Patti Smith
Patricia Lee Smith, better known as Patti smith is an American singer/songwriter,poet and visual artist, who played a huge part in the movement of the punk rock era with her debut album Horses (1975).
As you can see from the album cover Patti rocked the androgynous look in fashion. This was not just through clothing but bone structure and figure, as it was very manly.
Modern day Icons such as Alexa Chung have brought this unconventional style back in fashion and highstreet stores such as Topshop have also jumped on the bandwagon by having an 'Androgynous' section on their website.
Eddie Sedgwick
Edith Minturn Sedgwick, known as Edie was an american actress and model. She is best known for being one of Post modern artist/ Director Andy warhol's superstars.In 1965 Sedgwick became known as 'The Girl Of The Year' after being in several of Warhol's films in the 60s.Additionally Vogue magazine named her a 'Youthquaker'
Twiggy
Lesley Lawson more widely known as 'Twiggy'is one of the women that has done the Brits proud in the fashion industry. Twiggy is the definition of the 'swinging sixties'. The nickname 'Twiggy' was given to her due to her thin build. Twiggy is another person to pull of the androgynous look with her iconic short hair cut, however was more feminine than Patti due to her long eyelashes. Twiggy was named 'The Face of 1966' by The Daily express. She was also named woman of the year and by 1967 had modelled in France, Japan and the USA, not to mention being on the cover of Vogue and The Tatler.
Audrey Hepburn
The things I would do to look like Audrey Hepburn, timeless beauty! Hepburn as most people know was a british actress. She was a fashion icon amongst money during Hollywood's Golden Age. Hepburn is known from classics such as;
My Fair Lady
Breakfast at Tiffany's
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Funny Face
By far my favourite fashion icon of the past.
There are many more and this post could go on forever but it wont. Stay tuned for more modern icons coming soon.
K x
