Many years ago, I caught my first glimpse of style icon Edie Sedgwick in a video reel dancing at an Andy Warhol Factory party, and like so many others since, I was instantly transfixed by this girl with the blonde pixie cut and black opaque tights. Randomly today, I came across the maker of the original leather rhinoceros shown in that Vogue 1965 photo shoot where she is doing an arabesque in her New York apartment, listening to the Kinks, and is just about to become the “It” girl of 1965.
A day in the life of Edie: Faux Leopard coat | Eyelashes | Black tights | Princess telephone | 1964 Mercedes SL 250 | Kinks LP | Rhinoceros | Earrings
She also caught the eye of Bob Dylan, and this song is thought to be written with her in mind. For more on Edie, skip the recent movie called Factory Girl and read Jean Stein’s biography Edie: American Girl
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Images: Cover photo Edie by Fred Eberstadt, Edie on a Rhino found here, Edie by Billy Name from Edie Factory Girl
