2019-06-01+Woman+and+Home

Dame TwiggyLawson tells JackWhiteabout becominga Dame,

her imminent 70th birthday and the time she met Fred Astaire...

A

soneofthemosticonic
Britishmodelsofall
time,it comesasno
surprisetouswhen
Twiggyarrivesatour
covershootinnorthLondonreadyto
poseupa storm.ShootingTwiggyis
photographerBrianArisand,asshe
stepsinfrontofthebackdropand
slipsintohertrademarkpose,he’s
onhiskneesfiddlingwiththecamera.
“Nowyou’rea Dame,is thismynew
position?”Brianasks.“Yes,stay
there,”Twiggyreplies,witha wink.
They’veworkedtogethercountless
timessothisis a glimpseofwhat
Twiggyis likearoundpeopleshe
knowswell– therearea lotoflaughs
and stories told in-between shots.

Whenshe’snotsharinghowhusband

LeighLawsonfeelsaboutburgundy

nails– “hehatesthem,healways

saysit lookslikeI’vecaughtmy

fingersinthedoor”– orcomplaining

injestabouta suitjackethaving

fakepockets,whichis,inherwords,

“quiteboring”,Twiggyis singing–

todayshe’sgotAlwaysonmyMind

stuckinherhead.Despiteher

incredible54-yearcareer– from

beingbrandedTheFaceof’66to

becominga Dameearlierthisyear

• therearenoairsandgraces.
  Duringthebreaksit’sshoesoff,
  slippersonanda nicecupoftea
  and,asTwiggytakesusdown
  memorylane,it’slikesittingdown
  for a chat with an old friend...

Whentheletteraboutmydamehood

camethrough,I hadnopriorinkling

atall.Oftenonethinkspeopleknow

what’sgoingtohappen– I didn’t!It

cameabouta monthbeforeChristmas

and I didn’t really think much when >>

There ain’t

nothing like

a dame...

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