back in the swinging '60s she was one of London's most celebrated dolly birds
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These girls were miles apart from the dolly birds and English roses across the channel.—Elizabeth Winder, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2023 Try styling them like Bianca Jagger and her clan of ’70s disco glamazons, or take inspiration from ’60s mod dolly birds with their A-line dresses and perfect coifs.—Vogue, 12 Apr. 2019 The archetypal 60's dolly birds, as they were called.—Ron Hart, Billboard, 24 May 2018 She's been a grunge angel, a dolly bird, a latter-day Warhol superstar, a preppy gone bad, an award-winning Hollywood actress and a crush-worthy girl in the crowd at Bowery Ballroom, the doyenne of downtown and a nice Connecticut girl.—Mark Rozzo, Town & Country, 3 Oct. 2013
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