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Much more than just a model – style icon Twiggy turns 75

When we talk about London in the Swinging Sixties, we think of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, Carnaby Street, the miniskirt and free love – and Twiggy. She is considered the world's first supermodel. With her androgynous, slim look, big, round eyes, long eyelashes and short pixie haircut, she left a lasting mark on the fashion world. On...

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Mary Quant: queen of the mini-skirt

Mary Quant, the subject of a major retrospective opening at London's Victoria & Albert Museum this week, was the fashion queen of Britain's Swinging Sixties. The 85-year-old has gone down in history for popularising the mini-skirt and for making women's clothes fun and affordable. Whether she actually invented the iconic fashion item has been...

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Fashion in the news: an eventful year ahead

Every Friday, FashionUnited selects the most interesting reads about the fashion industry published across UK and international news outlets. Here’s what you may have missed this week: The trends to expect in 2019 What can we expect in terms of fashion trends in 2019? The Telegraph published an article this week titled “An early-adopter’s guide...

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Kiera Knightley as Twiggy

Actress Kiera Knightley is the cover girl for the 5th anniversary issue of Canadian fashion and lifestyle magazine Strut. Transformed into a new era Twiggy, the doe-eyed actress seems to have found her perfect role. The waif-like Atonement star posed with slicked-back hair in a tribute to the sixties English model and style icon Twiggy. Miss...