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| Sophie Dahl |
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"Standing in a room full of 17-year-old naked Brazilian girls is not a good experience for anyone."
-Sophie Dahl
| Date of Birth: September 15, 1979 |
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| When the rest of the world wasn't ready, she brought her "jelly" to the catwalk and shook up the fashion world. |
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| Her grandfather was a famous novelist, her grandmother and father were famous actors, and Dahl herself became a hot commodity after a controversial perfume ad. Plus her unique look became the rage when she first hit the scene with a thud in 1996. |
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Sophie Dahl was born September 15, 1979, to a talented family. As the granddaughter of prolific author Roald Dahl, she served as the inspiration for the character of Sophie in his famous book, The BFG. Her childhood was hectic as she was shifted between a home in Los Angeles and a boarding school in England. The tumult contributed to depression and anorexia, both of which Dahl overcame.
Her career as a model came as a complete surprise. It was her ambition to write or act like her father Julian Holloway and grandmother Patricia Neal. Fate had another line of work in mind when Dahl was spotted by Isabella Blow, a stylist with Vogue, in despair on a London street after an argument with her mother. In short time, the chance encounter led to a contract with Storm, a renowned agency in London.
Dahl did not experience a smooth start in the rigid world of fashion. Her size became an immediate issue, as the clothes she was appointed to model were not made to fit her frame. An initial shoot with Vogue featured her in an ensemble by Gianfranco Ferr? that had to be pinned together in order to hold. Subsequent work was often done in the flesh, such as the 1999 Pirelli calendar and an infamous ad for Opium perfume (see picture above).
The latter was a major boost to her career, as the controversial shot of a naked Dahl caused a stir in Britain and received an inordinate amount of complaints from the public. The campaign from Yves Saint Laurent was pulled but not before Dahl had become somewhat of a celebrity for her unconventional beauty. |
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