My absolute second favourite style icon (a few milliseconds behind Pattie Boyd.) I have fallen head over heels in love with Jean Shrimpton's style, her story, her clothing and her beauty! She is known as the first 'IT' girl of the 1960's, and considered to be one of the world's first supermodels. She was introduced into the fashion business by her ex partner photographer David Bailey.
Jean Shrimpton represented the high end of the British Style that was popular in the 1960's. Her style was very classic, with a tint of mod. Her key looks were short shift dresses and cutesy pumps and Jean was the leading trendsetter when it came to the inspirational 60's bangs that are still popular to this day!
David Bailey met Jean on set of a cornflakes advertisement, he was quoted saying 'She was my total muse, I didn't want to look at another model.' The couple became a focal point of London fashion in the early 1960's.
Even with a plain dress and no shoes, you'd still want to look like her!
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