How an impromptu haircut launched the career of one of history's most famous faces.

It&#39;s impossible to think about <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/sharon-tate-60s-style">the&nbsp;&#39;60s</a> without mentioning Twiggy. The British model&#39;s bold eye makeup, cropped cut, and adrogynous aesthetic became a true reference for the decade&#39;s Mod look, revolutionizing the fashion industry&nbsp;and inspiring young people around the world to trade voluminous skirts and curls for mini dresses and short locks.&nbsp;

Twiggy had no intention of becoming&nbsp;a <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/style-brigitte-bardot-marily-monroe-french-fashion">symbol of the times</a>, but instead fell into the fashion world through serendipity.

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Born in 1949, Lesley Lawson&#39;s life radically transformed&nbsp;at the age of 16, all because of a haircut. What few know is that Lawson had no intention of changing her hair that day, let alone embark on a legendary career trajectory.

In an interview for the podcast <a href="https://play.acast.com/s/tablemanners/s9ep28-twiggy">Table Manners with Jessie Ware</a>, the model explains that she stopped by a London salon, called House of Leonard,&nbsp;to buy a shampoo.&nbsp;The salon&#39;s owner, Leonard, asked to cut her hair and Lawson&nbsp;agreed. &ldquo;I was very shy and was in a very posh salon in Mayfair. So I was too shy to say no, you know?&rdquo; she says.

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Suddenly, she found&nbsp;herself undergoing a total transformation, sporting a brand new blonde <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/beauty/how-to-style-short-hair-best-celebrity-hairdos-2020">pixie cut</a>.&nbsp;The end result was photographed by Barry Lategan and was used to promote the salon, which soon caught the attention of the media.&nbsp;

Twiggy soon became a famous personality, being considered by many to be the world&#39;s <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/janice-dickinson-young-photos-runway">first supermodel</a>.&nbsp;At 5&#39;6&quot; and waif thin, she ushered in a new look for models of the time. And who could forget the iconic eye makeup, which Twiggy herself modeled after the lashes of a doll.

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The Story Behind Twiggy: The Look of the '60s

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