Bite the letter knife

Wilhelmina in all van Cleef and Arpel - complete with a rosewood blade and gold handle letter opener.



Dress described in the caption as "black lace with a Spanish flavour".



A dream of silk marquisette by Alain.


Jean Shrimpton in black dotted organza.

The devil wears Jantzen

The exhibitionist frock that goes along with the Jantzen product.


Unfortunately unidentified outfit in the Paris collections of 1964.


Cardin dress worn by Hiroko.


A tender image of the innocent Jean Shrimpton "wrapped in a flowered cloud" in the form of a dress by Yves Saint Laurent.

The heart of the 60s

A wonderfully sincere set of looks distinctive of the early 60s.









Jean Shrimpton in Guy Laroche.

And the mist will wrap around us

Holding a candle for love, 1961.


Catherine Deneuve in 1964.


Jean Shrimpton in 1974.


Jean in 1963.

That all important Shrimpton head tilt

The 60s, pervaded by hippie models like Pattie Boyd, amazons like Verushka, waifs like Twiggy, oddities like Penelope Tree, exotics like Peggy Moffit. A true smorgosbord of diverse moods - but the first one, to bring a dramatically different mood was, of course, Jean Shrimpton, who came around in a time of absolutely perfect creatures (Dovima and Suzy Parker come to mind) with her deep blue eyes, sort of stubby nose and rather approachable look.


Jean in 1962, perhaps photographed one of the first times by David Bailey, with a distinct deer in the headlights aspect.


Jaded, cool and endowed with an incomparable head tilt, Jean is photographed by her now ex-partner Bailey surrounded by their previous, intense, sincere work. 1968.