Jerry Hall

About this episode

This episode features Jerry Hall, exploring her iconic career as a supermodel and her influence in fashion and culture.

Jerry Hall is an American model and actor who rose to fame in the 1970s, becoming one of the world’s most sought-after supermodels. Born and raised in working-class Texas, she was discovered at 16 on a beach in St. Tropez, and moved to France to model, sharing a Paris apartment with Grace Jones and Jessica Lange. She has been photographed by the greatest photographers including Helmust Newton and David Bailey, and by 1977 she had graced the cover of 40 international fashion magazines. Hall was a muse to the artist Andy Warhol and fashion illustrator Antonio Lopez, and sat for Lucian Freud when she was eight months pregnant. Her appearance on the cover of Roxy Music’s Siren became one of the defining images of the decade and cemented her place within both fashion and popular culture. Jerry Hall and Mick Jagger became a glamorous, high profile couple in 1977, marrying in Bali in 1990. They are the parents of four children, including fellow models Georgia May and Elizabeth Jagger. In 2021, Hall returned as the face of Saint Laurent, fronting the Spring/Summer 2022 campaign, photographed by David Sims. She starred in Dolce & Gabbana’s 2024 beauty campaign alongside her daughter…

People in this episode

Host: Bella Freud

Guest: Jerry Hall

Topics covered

• modeling
• fashion history
• celebrity culture
• artistic influence
• family legacy

Keywords

• Jerry Hall
• supermodel
• fashion
• celebrity
• art
• Mick Jagger
• campaigns
• iconic
• 1970s

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Saint Laurent, Dolce & Gabbana, Jean Paul Gaultier, Perfect Magazine, Harper’s Bazaar España, Chloé

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