Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Original supermodel,Lisa Fonssagrives



Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn (May 17, 1911 – 1992), born Lisa Birgitta Bernstone was a Swedish fashion model widely credited as the first supermodel… She was married to two photographers, first Fernand Fonssagrives - then Irving Penn (hence her hypenated last name), and modeled for many, many more of the greats… Lisa herself became an artist after she gave up on being what she called a “good clothes hanger…” Photo: Irving Penn
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