Born 1942, Swedish model Birgitta af Klercker was a top model and long-time fashion muse for photographers such as Irving Penn, Scavullo and Avedon, and a great favorite of Vogue magazine, and its editor, Diana Vreeland.
Birgitta af Klercker in the 1960s
Birgitta was also a well respected interior designer for clients around the world, and owned the famous Parisian antique store “Haga” on Rue de Grenelle.
She lost her long and courageous battle with cancer in 2007 in Paris.
These glamorous photos captured portraits of young Birgitta af Klercker as a model in the 1960s.
Birgitta af Klercker in a long lean pull of violet ribbing worn with a low-slung belt by Rudi Gernreich, photo by Norman Parkinson, US Vogue, 1965
Birgitta af Klercker in a silk side-tied dress by B.H. Wragge, photo by Norman Parkinson for Vogue, 1965
Birgitta af Klercker in an asymmetric fishnet swimsuit reaching down to low pants, the front is solid black by Cole of California in black Nytelle nylon and Spandelle, photo by Irving Penn, Vogue, December 1, 1965
Birgitta af Klercker in dress of coal blue wool with a bodice of coq feathers by Trigere, fantasy hair dressing and make-up by Pablo of Elizabeth Arden, photo by Gene Laurents, Vogue, October 1, 1965
Birgitta af Klercker in navy-blue linen cut-out dress by Grès, coiffure by Kenneth wound with white jersey, photo by Norman Parkisnon in the Tahitian Islands, Vogue, May 1, 1965
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