Posted by Eva Voorhees on March 17, 2010 · 12 Comments

Shaun Casey was a model active from the mid-1970s through the mid-1980s. By 1987 she had given up modeling for all but a few favorite clients. In the late 1970s, Casey was associated with famous hairstylist, John Sahag, who created a stir by cutting her hair extremely short and bleaching it white for a Helmut… Read More »
Posted by Eva Voorhees on September 11, 2009 · 5 Comments

Shelley Smith was born in Princeton, New Jersey October 25, 1952. Smith was a popular print and runway model in the 1970s and ’80s. Smith also acted in dozens of popular TV series throughout the ”70′s and ’90′s, although her greatest success was on celebrity game shows such as: Battle of the Network Stars,” (1979),… Read More »
Posted by Eva Voorhees on September 11, 2009 · 8 Comments

Modeled for: American Vogue and Italian Vogue. As Calvin Klein’s pre-Brooke Shields muse, the 5’9″ Taylor epitomized the fresh-scrubbed style of the 70s. “Lisa is the ultimate combination of sporty and sexy, which is the quintessential American look,” says Michael Kors, who wrote a tribute to her in Vogue in May explaining how a 1976 photo… Read More »
Filed under Featured Models, Supermodels · Tagged with Albert Nipon, American Vogue, Bill King, Calvin Klein, Chris Von Wangenheim, Diane Von Furstenberg, Gianni Versace, Harpers Bazaar, Italian Vogue, James Moore, Michael Kors, Mike Reinhardt, Richard Avedon
Posted by Eva Voorhees on August 11, 2009 · 2 Comments

At age 15 (1978) Nancy DeWeir was discovered by ad exec Vincent Teschetti ( Vice President of BBD&O) while traveling on the Long Island Rail Road with her mother to have dinner in the city with her father, who worked in the Twin Towers. After being turned away by Wilhelmina, Stewart and Zoli modeling agencies,… Read More »
Filed under Supermodels · Tagged with 21, Alex Chatelain, Bazaar, Bill King, Brides, British and Australian Vogue, Bruce Weber, Chanel., Clairol, Claude Mougin, Cosmopolitan, Cover Girl, Cristalle, Denis Piel, Elle, Eric Boman, Evan Picone, Finesse, Ford Modeling Agency, Francesco Scavullo, French, George Barkentin, Gordon Munro, Harpers and Queen, Harpers Bazaar, Hiro, Italian, James Moore, John Stember, Linea, Mademoiselle, Marc Hispard, Marco Glaviano, Max Factor, Mike Reinhardt, Palma Kolansky, Prell, Prell shampoo, Revlon, Rico Puhlmann, Rico Pullman, Seventeen, Stewart, Tim Geaney, Vincent Teschetti, Vogue, Wilhelmina, Zoli