Her name is Jessica Ford Marek, living in Sun Lakes. She was one of the first super models in the world.
As hemlines meandered, hourglass figures were kept intact by bullet bras and waist cinchers, crinolines lifted the full circle skirts and stiletto heels and silk hose became the norm. American girls dreamed about French designers…Dior, Balenciaga and Yves Saint Laurent, and their wardrobes were captured in dreams and in magazines, unless your name was Jessica Ford.
Jessica Ford in the 1950s
In fact, the fashion industry which bloomed in the 1950s soaring into the ’60s, pronounced the fashion world timeless in beauty, needing fresh faces, for the ever-growing fashion industry. And Jessica Ford was it.
Jessica led every story in every magazine from Vogue and Harper’s Bizarre, to the Sears-Roebuck catalog, every television commercial, and the showgirl on the famous $64,000 Question. She was every woman’s ideal and every man’s dream. Her face was more famous than movie stars and quickly became a world phenomenon. She alone created the look of loving the camera, and it loved her back in every shot, thousands of them.
Take a look at these glamorous photos to see portraits of American model Jessica Ford in the 1950s.
Jessica Ford in a blue-and-black plaid coat in thick, brushed fleece, back-belted and double-breasted by Ben Zuckerman, black mink turban by Irene of New York, photo by Louise Dahl-Wolfe, Harper’s Bazaar, September 1956
Jessica Ford in blue floral print Wamsutta Supervoile dress by Mollie Parnis, Vogue, December 1, 1956
Jessica Ford in perfect resort suit of white silk by Paul Parnes, photo by Louise Dahl-Wolfe, Harper’s Bazaar, December 1956
Jessica Ford in satin dress by Pauline Trigere, “Opalescent” make-up and coiffure by Helena Rubinstein, Castlecliff earrings, photo by Louise Dahl-Wolfe, Harper’s Bazaar, October 1956
Jessica Ford in shawl-collared sealskin wrap by Revillon, photo by Louise Dahl-Wolfe, Harper’s Bazaar, 1956
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