I first discovered the story of EDIE SEDGWICK during one of my trips to New York City in the early 80’s and I immediately fell in love!
I loved her androgynous beauty, her great talent and her minimal style.
EDIE SEDGWICK was the darling muse of ANDY WARHOL and soon became the queen of The Factory, the creative studio for artists and celebrities in Manhattan founded by ANDY WARHOL in 1964.
With her great talent and her distinctive style, featuring miniskirts, simple black and white striped T-shirts worn over black tights, short hair dyed with silver spray, heavy eye make-up, false lashes and chandelier earrings, Edie becama a true style icon of the sixties. Whatever she wore quickly turned into a trend.
She was the superstar in many underground films by ANDY WARHOL between 1964 and 1966. She was photographed for LIFE Magazine and VOGUE and inspired numerous artists. Songs like Like a Rolling Stone, Just Like a Woman, and Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat by BOB DYLAN were inspired by her. The VELVET UNDERGROUND recorded Femme Fatale and the English band THE CULT dedicated the song Ciao Baby to her.
She was the most beautiful, the most charismatic, but also the most fragile, an explosive mix of beauty, innocence, sensuality, suffering and mystery.
Happy birthday Baby!
