she had nothing human about her, just mystery

I have for a very long time been a fan of Edie Sedgwick and consider this November past was the fortieth anniversary of her death, I have decided to do a post about her.
I don't know when I first became aware of Andy Warhol but art has always been an important thing in my house so I guess I was probably introduced to the man himself as a child. As a kid though I probably didn't understand his art but as I got a bit older I started to appreciate it. When The Eternal Now: Warhol and The Factory 1963-1968 came to Sligo back in October of 2007, my mum and dad were given tickets to the opening night. I attended with them, with two friends of mine from boarding school and with the three of us being the only people there under the age of 40, an absolute blast was had!
While drinking tons of champagne and enjoying the oysters (ugh!), we trotted around the Model Arts and Niland Gallery, admiring the work of our man Andy.

 It was a unanimous decision that the Silver Clouds instillation, created in conjunction with electrical engineer Billy Kluver, was our personal favourite as it kept us entertained throughout the night, while all of the adults chatted amongst themselves. 

Seeing Factory Girl back in 2006 was, I'd say, my first introduction to Miss Sedgwick and her tragic, yet iconic, life. Having seen Edie portrayed by Jennifer Rubin in The Doors and by Michelle Williams in I'm Not There under the pseudonym CoCo Rivington, I do think that Sienna Miller's portrayal of her was truly fantastic. The image below of Edie balancing on the leather rhino is one of my favourites and I am constantly reblogging it on Tumblr. I also really like the promo shot of Sienna Miller striking the same pose. 

image via google.images.com

image via google.images.com

Edie Sedgwick has been a style icon for decades and in my opinion she will continue to be for a long time as she embodies 1960s chic. Back at the beginning of the summer when I lobbed off all my hair, a friend of mine said it was kind of Edie Sedgwick-ish which I did not discourage.

my edie hair

Cheers for reading,

Jane