Born in 1918 in Indiana, American fashion designer Ken Scott showed a strong passion for painting at a young age, and this led him to study in New York. These were intense and fertile years of success and experimentation. Following his free and curious spirit, he moved to Europe in 1946. First to Paris and the French Riviera, where Scott led a bohemian life, and arriving in Milan in 1955. And it was here that Scott founded the Falconetto brand.
Starting from textiles, the artist revolutionized the style of that time. Bright and sunny colors, unpredictable combinations, and joyful flowers became his “trademark”. Since 1962, he signed collections of clothes and accessories making him internationally renowned.
Scott’s rise was unstoppable, his production varied, and his research and method were avant-garde. His unbridled imagination and his inherent irony was accompanied by extraordinary technical skills and his most diverse creations were undeniably immortal.
These stunning photos captured portraits of classic beauties wearing fashion designs by Ken Scott in the 1960s and early 1970s.
Floral print dress by Ken Scott of Falconetto, photo by Helmut Newton, Vogue, May 1, 1963 |
Virna Lisi, in a paisley set by Ken Scott, photo by Leombruno-Bodi, Vogue, January 1, 1964 |
Veruschka at a villa south of Rome, a yellow caftan and a red and yellow head scarf by Ken Scott, photo by Henry Clarke, Vogue, November 1965 |
Veruschka in a bikini and matching fringed shawl in a sunny yellow, black and brown paisley pattern, by Ken Scott, photo by Henry Clarke, Vogue, November 1965 |
Veruschka in a pajama set by Ken Scott, photo by Henry Clarke, Vogue, June 1, 1965 |
Veruschka in Ken Scott at the villa of architect Michele Busiri Vici in Circeo, photo by Henry Clarke, Italy, Vogue, November 1965 |
Veruschka wearing an asymmetrical cotton jersey dress in geometric shapes of green, lavender, pink and black, by Ken Scott, photo by Henry Clarke, at Santorini, Greece, Vogue, November 1965 |
Agnese Torlonia wearing a Ken Scott robe on the terrace of her home in Rome, photo by Vittoriano Rastelli, Vogue, July 1, 1966 |
Katherine Pastrie in Ken Scott pyjamas, photo by Norman Parkinson, Mexico, Vogue, 1966 |
Audrey in a silk jersey dress by Ken Scott from the film “Two For the Road”, photo by William Klein, 1967 |
Model wearing an evening dress of a long pleated silk chiffon skirt, all in a multicolored swirling pattern of colored rectangles, by Ken Scott, Vogue, November 1, 1967 |
Samantha Jones in the Rajasthan region of India, wearing a striped caftan clasped over bare skin and wide pants, by Ken Scott, photo by Henry Clarke, Vogue, June 1967 |
Simone d’Aillencourt wearing a Ken Scott dress at Hotel Cala di Volpe on the Costa Smeralda, Sardinia, photo by Henry Clarke, Italy, Vogue, January 1, 1967 |
Standing on rock, in a pool of water, Verushka is wearing a long Ban-Lon floral print dress by Ken Scott, and a long Dynel hairpiece, photo by Franco Rubartelli, Vogue, 1968 |
Veruschka sitting on the Baroque sculpture of a man in the , wearing pink floral gypsy dress with a sash at the waist and a little beaded bolero, by Ken Scott, photo by Franco Rubartelli, Vogue, 1968 |
Virna Lisi in a Ken Scott blouse, with a jacket of his design, photo by Henry Clarke, Vogue, August 15, 1968 |
Diane de Monbrison wears Ken Scott zebra prints in the Bois de Boulogne, photo by Patrice Calmettes, Vogue, May 1, 1970 |
Gunilla Lindblad wearing a Ken Scott coat in Jamaica, photo by J. P. Zachariasen, Vogue, November 15, 1970 |
Lauren Hutton wears a Ken Scott dress and shawl in Bali, photo by Arnaud de Rosnay, Vogue, December 1, 1970 |
Marisa Berenson in a tunic and shawl by Ken Scott, photo by Irving Penn, Vogue, May 1, 1970 |
Chris O’Connor is reclining wearing brown pant suit with yellow and brown halter by Ken Scott, photo by Gianni Penati, US Vogue, April 15, 1972 |
Margrit Ramme wearing Ken Scott, photo by Alfa Castaldi, Milan, Vogue Italia, 1972 |