Fabulous Photos of Grace Coddington as a Model in the 1960s ~ Vintage Everyday

Born 1941 on the island of Anglesey in Wales, Grace Coddington is a Welsh former model and former creative director at large of American Vogue magazine. She is known for the creation of large, complex and dramatic photoshoots. A Guardian profile wrote that she “has produced some of fashion’s most memorable imagery. Her pictures might be jolly and decadent or moody and mysterious.”

Grace Coddington as a model in the 1960s

In 1959 at the age of 18, there was a Vogue model competition, and someone submitted her pictures. Coddington ended up winning the Young Model section and was featured in the October issue in a photograph by Norman Parkinson. She then began her modeling career for Vogue.

At the age of 26, Coddington was in car accident that left her with head injuries and a removed eyelid, which was later reconstructed through plastic surgery. Two years after the accident, she was interviewed by British Vogue’s Editor, Beatrix Miller, and was employed as a Junior Editor. After nineteen years as Photo Editor with British Vogue, she moved to New York to work for Calvin Klein. In July 1988, she joined Anna Wintour at American Vogue, where she worked as the magazine’s creative director until 2016.

In 2018 Coddington also partnered with Louis Vuitton on a capsule collection, featuring many designs incorporating her cats.

Take a look at these fabulous photos to see portrait of a young Grace Coddington as a model in the 1960s.

Grace Coddington, 1960

Grace Coddington wearing a Vidal Sassoon hairdo, photo by Terence Donovan, London, February 1961

Grace Coddington, photo by Peter Akehurst, 1961

Grace Coddington in after-six black jersey dress with glittering jet draping from the shoulders by Christian Dior-London, photo by Richard Dormer, Harper's Bazaar UK, November 1962

Grace Coddington in black-and-white diagonal weave, flannel beret by Chez Elle, shoes by Charles Jourdan, photo by Georges Garcin, Harper's Bazaar UK, August 1962

Grace Coddington in gray sweater emboldened by ribbing and green and black stripes by Vaia Continentals, emerald suède skirt by Elma Sportswear, photo by David Hurn, Harper's Bazaar UK, September 1962

Grace Coddington, photo by Georges Garcin, Harper's Bazaar UK, August 1962

Grace Coddington, photo by Peter Rand, used for cover of Vogue UK, September 1962

Grace Coddington in bright yellow wool coat cut on the diagonal with a deep yoke and matching dress underneath by Dorville, hard-edge hat in navy silk by Dolores Model, photo by Richard Dormer, Harper's Bazaar UK, February 1963

Grace Coddington in Scottish tweed dress and jerkin in charcoal and tan by Frederick Starke, leather-banded amber felt hat by Christian Dior Chapeaux, photo by Michael Williams, Harper's Bazaar UK, August 1963

Grace Coddington in wool coat, amply cut, belted in front, by Nina Ricci, photo by Guy Arsac, 1963

Grace Coddington in black-and-white diagonal tweed coat with wool fringe at the hem and wrist-strap by Christian Dior-London, black hat with cockade of feathers by Christian Dior Chapeaux, photo by Michael Williams, Harper's Bazaar UK, A

Grace Coddington in bouclé jersey knit suit with tie-neck sweater, collar and cuffs in contrasting color by Tricosa, Harper's Bazaar UK, September 1964

Grace Coddington in classic jacket and dress in sage, nutria edges the sleeves and makes the hat by Hardy Amies, earrings from Paris House, photo by Michael Williams, Harper's Bazaar UK, September 1964

Grace Coddington in cream tussore tunic carved on the bias centered with a black rose, worn with leghorn hat lined in black velvet, all by Yves Saint Laurent, photo by Richard Dormer, Harper's Bazaar UK, March 1964

Grace Coddington in fashion photo by Helmut Newton for British Vogue, 1964

Grace Coddington in glamorous creamy-beige wool tweed wrap-around coat with white fox collar by Koupy, emerald velvet stitched helmet by Christian Dior Chapeaux, photo by Michael Williams, Harper's Bazaar UK, August 1964

Grace Coddington in great three-piece Lurex suit with matching sweater by Tricosa, Harper's Bazaar UK, September 1964

Grace Coddington in ivy-green sweater and cerise flowered skirt to mid-calf, both in Tricel jersey by Thocolette, photo by Richard Dormer, Harper's Bazaar UK, August 1964

Grace Coddington in narrow white coat with half-belt and single-breasted gold buttons by Elmoor, black felt hat by Alan Couldridge, photo by Terence Donovan, Harper's Bazaar UK, April 1964

Grace Coddington in orchid pink silk tunic fastened with narrow frogs by Jaeger, photo by Richard Dormer, Harper's Bazaar UK, July 1964

Grace Coddington in silk top made from black-and-white scarfs by Louis Fèraud, silk pants by Oriane of Capri, ring from Adrian Mann, photo by Richard Dormer, Harper's Bazaar UK, June 1964

Grace Coddington in three-piece plaid jersey suit with short-sleeved wool sweater and reverse in plain matching colors by Tricosa, Harper's Bazaar UK, September 1964

Grace Coddington in trouser suit in brown and blue tweed 'tooth by Cojana, boots by Charles Jourdan, hat by Herbert Johnson, photo by Michael Williams, Harper's Bazaar UK, August 1964

Grace Coddington in vivacious short silk white crêpe dress with swinging pleats and deep fringing of chalk-white beads at waist and hem by Christian Dior-London, photo by Richard Dormer, Harper's Bazaar UK, June 1964

Grace Coddington in white cloqué dress that plunges from narrow straps and knots at the bosom worn with narrow-sleeved jacket by Frank Usher, photo by Richard Dormer, Harper's Bazaar UK, June 1964

Grace Coddington in white crêpe jump suit has an open Tom Jones top and sashed with red and navy grosgrain by Nettie Vogues, sandals by Lilley & Skinner, photo by Richard Dormer, Harper's Bazaar UK, June 1964

Grace Coddington in white crêpe sheath, sashed in leaf-green veiled in shimmering moondaisies by Yves Saint Laurent, photo by Richard Dormer, Harper's Bazaar UK, April 1964