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- 2011 June 24 (Creation)
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As the Co-Director for IconicFocus and IconicFocus Models, Patty Sicular “has navigated her way throughout the fashion world, working with some of the best and brightest artists in the industry. In 1980 she joined Ford Model Agency working closely with agency founders Eileen and Gerard W. “Jerry” Ford. During her nearly 30 year tenure, Sicular worked concurrently at Ford Men (1980-1983), Ford Women’s High Board (1984-1985) and Ford II, Classic, Plus, Parts, and Archives (1986-2010).”…”In 1995, Sicular was made a Vice President [of Ford Models] where she held the role for fifteen years. Her proficiency in fashion history extended far beyond the world of modeling. Sicular has been involved in numerous exhibitions honoring fashion photography and design.”
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In this interview, Davies reflects on her career working as a professional model from 1946 to 1967. Topics covered include Davies’s life and background prior to modeling, her experiences working as model in New York in the late 1940s prior to the establishment of a standardized and regulated modeling industry, working with photographer Howell Conant, signing with Ford Models, and working with founder Eileen Ford. Davies interview gives testimony to what it was like to be working during this period. Prior to standardization within the modeling industry models were expected to set their own wages and collect their own fees. Additionally, models would only be paid after agencies had been paid by their clients; a process which could often take months to years before a model could collect their earnings.
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- Legacy video file ID: VOH10