Vintage "missing last name" id

RocketQueen · July 5, 2021

SARAH

RocketQueen · July 5, 2021

ZANI

fahad.s · July 5, 2021

On 5/24/2021 at 4:32 AM, BlueAcadia said:

TOKO

I came across this miyake ad and she was credited as toko togashi

https://www.instagram.com/p/CI-2uCqnRmW/?utm_medium=copy_link

BlueAcadia · July 5, 2021

6 minutes ago, fahad.s said:

I came across this miyake ad and she was credited as toko togashi

https://www.instagram.com/p/CI-2uCqnRmW/?utm_medium=copy_link

THANK YOU for sharing that info with us @fahad.s :ddr:

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/543950461250818508/ Here she is as Toko Tokuko Togashi what a cool name!! ...sounds Japanese. I will make her a thread because I have some catwalk stuff of her....Yay!!!

BlueAcadia · July 5, 2021

6 hours ago, RocketQueen said:

ZANI

She's in my Japanese mags a lot (she did lots of Elle and Olive)...really wish her last name would come. She needs a thread even if we don't get it though. :yes:

Jim T · July 5, 2021

On 5/22/2021 at 5:34 PM, RocketQueen said:

So here we go!

As I already told @BlueAcadia I have so many models in my archive identified only by their first name.

Please, post whatever you have and let's try to id their last names together.

@BlueAcadia @Chirkomania, @Martial, @ModeloFreak, @Dayrell, @Minerva13, @missparker7, @Calypso Angel @jal718 @fumi @ArianaVSCouture @sanja @snmkytkn

As a student of history, I wonder if it is known when & why "Fashion models identifying by only their First name" became a popular thing, and why it still continues?

A) Vanity/Hubris? I.e., I am so established, I need to only use my First name?

Well, it's one thing if one truly is internationally famous plus have a unique name, such as Veruschka (von Lehndorff), Twiggy, (Lesley Lawson), and Doutzen (Kroes), but for common names as "Alexandra", "Naomi", "Adrianne" I don't see the point.

B) By contrast, actresses always go by their First and Last names, even if they are internationally famous plus have a unique First name (e.g., Salma Hayek, Alyson Hannigan, Demi Moore, Paz Vega, etc.).

I'll note that Terry Farrell was usually credited as "Farrell" when she modelled, but when she switched to acting she was always listed in the credits as "Terry Farrell".

BlueAcadia · July 7, 2021

Haha funny, @Jim T I have always suspected the reason is very often simply that their last names are crazy hard to pronounce and/or spell. LOL. Obviously not in all cases, I'm pretty sure it's their agencies that decide what they will be called for artistic, "coolness factor" reasons... it just sounds cool and mysterious right? 😆 SUCKS for us trying to figure out who they are though lol.