“I never liked being photographed. I just happened to be good at it.”
Photograph by Richard Avedon, 1965
Born in England in 1942, Jean Rosemary Shrimpton began her modelling career as a catalogue model at the age of 17. After a chance meeting in 1960, Shrimpton and the then-married photographer David Bailey began an artist-muse relationship that led to a whirlwind four-year romance that launched both their careers. In contrast to the aristocratic-looking models of the 1950s and early 60s, Shrimpton embodied the more boyish look of ‘Swinging London’, as her long legs, diminutive frame and large doe eyes defied the common image of more feminine, statuesque figures, earning her the nickname ‘The Shrimp’—which she detested. Her look and miniskirts helped define the female Mod style of the time. Shrimpton retired from the fashion industry in 1975, aged 33.
Photograph by David Bailey, 1964
Photograph by John French, 1963
Photograph by David Bailey, 1965
Photograph by John French, 1963
Photograph by Bert Stern, 1965
Photograph by Richard Avedon, 1967
Photograph by David Bailey, 1962
Photograph by David Bailey, 1965
Photograph by David Montgomery, 1965
Photograph by David Bailey, 1963
Photograph by John French, 1963
Photograph by Melvin Sokolsky, 1964
Photograph by Irving Penn, 1963
Photograph by Richard Avedon, 1967
Photograph by Donald Honeyman, 1962
Photograph by David Bailey, 1962
Photograph by Norman Parkinson, 1963
Photograph by Terence Donovan, 1967
“Fashion is full of dark, troubled people. It’s a high-pressured environment that takes its toll and burns people out. Only the shrewd survive”
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