The lineup spans throughout decades of fashion: 1960s icon Twiggy; model/musician/French first lady Carla Bruni; ’90s supes Amber Valletta, Carolyn Murphy, Alek Wek and the aforementioned “Big ...

Lesley Lawson (nee Hornby), known as Twiggy, was born in London in September 1949. After being spotted at 16 she rapidly became a internationally recognised model, with her mod look defining the 60s.

On a late spring afternoon in 1967, the 17-year-old model Twiggy, born Lesley Hornby in Neasden, northwest London, and her manager Justin de Villeneuve, actually Nigel Davies from east London, touched ...

Even though the model's real name is Dame Lesley Lawson, she's been known as 'Twiggy' throughout her career. So, how did the name come about? 'Twiggy' dates back to 1965, when the now 75-year-old ...

‘60s icon and model Twiggy (real name: Lesley Lawson) has opened up about a past experience with controversial filmmaker Woody Allen, stating that he did “a mean old thing” in front of a ...

Everything changed when Twiggy was 15. She had a Saturday job at a hairdresser and met Justin de Villeneuve there. He was 25. “It wasn’t very politically correct.” Justin knew she wanted to be a model ...

Fashion model Twiggy - real name Dame Lesley Lawson - was one of the biggest names of the Swinging Sixties, but few people know how she got her famous nickname. Famed for her large, dark eyes ...

he asks, while Twiggy frowns in surprise. “Like, who’s your favourite philosopher?” Despite internally panicking, the model quickly turned the question back around on Allen: “I haven’t ...

As a new documentary about Twiggy hits UK cinemas today (March 7), many will be learning more about the legendary singer, model and actress. The 'Be My Baby' vocalist, now 75, is a British icon ...

With a new Twiggy documentary hitting UK cinemas today (March 7), many people will be finding out a lot more about the legendary singer, model and actress. The 'Be My Baby' songstress, now 75 ...