Dame Lesley Lawson (née Hornby; born 19 September 1949), widely known by the nickname Twiggy, is an English model, actress, and singer. She was a British cultural icon and a prominent teenage model during the swinging '60s in London.

Sep 19, 2018 · Twiggy, born Lesley Hornby, was one of the defining faces of London’s swinging ’60s and is widely considered to be one of the world’s first supermodels. At 15, she met a hairdresser named Nigel Davies (now known as Justin de Villeneuve), who gave Hornby her signature boyish haircut.

Dec 24, 2023 · With her cropped hairstyle, androgynous aesthetic, and mod style, Twiggy was the face of the '60s — and she remains a cultural icon to this day. In 1966, a teenage girl named Lesley Hornby stopped by a London salon to buy some shampoo.

Sep 19, 2023 · British model Twiggy is still considered a style icon and source of inspiration for her bold and glamorous makeup looks from the height of her fame in the 1960s.

Jul 25, 2021 · In August 1966 in the Pendennis Diary column in the British newspaper the Observer there was a small item about Twiggy, the Neasden-born model who had just rocketed to fame: There’s a power behind every throne.

Jan 7, 2024 · Twiggy was one of the biggest models of the '60s. Read on to see rare photos of the doe-eyed beauty and learn about how she became a fashion icon. Plus, learn about her multi-hyphenate post-'60s work!

Three-tiered eyelashes named for Twiggy (by Yardley) became an overnight sensation. Suddenly her face was seen everywhere, from window displays to ads selling sunglasses. Stores were even changing their mannequins to look more like Twiggy.

Sep 19, 2024 · Twiggy became an international fashion icon in the 1960s due to her striking, androgynous look, pixie haircut, and bold eye makeup. Discovered at 16, she quickly...

Apr 6, 2021 · Twiggy’s chic fur coats, cloche hats, and drop-waist dresses underscore the revival of 1920s fashion trends that occurred throughout the 60s. Inspired by flapper girls who shared their feminist spirit, women felt empowered to abandon restrictive undergarments and hyper-feminine silhouettes in favor of the boxy cuts and loose garments worn in ...

Sep 18, 2014 · Jean Shrimpton, Penelope Tree and, of course, the extraordinary woman known as Twiggy (born Lesley Hornby) were, for several years in the mid-1960s, the heavily made-up faces of Swinging London...