Susie Cave
Susie Cave | |
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Cave in November 2013 | |
Born | Cheshire, England | 16 September 1966
Occupation(s) | Fashion designer, model |
Spouse | |
Children | 2, including Earl Cave |
Modelling information | |
Height | 5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m) |
Hair colour | Black |
Eye colour | Green |
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Susie Cave (née Bick; born 16 September 1966) is an English fashion designer, entrepreneur, and former model and occasional actress. She co-founded the fashion label The Vampire's Wife.
Early life
[edit]Susie Bick was born in Cheshire, England, to a diplomat father.[1] She spent her childhood in Malawi and Nigeria, and ran away from boarding school at age 14.[1]
Modelling career
[edit]Bick was discovered by photographer Steven Meisel on a flight to New York at age 14.[2]
She modelled for Yohji Yamamoto, Christian Dior, Nina Ricci, Tuscany perfume, Versace and Yves Saint Laurent.[1] She appeared on the covers of French Glamour, Harper's & Queen, Elle UK, and i-D.[1] She modelled for Vivienne Westwood for ten years.[1]
She was the cover model on the Damned's 1985 album Phantasmagoria, photographed by Bob Carlos Clarke.
Bick gave up her modelling career when she met Nick Cave in 1997.[1]
The Vampire's Wife
[edit]In 2014, Cave co-founded the fashion label The Vampire's Wife with Alex Adamson.[3][4]
Their 'Falconetti' dress was deemed the "dress of the decade" by Vogue.[2] The Vampire's Wife has been described as a "cult favourite" label.[2] Celebrities who have worn the brand include Catherine, Princess of Wales, Princess Beatrice, Princess Sofia, Duchess of Varmland, Kate Moss, Keira Knightley, Florence Welch, Maya Rudolph,[2] Sienna Miller,[3] Ruth Negga, Kirsten Dunst,[5] Alexa Chung, Daisy Lowe,[6] Jenna Coleman,[7] Thandiwe Newton, Zawe Ashton, Rachel Weisz, Margot Robbie, Jennifer Aniston,[8] and Jodie Comer.[9]
In 2024, the brand closed, after the collapse of Matchesfashion, one of their largest stockists.[10]
Personal life
[edit]Bick met Australian musician Nick Cave in 1997; they married in 1999.[1] Their twin sons, Arthur and Earl, were born in London in 2000 and raised in Brighton.[11][12] She appeared on the cover of Cave's 2013 album Push the Sky Away.[13]
On 14 July 2015, when he was 15 years old, Arthur Cave fell from a cliff at Ovingdean, near Brighton, and died from his injuries at Royal Sussex County Hospital later that day.[14] An inquest found that Arthur had taken LSD before the fall and the coroner ruled his death was an accident.[15] The effect of Arthur's death on the Cave family was explored in the 2016 documentary film One More Time with Feeling.[16]
Filmography
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes | Director | Ref. |
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1992 | Inferno[17] | TV film | Ellen von Unwerth | ||
1994 | Princess Caraboo | Uncredited | Michael Austin | ||
1994 | Prêt-à-Porter | Susie Bick | Uncredited | Robert Altman | [2][18] |
1995 | Flirt | Model | Hal Hartley | [18] | |
1997 | Sex & Chocolate[19] | Catwalk model | TV film | Gavin Millar | |
1998 | Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon | Casino | TV film, credited as Suzie Bick | John Maybury | [18] |
1999 | Mad Cows | Sputnick | Sara Sugarman | [18] | |
2011 | Submission | Black belt | Short film | Martina Amati | |
2014 | 20,000 Days on Earth | Herself | Documentary film | Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard | [18] |
2016 | One More Time with Feeling | Herself | Documentary film | Andrew Dominik | [18] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Susie Bick". SHOWstudio.com. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Wiseman, Eva (14 March 2021). "Susie Cave: 'My imagination can get a little bit scary'". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ a b D'Souza, Christa (9 October 2017). "For Susie Cave, The Vampire's Wife Was A Path Out Of Despair". Vogue. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ Tierney, Ger (28 May 2015). "susie bick, the vampire's wife". i-D. Vice Media. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ Foussianes, Chloe (23 June 2022). "Why Kate Middleton and Princess Beatrice Love Dresses from the Vampire's Wife". Town & Country. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ Street, Chloe (4 March 2020). "Duchess of Cambridge dons second high fashion label of the day in green Vampire's Wife dress". Evening Standard. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "JENNA COLEMAN WEARS THE VAMPIRE'S WIFE". The Vampire's Wife. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ Cartner-Morley, Jess (11 March 2020). "Goth princess: how the new It dress won over Kate – and everyone else". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "JODIE COMER KILLS IT IN THE VAMPIRE'S WIFE". The Vampire's Wife. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ Donnell, Chloe Mac (27 May 2024). "'Deeply concerning': Vampire's Wife closure shows battle faced by independent British fashion brands". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ Baker, Lindsay (1 February 2003). "Feelings are a Bourgeois luxury". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ Webb, Beth (10 June 2020). "Earl Cave: "I'd love to play Neil Young in a film"". NME. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ McLean, Craig (12 May 2013). "'On stage I'm just me having a bad day': Nick Cave on 40 years of music and mayhem – Profiles – People". The Independent. Archived from the original on 19 June 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ Gayle, Damien (10 November 2015). "Nick Cave's son took LSD before cliff fall death, inquest hears". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Nick Cave's son Arthur took LSD before cliff fall, inquest told". BBC News. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ Pulver, Andrew (5 September 2016). "One More Time With Feeling review – undeniably moving contemplation of loss". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Inferno". MUBI. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "Susie Bick". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Sex and Chocolate (1997)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
External links
[edit]- Susie Bick at Fashion Model Directory
- Susie Cave at IMDb
- Susie Bick Cave at models.com