L'Wren Scott
| L'Wren Scott | |
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Photo by Andrew Crowley, for The Telegraph
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| Born |
Luann Bambrough April 28, 1964 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Died | March 17, 2014 (aged 49) New York, New York, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Suicide |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Model, fashion designer, stylist |
| Home town | Roy, Utah, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) |
Andrew Ladsky (m. 1990–93) Anthony Brand (m. 1993–97) |
| Partner(s) | Mick Jagger (2001–2014; her death) |
Laura "Luann" Bambrough (April 28, 1964 – March 17, 2014), known professionally as L'Wren Scott, was an American stylist and fashion designer.
Scott started her career as a model in Paris before moving to California and styling movie stars such as Madonna and Julia Roberts. In 2006, she launched the first of her fashion collections, characterised by sumptuous femininity combined with unconventional touches, aimed at establishing a well-defined silhouette. She issued regular tips on etiquette, known as "L'Wrenisms", and extended her range into shoes, handbags, glasses, makeup and perfume. In 2013, she collaborated with Banana Republic on a line of affordable ready-to-wear holiday items.
Scott’s longest relationship was with Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger, whom she met in Paris around 2001. Following a period of depression, at the age of 49, Scott committed suicide in her Manhattan apartment.
Scott was named Laura Bambrough by her Mormon adoptive parents, Ivan and Lula Bambrough, who raised her in Roy, Utah, with two siblings, Jan and Randall, also adoptees. Laura was soon nicknamed "Luann". Known for her tall frame, she had already reached 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) in height by the age of twelve, and would eventually grow to 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m). Because of her height, she had to sew her own clothes. She learned clothing construction, and fabric quality starting at the age of twelve. Luann Bambrough graduated from Roy High School in 1982.
L'Wren Scott's career moved from model, stylist, to fashion designer. There are two versions of how she got her start. The first has her at age 16, being spotted by photographer Bruce Weber, when he came to Utah on a photo shoot. He advised her to go to Paris. It is said that a year later she flew to Europe on a one-way ticket, after telling her parents she was going to New York. The second indicates that Scott moved to Los Angeles a year-and-a-half after graduating high school, where she was spotted by a scout with agency ties in Paris and began calling herself "L'Wren." Working with Paris-based agencies, Glamour and Marilyn Gauthier, she went on to work for Thierry Mugler and Chanel, Helmut Newton, as well as model for photographers as Guy Bourdin, David Bailey and Jean-Paul Goude. Her first commercial success was as the legs on a clock for the Pretty Polly hosiery ads, with photographs taken by David Bailey.
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