The Face That Launched a Million Pages
- May 19, 2023
- 1 min read
Updated: Jun 24, 2023
ππ» ππ΅π²π², a former part-time hairdresser was named British Woman of the Year. Just three years earlier, she'd been discovered by a fashion journalist for London's Daily Express newspaper. Almost overnight, she became an international modeling sensation. Born as Lesley Hornby, Twiggy's lanky frame, long lashes and short hair made her a symbol for the Mod movement that swept through the youth culture of the 1960s.
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The Period Pieces Blog curates fun facts from the 1960s inspired by the novel Mustang to Paducah by Raul Ramos y Sanchez.
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