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My Life In Pictures

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I wasn’t pinned down to anything nine to five, I thought that would be an incredibly boring thing to do. Based in the charming market town of Petworth, Augustus Brandt is a purveyor of antiques, a bespoke range of furniture and unique home accessories. And he said, 'Oh, Pattie you just arrived and I am going out to photograph these models in front of big waves for a catalog.

First modelling shoot by Anthony Norris, 1962Boyd’s archive features photographs from her early career, from Vogue to Vanity Fair, and marks fashion’s major shift from black and white postwar demure to wide-eyed, mini-skirted psychedelia, with Boyd’s place at the heart of 60s culture. Pattie taken on honeymoon in Barbados with George Harrison, 1966The name Pattie Boyd is synonymous with 60s counter-culture, from fashion to music to spirituality.More than 50 years later, Boyd, who is now married to Rod Weston, has switched places from being photographed to getting behind the camera herself. We were just sitting there watching them photograph the waves, and then the girlfriend said to me, 'Would you like to photograph me? LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 18: Pattie Boyd attends the launch of her new book "Pattie Boyd: My Life . Pattie Boyd filming a commercial for Dop Pearlized Shampoo by L’Oreal, UK, 1966This rich and evocative visual memoir brings to life the music, fashion and pop culture scene through the eyes of one of the most iconic fashion models and famous muses of the 20th century – who was at the epicentre of 60s London.

It was just a really nice environment—even if you do your makeup and your hair and all the clothes that you have to wear. The pictorial feast of imagery in My Life in Pictures is accompanied by Boyd’s stories and recollections. Pattie in studio darkroom by John Swannell, 2018‘I liked the idea of being independent and working, but not all the time.

A good portion of My Life in Pictures focuses on her modeling work that she did prior to and during her relationship with Harrison, whom she married in 1966. In addition to her involvement in My Life in Pictures, Boyd has stayed busy in the last two years through podcasting, most recently with her show Cocktails With Pattie. It features extensive photographs from her early modelling career, including Vogue and Vanity Fair, giving a fascinating snapshot into the sea-change that occurred in the modelling industry from the post-war demure black and white approach to the psychedelic, short-skirt, swinging 60s and Pattie’s place in the centre of this shift.

I always wanted to put out a book of photographs,” she explains, “because I think in a way they speak louder than words. I thought this is the most exciting thing to happen to me, and this would be great for my grandchildren. And I wanted to take a photograph of them and I thought, 'Might as well have George and me in front of the roses.Granting full and intimate access to her personal archive for the first time, the model, muse, and photographer shares over 300 pictures and artworks in PATTIE BOYD: MY LIFE IN PICTURES, a deluxe special edition published by Reel Art Press. Pattie Boyd: My Life in Pictures is a deluxe visual treasure trove featuring over 300 photographs and artworks, with Boyd sharing full and intimate access to her personal archive for the first time.

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