English fashion model Jean Shrimpton, 1965. (Photo by Evening Standard)

Jennifer Castle kneeling on her bed in a Baby Doll nightdress, 1963. (Photo by Evening Standard)

At a fashion show in France, John Cavanagh's models change backstage as a waiter pours champagne, 1953. (Photo by Kurt Hutton)

A model demonstrating how to zip up the back of a dress when there's no one around to give a hand – using a piece of string looped through the hole in the top of the zip tag; 1964. (Photo by Evening Standard)

Nicky Allen models a white bikini under a lacy terrace dress from the new Christian Dior collection. 1st March 1966. (Photo by David Cairns)

Christine Eastley models a unique dress made from sixty-five 1 pound notes. 13th December 1966. (Photo by David Cairns)

Actress and model Charlotte Rampling, dressed in mini-dress, in a photocall by the water's edge, 1967. (Photo by Express)

A model designs a dress to wear to a party, circa 1950. (Photo by Orlando)

Backstage, a British model makes some running repairs to her make-up during a fashion show by John Cavanagh. The designer is in Paris with four British models to show off his work and win orders from international buyers who don't come to London. 28th February 1953. (Photo by Kurt Hutton)

Backstage, British models cover their faces and try to rest on the floor during a break in a fashion show given by John Cavanagh. 28th February 1953. (Photo by Kurt Hutton)

Backstage, British models getting ready for a fashion show by John Cavanagh. 28th February 1953. (Photo by Kurt Hutton)

Models at a modelling school in Manchester relaxing before a show. Training lasts for four weeks with two hours instruction each day and costs twenty guineas. 20th November 1954. (Photo by Bert Hardy)

Woman at dressing table putting on stockings. USA, circa 1950s. (Photo by George Marks)

A model wearing a full-length white dress with matching hat, at a show by British designers Bill Gibb, John Bates, Jean Muir and Zandra Rhodes, at Les Ambassadeurs, London, 27th October 1972. (Photo by Mike Lawn)