“I was this skinny little kid with funny little legs,” she said.
One day, she walked into a London salon planning to get a straightforward wash and set, perPeople.
Lewis had a reputation for pushing the envelope with innovative new hairstyles (viaWomen’s Wear Daily).
The supermodel reminisced about the experience on Jessie Ware’s"Table Manners"podcast.
After getting her approval, Lewis spent seven hours perfecting Twiggy’s new style.
“He cut it and then I went out and had it colored and then re-cut.
Oh, it was mad,” the supermodel recalled on the podcast.
After 40 years, Twiggy’s signature look remains trendy.
Her striking appearance caught the eye of Deirdre McSharry, a journalist for Daily Express, perTelegraph.
“The Cockney Kid with a face to launch a thousand shapes … and she’s only 16!”
McSharry extolled, dubbing the teen the “Face of 1966.”
Twiggy was on the road to supermodel stardom.
The model’s iconic name was also a twist of fate.
“Twiggy … my boyfriend’s brother used to call me to annoy me.”
However, as her career skyrocketed, the moniker became inseparable from the up-and-coming model.
Besides her svelte hairstyle,Twiggy’s signature eye makeupwas a key part of her look.
The style grew out of her own weekend forays with makeup.
“Then I used to paint the lines underneath.”
Recreating Twiggy’s mod haircut is relatively simple compared to replicating her makeup.
After a few hours, you’ll be ready to embrace ’60s glamour in the modern age.
