Soul's Been Psychedelicized

when the sky let me think of you

Koh Murao

Moon River [ ムーンリバー ]

Autumn in the Scottish Highlands

In February 1965, Ruth Ansel, the trailblazing art director with a visionary touch-steering Harper's Bazaar in the '60s, The New York Times Magazine in the '70s, and redefining both Vogue and Vanity Fair in the '80s (and notably the first woman to hold these positions) - made a move that would shake up the fashion world: Steve McQueen became the first man to ever appear on the cover of a women's fashion magazine💐💐💐

As if that weren't groundbreaking enough, the shoot was helmed by none other than Richard Avedon, with McQueen sharing the frame with the remarkable Jean Shrimpton. Just 22 at the time, Shrimpton had already carved out her place in the limelight, thanks to her work with photographer David Bailey. In stark contrast to the refined, aristocratic models of the '50s, she embodied the unpolished, elfin charm of the youthquake movement that defined 1960s Swinging London🪴

Her long legs and lean frame defied the era's love of voluptuous silhouettes, earning her the nickname "The Shrimp"—a moniker that still holds weight as she remains one of the first true supermodels🍁

In a twist only fate could script with such biting irony, today— November 7th-marks both Jean Shrimpton's 82nd birthday (celebrated in the quiet, almost reclusive life she chose when she left fashion for good in her early 30s) and the anniversary of Steve McQueen's passing, who left this world far too soon in 1980 at just 50🥀

Here's to some photos from that far-off 1965, with a bittersweet nod to two absolute icons🍀

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Rita Lauren – 21 years (informed of husband’s death)

Cornelis Kick (Dutch,1631-1681)

Still Life with a Lemon and pink Roses