Twiggy (Foale and Tuffin Fashion)

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Artist/Maker	Beaton, Cecil (Sir) (photographer)
Place of origin	Great Britain (photographed)

Black and white photograph of a the model, Twiggy, in a light coloured, long sleeved minidress. She stands on top of a cabinet, next to a bed, steadying herself against the top of the bed frame.

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Categories	Photographs Fashion Portraits Clothing Access_to_Images 2003 SCRAN
Object type	Photograph
Title	Twiggy (Foale and Tuffin Fashion) (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Gelatin-silver print
Brief description	'Twiggy (Foale and Tuffin Fashion)', gelatin-silver print, Sir Cecil Beaton, 1966. Published in British Vogue, 1st October 1967.
Physical description	Black and white photograph of a the model, Twiggy, in a light coloured, long sleeved minidress. She stands on top of a cabinet, next to a bed, steadying herself against the top of the bed frame.
Dimensions	Height: 29cm Width: 19.8cm
Credit line	Copyright Cecil Beaton Archive, Sotheby's
Object history	Beaton launched his career as a ‘society’ photographer in 1926 with an exhibition in London which won him an immediate contract with Vogue, where he worked for the next thirty years. His style was inspired by figures such as E.O. Hoppe, Edward Steichen and Baron de Meyer, the most successful magazine photographers of the 1910's and 1920's. Beaton’s fascination with glamour and high society prevailed throughout his life and in 1937 he became court photographer to the British Royal Family. He also became a successful stage and costume designer, most notably for 'My Fair Lady' and 'Gigi'.
Subjects depicted	Fantasy Women Miniskirts Dresses Beds Cupboards Rooms Ceilings Twiggy
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	PH.975-1978

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Record created	July 29, 2003
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O82868/twiggy-foale-and-tuffin-fashion-photograph-beaton-cecil-sir/

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