Suzy parker

Joan Ann Plowright, Baroness Olivier, DBE (born 28 October 1929), commonly known as Dame Joan Plowright, is an English retired actress whose career has spanned over six decades. She has won two Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award and has been nominated for an Academy Award, an Emmy and two BAFTA Aw

Suzy Parker

Italian postcard by Rotalfoto, Milano, no. 89. American model and actress Suzy Parker (1932–2003) was known in the 1950s as the most photographed woman in the world and is now considered as the very first Supermodel. The red-headed beauty defined glamour in the 1950s and in 1956, at the height of her modelling career, became the first model to earn $100,000 per year. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, Parker also became the glamorous star of several Hollywood productions. In 1932, Suzy…

Suzy Parker photographed by John Rawlings for 'Vogue' magazine, October, 1953.

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There are two main silhouettes in '50s fashion – the wasp waist with full skirt and the slim fitting pencil skirt. Both are iconic '50s look...

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Eileen Ford, who died Thursday at age 92, was the self-appointed godmother of modeling. Tiny and pretty, tightly wound, she was a know-it-all with an answer for everything — eight answers at once i…