Susie Cave Explained

Susie Cave
Birth Date:16 September 1966
Birth Place:Cheshire, England
Occupation:Fashion designer, model
Haircolour:Black
Eyecolour:Green
Children:2, including Earl Cave

Susie Cave (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.[1] She spent her childhood in Malawi and Nigeria, and ran away from boarding school at age 14.[1]

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.[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

In 2014, Cave co-founded the fashion label The Vampire's Wife with Alex Adamson.[2] [3]

Their 'Falconetti' dress was deemed the "dress of the decade" by Vogue. The Vampire's Wife has been described as a "cult favourite" label.[4] 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,[4] Sienna Miller,[2] 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

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

YearTitleRoleNotesDirector
1992Inferno[17] TV filmEllen von Unwerth
1994Princess CarabooUncreditedMichael Austin
1994Prêt-à-PorterSusie BickUncreditedRobert Altman[18]
1995FlirtModelHal Hartley
1997Sex & Chocolate[19] Catwalk modelTV filmGavin Millar
1998CasinoTV film, credited as Suzie BickJohn Maybury
1999Mad CowsSputnickSara Sugarman
2011SubmissionBlack beltShort filmMartina Amati
201420,000 Days on EarthHerselfDocumentary filmIain Forsyth and Jane Pollard
2016One More Time with FeelingHerselfDocumentary filmAndrew Dominik

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Susie Bick. SHOWstudio.com. 3 October 2022.
  2. D'Souza. Christa. 9 October 2017. For Susie Cave, The Vampire's Wife Was A Path Out Of Despair. Vogue. 3 October 2022.
  3. Tierney. Ger. 28 May 2015. susie bick, the vampire's wife. i-D. Vice Media. 3 October 2022.
  4. News: Wiseman. Eva. 14 March 2021. Susie Cave: 'My imagination can get a little bit scary'. The Guardian. 3 October 2022.
  5. Foussianes. Chloe. 23 June 2022. Why Kate Middleton and Princess Beatrice Love Dresses from the Vampire's Wife. Town & Country. 3 October 2022.
  6. News: Street. Chloe. 4 March 2020. Duchess of Cambridge dons second high fashion label of the day in green Vampire's Wife dress. Evening Standard. 3 October 2022.
  7. Web site: JENNA COLEMAN WEARS THE VAMPIRE'S WIFE. The Vampire's Wife. 3 October 2022.
  8. News: Cartner-Morley. Jess. 11 March 2020. Goth princess: how the new It dress won over Kate – and everyone else. The Guardian. 3 October 2022.
  9. Web site: JODIE COMER KILLS IT IN THE VAMPIRE'S WIFE. The Vampire's Wife. 3 October 2022.
  10. News: Donnell . Chloe Mac . 2024-05-27 . ‘Deeply concerning’: Vampire’s Wife closure shows battle faced by independent British fashion brands . 2024-06-01 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
  11. News: Feelings are a Bourgeois luxury . The Guardian . London . Lindsay . Baker . 1 February 2003 . 3 October 2022.
  12. Earl Cave: "I'd love to play Neil Young in a film". NME. Beth. Webb. 10 June 2020. 3 October 2022.
  13. News: 'On stage I'm just me having a bad day': Nick Cave on 40 years of music and mayhem – Profiles – People. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220619/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/on-stage-im-just-me-having-a-bad-day-nick-cave-on-40-years-of-music-and-mayhem-8607908.html . 19 June 2022 . subscription . live. McLean. Craig. 12 May 2013. The Independent. 11 October 2013.
  14. News: Gayle. Damien. 10 November 2015. Nick Cave's son took LSD before cliff fall death, inquest hears. The Guardian. 3 October 2022.
  15. News: 10 November 2015 . Nick Cave's son Arthur took LSD before cliff fall, inquest told . en-GB . . 3 October 2022.
  16. News: Pulver. Andrew. 5 September 2016. One More Time With Feeling review – undeniably moving contemplation of loss. The Guardian. 3 October 2022.
  17. Web site: Inferno. MUBI. 3 October 2022.
  18. Web site: Susie Bick. https://web.archive.org/web/20170427004701/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bb433c7d7. dead. 27 April 2017. British Film Institute. 3 October 2022.
  19. Web site: Sex and Chocolate (1997). https://web.archive.org/web/20201202193935/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b803a6aaa. dead. 2 December 2020. British Film Institute. 3 October 2022.