Polly Mellen, Iconic Fashion Advocate, Dies at 100

By Tamara |17 December 2024
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Polly Mellen, Iconic Fashion Advocate, Dies at 100

Polly Mellen, the unyielding and influential fashion editor who remained the last link to a golden era when fashion editors were powerful figures who shaped not only markets but also culture, passed away on Wednesday in Salisbury, Conn. She was 100, an age that Ms. Mellen, ever the perfectionist, would have surely appreciated.

Her death, confirmed by her daughter Leslie Bell, occurred at an assisted living facility.

Throughout her career, particularly during her more than 25 years at Vogue, Mellen, in collaboration with legendary photographer Richard Avedon, created some of the most iconic and provocative images in modern fashion.

She helped shape the fashion world’s most memorable visuals, including the image of Twiggy on the cover of Vogue in 1967, her face marked with a psychedelic flower, capturing the spirit of the 1960s. Another unforgettable moment came in 1981, when actress Nastassja Kinski posed for Vogue wrapped only in a boa constrictor, a striking image that stayed with viewers long after. Mellen, ever meticulous, later expressed regret over an ivory cuff Kinski wore in the shoot, feeling it was too distracting.

In 1967, she also worked with Avedon on a nude spread featuring ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev, showcasing his unadorned form in a stark, bold fashion.

Perhaps one of Mellen’s most famous collaborations was in 1975 with photographer Helmut Newton. Together, they produced “The Story of Ohh,” a provocative series inspired by the erotic French novel The Story of O, which featured the model Lisa Taylor in a pose that oozed both sexual agency and confidence, marking a moment of feminist expression in the fashion world. At the time, fashion spreads were often seen as visual stories, even if their plots were elusive to outsiders.

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