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English fashion designer and model (born 1966)
Susie Cave
Cave in November 2013
Born (1966-09-16) 16 September 1966 (age 58)
Cheshire, England
Occupation(s)Fashion designer, model
Spouse Nick Cave ​(m. 1999)​
Children2, including Earl Cave
Modelling information
Height5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)
Hair colourBlack
Eye colourGreen
Agency
  • Tess Management
  • Oui Management

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

Susie Bick was born in Cheshire, England, to a diplomat father. She spent her childhood in Malawi and Nigeria, and ran away from boarding school at age 14.

Modelling career

Bick was discovered by photographer Steven Meisel on a flight to New York at age 14.

She modelled for Yohji Yamamoto, Christian Dior, Nina Ricci, Tuscany perfume, Versace and Yves Saint Laurent. She appeared on the covers of French Glamour, Harper's & Queen, Elle UK, and i-D. She modelled for Vivienne Westwood for ten years.

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.

The Vampire's Wife

In 2014, Cave co-founded the fashion label The Vampire's Wife with Alex Adamson.

Their 'Falconetti' dress was deemed the "dress of the decade" by Vogue. The Vampire's Wife has been described as a "cult favourite" label. 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, Sienna Miller, Ruth Negga, Kirsten Dunst, Alexa Chung, Daisy Lowe, Jenna Coleman, Thandiwe Newton, Zawe Ashton, Rachel Weisz, Margot Robbie, Jennifer Aniston, and Jodie Comer.

In 2024, the brand closed, after the collapse of Matchesfashion, one of their largest stockists.

Personal life

Bick met Australian musician Nick Cave in 1997; they married in 1999. Their twin sons, Arthur and Earl, were born in London in 2000 and raised in Brighton. She appeared on the cover of Cave's 2013 album Push the Sky Away.

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. An inquest found that Arthur had taken LSD before the fall and the coroner ruled his death was an accident. The effect of Arthur's death on the Cave family was explored in the 2016 documentary film One More Time with Feeling.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes Director Ref.
1992 Inferno TV film Ellen von Unwerth
1994 Princess Caraboo Uncredited Michael Austin
1994 Prêt-à-Porter Susie Bick Uncredited Robert Altman
1995 Flirt Model Hal Hartley
1997 Sex & Chocolate 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
1999 Mad Cows Sputnick Sara Sugarman
2011 Submission Black belt Short film Martina Amati
2014 20,000 Days on Earth Herself Documentary film Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard
2016 One More Time with Feeling Herself Documentary film Andrew Dominik

References

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  2. ^ Wiseman, Eva (14 March 2021). "Susie Cave: 'My imagination can get a little bit scary'". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  3. ^ D'Souza, Christa (9 October 2017). "For Susie Cave, The Vampire's Wife Was A Path Out Of Despair". Vogue. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
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  5. Foussianes, Chloe (23 June 2022). "Why Kate Middleton and Princess Beatrice Love Dresses from the Vampire's Wife". Town & Country. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  6. 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.
  7. "JENNA COLEMAN WEARS THE VAMPIRE'S WIFE". The Vampire's Wife. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  8. 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.
  9. "JODIE COMER KILLS IT IN THE VAMPIRE'S WIFE". The Vampire's Wife. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  10. 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.
  11. Baker, Lindsay (1 February 2003). "Feelings are a Bourgeois luxury". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  12. Webb, Beth (10 June 2020). "Earl Cave: "I'd love to play Neil Young in a film"". NME. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  13. 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.
  14. Gayle, Damien (10 November 2015). "Nick Cave's son took LSD before cliff fall death, inquest hears". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  15. "Nick Cave's son Arthur took LSD before cliff fall, inquest told". BBC News. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  16. Pulver, Andrew (5 September 2016). "One More Time With Feeling review – undeniably moving contemplation of loss". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  17. "Inferno". MUBI. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  18. ^ "Susie Bick". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  19. "Sex and Chocolate (1997)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2022.

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