1964
The “It” girl of the ‘60s, Faithfull is pictured here at just 17 years old playing records at her home in Reading. Among the records scattered on the floor are albums by Pete Seeger and Manfred Mann.
1964
Faithfull at her home in Reading with Sara Bingley, the adorable family Dalmatian. Sarah appeared in many photos with Marianne until the beloved pooch passed in the mid ‘70s.
1964
Faithfull at home with her school friends from St. Joseph’s Convent and Sara Bingley. At this time, she was just a teenager experiencing a whirlwind rise to fame. She was still attending high school when she recorded As Tears Go By.
1967
Faithfull arranging flowers at her home in London in 1967. That year, Faithfull made her professional theater debut at London’s Royal Court Theatre in Chekhov’s Three Sisters, where she played Irina alongside Glenda Jackson. She also starred in the film I’ll Never Forget What’s’ ‘isname, notably becoming the first person to drop the F-bomb in a mainstream film.
1967
Faithfull is photographed here enjoying a cup of tea at home. In 1967, she was living a life of contrasts between domestic tranquility and public scandal. At this time, she was residing in London, having left her marital home with John Dunbar to live with Mick Jagger.
1969
Here, Faithfull and Jagger are pictured leaving their home on Cheyne Walk in London for Marlborough Street Court where they were appearing on a cannabis charge.
1971
Faithfull is photographed here with her son Nicholas at home in Aldworth, Berkshire in November 1971. This would have been a particularly difficult period in her relationship with her son. In 1970, she lost custody of Nicholas, who was then around five years old. Faithfull later reflected that it took her “an awfully long time before I felt like a mother, until Nicholas was in his early 20s.”
1994
Faithfull is seen here wearing a ridiculously chic black leather jacket and zebra-striped miniskirt as she poses in her 19th-century cottage in Dublin, Ireland, decorated with rows of seashells.
1994
Faithfull is photographed here curled up on her funky chair covered in colorful bargello fabric in her cottage, smoking a cigarette. Her Irish residence reflected a period of stability, quite different from her earlier tumultuous years.
1994
A stylish Marianne Faithfull poses in lace leggings on her lawn outside of her historic Irish cottage. During this time, she was in a period of artistic renaissance, primarily focused on promoting her autobiography Faithfull.
Julia Cancilla is the engagement editor (and resident witch) at ELLE Decor, where she manages the brand’s social media presence and covers trends, lifestyle, and culture in the design world. Julia built her background at Inked magazine, where she grew their social media audiences by two million, conducted interviews with A-list celebrities, and penned feature articles focusing on pop culture, art and lifestyle. Over her five years of digital media experience, Julia has written about numerous topics, from fashion to astrology.
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