Nationality Swedish Eye colour Blue Ex-spouse Francois Lamy Hair colour Gray Dress size 4 | Height 5 ft 7.5 in (1.71 m) Role Model Years active 1968– Name Ingmari Lamy | |
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Born 1947 (age 68–69) Sweden Measurements 33.5-24-34.5 in(85-61-88 cm) | ||
Ingmari lamy the evergreen model mov
Ingmari Lamy (born 5 August 1947 in Sweden as Ingmari Johanssen) is a Swedish fashion model who became famous in the late 1960s. She has been featured on the covers of Vogue as well as Harpers Bazaar. She also was the face of Yves Saint Laurent perfumes for five years during the 1970s and muse to Kenzo.
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- Ingmari lamy the evergreen model mov
- Ingmari lamy
- Early career
- Hiatus Return to Fashion
- Personal life
- References
Ingmari lamy
Early career
Ingmari was on vacation in Paris when a model scouted her in a night club. The next day she took some test shots with a local photographer. Unbeknownst to her, those photos would wind up on the cover of Harpers Bazaar Magazine. From there, Lamy signed with a Parisian agent Models International. Her success led her to model in Italy, England, Germany, United States, and Sweden. In June 1968, she appeared on the cover of Harpers Bazaar. In September 1971, she appeared on the cover of Italian Vogue.
In 1972, Ingmari signed with Elite Model Management in Paris She was the face of Yves Saint Laurent fragrance. At the time she only earned 10,000 for an ad that was used for 5 years. Ingmari noted that if she had landed that campaign 10 years later she would have yielded a million dollar contract.
During her early career, Lamy worked with Bob Richardson (whose son Terry Richardson she met when he was just 2 years old), Sarah Moon, David Bailey, Jean-Paolo Barbieri, Barry Lattegan, Bill King, Tiziano Magni, Scavullo, Irving Penn, Hiro, Guy Bourdin, and of course her now ex-husband, Francois Lamy. She also appeared on the cover of British Vogue, Italian Vogue, British Harpers Bazaar, Queen Magazine, the United States edition of Harpers Bazaar, and Linea Italiana.
Hiatus & Return to Fashion
Upon her fashion model retirement, Ingmari moved to an island in Formentera in Spain with her family. In 1981, she signed a contract with Kenzo as a designer but by 1991, she moved back to Sweden where she designed her own line called Ingmari Lamy. By 1992, she was rediscovered by photographer Magnus Reed. Her first job after her hiatus was for Intrig Magazine in which she appeared in an editorial called "Sitter Sakert". In 1995, Lamy traveled to the US to shoot for Mirabella Magazine.
Despite being only 5'7.5" and well beyond her 20's, she has walked for Martin Margiela, Yohji Yamamoto, Jean Paul Gaultier, and Galliano. Since 1991, she has appeared o the covers of Tara Magazine, Red Tee Magazine, and M Magazine in Sweden. She has also worked with notable photographers such as Bob Richardson, David Bailey and Gil Bensimon since her hiatus.
In May 2004, Lamy appeared on Brigitte Magazine's 50th Anniversary issue along with Anna Huber. In 2011, Lamy appeared in a campaign for Lanvin for H&M. Lamy is based in Stockholm but travels throughout Europe for her job. She can be seen regularly sitting in the audience of Paris fashion week and seen at all the latest parties in Sweden.
She is currently represented by Mikas Models in Stockholm, Fashion Model Management in Milan, Silver Models in Paris, Talents Models in Munich, Okay Models in Hamburg, Close Models in London, Group Models in Barcelona, Weiner Models in Vienna, and Scout Models in Zurich.
Personal life
In 1977, Lamy married photographer Francois Lamy. She is now divorced. Lamy also is fashion blogger for Rodeo Magazine.