On 4th June 2007 I received an email telling me Jackie succumbed, on the last day of May, to the brain tumor that she had been fighting for some time. Jackie was a major contributer to the Ivy League from the earliest days of the shop in 1982/3. More recently she had relocated to Spain and I personally lost touch with her. When I started this blog I had no idea I would begin with such sad news.I remember Jackie as a bright and cheerful person whose creations always had a lightness and joy about them. I also thank her for introducing me to the music of Gil Scott Heron, which I first heard as the music she had chosen to back the presentation of her first collection.
I have searched my archive of photographs and can find only this one relating to Jackie, from a press clipping covering the launch of the new Ivy League shop in 1985. If anyone reading this has any pictures they’d like to share please send them to me and I’ll post them here.
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27 June, 2007 at 2:19 pm
Sandra left this message about Jackie on the previous post. I’ve copied it here in case it gets overlooked there.
In Memory of Jackie.
The girl who brought a shine to every room
life and soul of forever parties
brave enough to be the first,
to say hello to the Rik Mayall,
a Young One then
smiling in appreciation
an ice breaker if ever there was one
happy enough to leap into the
unknown worlds of Barcelona
bursting at the seams with
vibrancy and culture,
shock it may have been
but for the shortest while
as friends and nightlife welcomed
with open arms
‘The Girl from Ipanima’ who sang
for fun
entertaining everyone
at The Piano Bar
those divine, exquisite
outfits fit for a princess
and the occasional prince.
A super shouldered black
fitted jacket worn forever
and a day
doesn’t go by
when I see her smiling face and
think, try to, of words
to capture her look
and artfullness
in the eighties
bright red lipstick and dark eyes
and huge hair
and huge hair
which became the
richest, darkest, staightest
and thickest in this world
she has left her greatest gifts
two lovely girls
who wouldn’t even know me
but I knew her
and she was some woman.
Gone but not Forgotten…xx
23 October, 2007 at 9:37 pm
Madeleine,
I have just read your touching tribute to Jackie, a very much missed friend. I have a few great images of Jackie from that period which I would be happy to send you to add to the blog.
best wishes
James Mackay