Saturday, September 24, 2016

The Beauty of Anonymity, Model ID Update: Katie Easton!

Back In August 2014, I posted this-black-and-white picture of a striking model from an ad for Adrien Arpel makeovers - this particular ad was for a department store promotion  - and I asked if anyone could identify her.   She was one of those anonymous models you see in a mundane newspaper ad and can't forget because her look is so distinctive that it burns into your memory.


Well, I recently posted this same picture on a Facebook group page devoted to models, and thanks to feedback from some friends and some friends of friends - and they all agree on this - I can now identify her as beauty model Katie Easton.


The original black-and-white photo is from 1979; the color photo, already confirmed as a photo of Katie Easton, is from 1985.  It is quite obvious that they are pictures of one and the same woman.

Success! :-D

Now for some information on our newly identified subject.  Katie Easton is a beauty model from the seventies and eighties who specialized as a hand and leg model, which explains why her hands are so predominant in the photos above.   She worked in Paris through the Model Promotion agency in the early seventies and worked in New York through Zoli in the mid-1980s.  She was also with the Stewart agency, and she was likely there at the time the Arpel ad photo was taken.    

And while she worked extensively with her hands and legs - one person who helped me identify her her said she would regularly wear lacy white gloves to protect her hands - her face especially demanded photographic attention. The black-and-white photo below, from 1983, is a nicely soft image that shows just how much the camera loved her. :-)


Thanks to Les Carron, Tony Spinelli, and Louise Roberts for helping me to identifying this incredibly beautiful woman. :-) 

8 comments:

Chromeheart said...

I worked with Katie's husband, Richie, from 1979-1981. Katie was very sweet and funny. And, her hands were insured for beaucoup bucks, and the insurance company required her to wear gloves. She had a baby boy, Hunter, in late 1981 or early 1982. I never kept up with them, so the last time I saw them was at a dinner in their apartment in the Village in 1982.

Steve said...

Chromeheart: She sounds like a very lovely woman, inside as well as out. :-) I hope her hands are still in good shape.

Anonymous said...

Katie and I lived in the same apartment building on W 21st Street in New York. I was a Steward (now called Flight Attendant) for Eastern Air Lines at the time, this was during the 70's. Loved Katie, she and I would laugh and have so much fun while her boyfriend at the time Arthur and my roommate would just look at the two of us and shake their heads..LOL It was truly a fun and exciting time to be living in NYC. I've often wondered what happen to Katie. I am pretty sure she was originally from Upstate New York.

Steve said...

Wow, that's a great personal story! Thanks for contributing! :-)

Haley R said...

I love this shot. This is my beautiful mother. She is one of the kindest people you will ever meet. She was married to my father for 36 years and she cared for him endlessly. She was his angel and I am so grateful for her. She is happily remarried and recently walked me down the isle at my wedding. She is as beautiful inside as she is out.

Haley

Steve said...

Haley: Thank you for your lovely comment! When I first saw the black-and-white picture of your mother that I posted here, I thought she was one of the most beautiful women I'd ever seen and wondered who she was. Many people look at a model in a print ad and think nothing of who that person is, but I always wonder about the woman in the picture. Your comment has given me and everyone else who visits this blog a vivid description of your mother and what she is like! Tell her I think she's gorgeous and that I hope to meet her one day - we may know some of the same people!

Anonymous said...

In reflecting on hart-felt truth voiced when & in much spent time with a fellow beauty bee, I have great gratitude for KATES honesty, that's residual is still so healing. Truly a lovely person who is as well gorgeous internally!

Ohmarika said...

I knew Kate from church. Visited her and spent time when I had my baby in 1983. Always remembers her as a beautiful gentle person inside and out with wisdom beyond her years. I moved to Rhode Island and lost touch with her in 1985. At times I look on line like now and was pleased to find this. I wish I could get in touch with her again. If anyone knows how please pass along my email. Maria EDE: ohmarika@yahoo.com
I never met anyone quite like Katie. She has an elegant and beautiful heart. I remember the long gloves and hats and long skirts in white at the beach. She said she had to for her skin to preserve it. She had the cutest little boy.