Tag: Christian Dior

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  Benedetta Barzini

  In honour of Labour Day, this models post is devoted to iconic model and political activist Benedetta Barzini. Benedetta Barzini (b. 1943) grew up in Porto Santo Stefano and New York City. She worked as a model in New York for four years after being discovered by Diana Vreeland. Here she appears on the cover…

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  Sarah Sheehan

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  September 1, 2014

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  Nena von Schlebrügge and Uma Thurman

  (A late Mother’s Day post since I was under the weather yesterday.) In honour of Mother’s Day, this models post is devoted to a mother and daughter who both modelled for designer sewing patterns: Nena von Schlebrügge and Uma Thurman. Nena von Schlebrügge (b. 1941) was born in Mexico City to German-Swedish parents who had…

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  Sarah Sheehan

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  May 12, 2014