An Unique Beauty Icon

Born May 19, 1948, Spanish Town, Jamaica - the one and only Grace Jones.



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She is definitely in a class all by herself. She is all androgynous angles but yet there's something about her that's raw and sexy. I can see why many fashion designers as well as cosmetic companies have drawn influences from her, as well as today's popstars.

With late, great artist, Keith Haring:


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In her modeling days she shared an apartment with Jerry Hall:



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 I can only imagine what those parties must have been like!

I remember seeing the video to her single "Slave to the Rhythm" as a little girl and being slightly freaked out by her image but I was fascinated at the same time.




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I love the intensity of her blue-violet shadow.

While at Topshop in Barcelona about 3 yrs ago I jumped at the chance to buy this image on a T-shirt:

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I know that recently Lady Gaga has been compared to her but I wouldn't even go there. Grace Jones cannot be compared to anyone else in the world than Grace Jones, herself.

The iconic Jean Paul Goude photo for her Island Life LP:

In films, she has played Bond Villainess, View to a Kill (1986), Barbarian warrior, Conan the Destroyer (1984) and role she was born to play - eccentric supermodel, Boomerang (1992)

My favorite Grace song:



A softer side of Grace that is absolutely mesmerizing:

The video that started my obsession:

I also have fond memories of this commercial:

I find her visually stunning to watch and at 61 years old she's still going!



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