Tag: Edie Sedgwick

Edie Sedgwick. Part IV. Sienna Miller

Sienna Miller in pantyhoseIn short: Sienna Miller played Edie Sedgwick (see Part I, Part II and Part III) in “The Factory Girl”. (You can find some shots from the movie below). But this is not all. She managed to shock the public with her clothes on the premiere afterparty: black shiny pantyhose with a leotard(?), control panty(?), spandex shorts(?) on top, a fluffy top, ankle-high boots with high heels and a leather jacket. If you followed my Edie Sedgwick posts, you would say that it’s very Edie-like. Yes and no.

“Yes”, because the list of clothes indeed look similar to what Edie would wear. “No”, because no journalists recognized “the style”. Instead, they were shouting: “Sienna forgot a skirt or pants at home!”, “Sienna Has No Pants, or Sense of Style”, “No pants party”, “Fashion victim”. A disaster? Have a look at the photos and decide by yourself. Continue reading “Edie Sedgwick. Part IV. Sienna Miller”

Edie Sedgwick. Back to the 60s? Part III The followers

Edie Sedgwick in pantyhose(See Part I and Part II)

Her influence was and still is enormous. Lots of women are trying their best to dress like Edie, behave like Edie and look like Edie, posting revealed secrets in blogs and forums, and (what I find very funny) hissing on teenagers wearing striped shirts with opaque pantyhose:”How dare you! You don’t even know whose style it is!!!”

Edie's lookNope, she did not invent the style. She did not invent stripes, she did not invent mini. She even did not invent pantyhose. Girls and women of 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and 90’s dressed like that, without knowing who Edie was. The style is obvious. It’s the current generation who are rediscovering and reinventing pantyhose (yes, I’m simplifying 😉 abandoned by the celebrities of 2000 and rediscovering the celebrities of 60’s and 70’s. Continue reading “Edie Sedgwick. Back to the 60s? Part III The followers”

Edie Sedgwick. Back to the 60s. Part I

Edie Sedgwick in pantyhose Edie Sedgwick, a muse of Andy Warhol and Bob Dylan, a Factory girl, an actress and a model, an icon of the 60s was also known for her distinctive style: short hair, long shoulder length earrings, heavy dark eye make-up (those 3 hours of waiting while she was doing her eyes were driving everyone around crazy!) and pantyhose with everything.

Pantyhose with a leotard, pantyhose with a loose-fitting shirt (and nothing else), pantyhose and a t-shirt, pantyhose with mini-dress, pantyhose with leotard and t-shirt, etc. Black opaques or fishnets. And heels.

Continue reading “Edie Sedgwick. Back to the 60s. Part I”