Before she became the famous “Hitchcock Blonde,” Tippi Hedren had a highly successful career as a fashion model in New York City throughout the 1950s. Her collaboration with the pioneering female photojournalist and fashion photographer Genevieve Naylor in 1954 captured some of the most elegant images of her pre-Hollywood era.
One of the most famous images from this shoot features Hedren at Pennsylvania Station in New York City. She is often seen wearing a classic 1950s suit, embodying the “sophisticated city traveler” aesthetic. A charming candid-style shot shows Hedren feeding a parrot. This image highlights the natural, high-fashion grace she possessed long before she worked with actual birds on Alfred Hitchcock’s set.
Naylor also captured “behind-the-scenes” moments, including a well-known photograph of Hedren applying makeup in his New York studio. This image provides a rare glimpse into the professional routine of a top 1950s model. The series includes several shots of Tippi modeling elegant day dresses and evening wear, which were frequently published in magazines like Glamour and McCall’s.
Genevieve Naylor was a trailblazer who had been a war-time photographer in Brazil and later became a prolific freelancer for Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar. By 1954, she was also serving as Eleanor Roosevelt’s personal photographer.
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