which appeared the November 1958 Vogue. She models a beaded, gem-encrusted necklace.

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this photo appeared in the August 1954 Vogue. Suzy Parker wears a black off-the-shoulder dress, with a gem-laden brooch and a small knotted hat.

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Suzy Parker wears a voluminous bow-tied coat by Pertegaz in this Henry Clarke image, which appeared in the March 15, 1954, Vogue.

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Suzy parker in Givenchy, 1952

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