Description: Justin de Villeneuve discovered, managed and photographed Twiggy in the 60s. Limited edition prints available for purchase include portraits of Twiggy, David Bowie, Fred Astaire, Reggie Kray and Marsha Hunt
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Justin de Villeneuve
Born Nigel Jonathan Davies in the East End of London, and genuinely within a mile of the Bow Bells, he was evacuated to a Herefordshire manor house during World War 2, staying as guest of J.B.Priestley, which had an enormous influence on the young Jonny Davies. Justin de Villeneuve is a man of many masks...he has been a boxer, a villain, a hairdresser (under the grandiose name of Christian St Forget), interior decorator, manager, photographer and poet. Of course, Justin is best known for launching Twiggy as
Justin collaborated on pictures with Klaus Voorman (who did the Beatles seminal ‘Revolver’ cover) and the legendary Erte. He photographed Henri Lartigue in 1968, and created the iconic Marsha Hunt "silhouette" poster.