Martha Brown, a Louisiana native, was a Parisian fashion model in the late 1970s and 80s. Her journey began in Manhattan (...) Armed with a small snapshot of herself, Brown went to different agencies in hopes of beginning her career. Although every agency accepted her and claimed she had “the stuff” the year she spent in New York was unfruitful. 

Brown modeled with the Wilhelmina Agency, and during that time, Wilhelmina Cooper passed away from lung cancer.  “I was with Wilhelmina and she wanted me to go to Paris because she thought my look was rather French. When she died, that’s what stimulated me to go to Paris. I just got on a plane and never came back,” Brown said.

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        "The most famous photographer I ever worked with was named Horst. He was a German photographer who became extremely well known. He photographed the British Aristocracy between the two world wars. For this picture, he went behind and old camera with a tripod. He was ancient when he took this picture, but he put the velvet curtain over his head and everything flashed, and he came out and said “Thank You.” I waited around because most people take hundreds of pictures, but this one just took one click."

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Photos from Martha's Portfolio

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Chloé FW 1984-85

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