The Marquee Club in Londonâs Soho had been the W1 hub of rock since the mid-1960s. Here, in its small, dark interior, The Yardbirds, the Stones and The Who had played and won, leaving smashed Rickenbackers and broken hearts in their wake. Now, in October 1973, Bowieâs manager, the cigar-chomping Tony Defries, had decided to lever his artistâs talent into US fame by filming a show at the venue for the NBC television network. Ziggy was about to roll away the stone and perform one final time in what was to be called âThe 1980 Floor Showâ. As Bowie tucked himself into one of the dayâs outrageous Kansai Yamamoto outfits, and Marianne Faithfull and Mick Ronson smoked and flirted backstage, I stood outside in the street, pushed against the wall by the weather and patrolling bouncers, waiting in a feverish queue of Bowie fanatics.
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Twiggy, who previously revealed that wearing heels has given her back problems, said she still occasionally works on photoshoots.
She said she gets into position before putting her shoes on, adding: [Then] I get somebody to hold me and I climb into the high heels.
It s a skill: The star, 71, said she never mastered walking in heels as she hasn t got any balance and now has someone help her climb into high shoes (pictured in slingback heels in 1967)
Twiggy burst onto the scene in 1966 aged just 16 with her unique look, and is often credited as the world s first supermodel , following in the footsteps of Jean Shrimpton (The Shrimp).