Jean Shrimpton was well known in the 1960's as being a fashion icon. She was a model at the time and was often on the front cover of magazines such as 'Vogue,' 'Cosmopolitan,' 'Bazaar' and 'Newsweek.' She also modelled for advertising of companies such as 'Lambrella' and 'Chanel.' She was often shot in black and white due to her pale clear skin and dark hair, these worked well in lighting to create a dark black and white contrast. She was well known for having big volumised hair, being tall and skinny. 
Twiggy was another well known fashion icon throughout the 1960's and 70's. She was well known for her big round eyes, slicked blonde hair and again being tall and skinny. Twiggy featured on similar magazine covers to Shripmton and also advertised similar products.
The magazine article to the left was a feature in the 1960's talking about her teen life and how she was brought up in the mod era. The article talks about her dress sense in her teenage years and what she liked to do. Twiggy talks about how the mod lifestyle inspired her dress sense and how she liked to wear it even though it was slowly becoming unfashionable. Due to her being a fashion icon, it however stayed in fashion because of her being seen as an idol.
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