Judith Mary Baragwanath (née Seay; born 7 January 1951)[1] is a New Zealand writer, satirist, fashion critic, fashion muse, model, socialite and maître d’ also known as "Old Black Lips."[1][2][3] She rose to prominence in the 1960s as a New Zealand model after appearing in NZ Vogue magazine at the age of 15.[1][2][3] She is well known for her magazine column and feature writing, including contributions (1982–2002) to "Felicity Ferret", a gossip column published in Auckland magazine Metro.[2][4][5] New Zealand journalist and writer Steve Braunias has called her "just about, if not the most, concise writer being regularly published that this country has ever seen. One of the most vivid writers we've ever had in non-fiction."[2]
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- ^ a b c d Hoare, Rose (18 April 2010). "Who is Black Lips?". Sunday Magazine. The Sunday Star Times / Fairfax.
- ^ a b Hammonds, Lucy; Lloyd Jenkins, Douglas; Regnault, Claire (2010). The Dress Circle: New Zealand Fashion Design since 1940. New Zealand: Godwit. pp. 138, 232, 233, 391. ISBN 9781869621810.
- ^ Little, Paul (2015). Stroppy Old Women. New Zealand: Paul Little Books. p. 25. ISBN 9780473258603.
- ^ Olds, Jeremy (1 October 2017). "Word is out: The death of gossip in New Zealand". Stuff. Retrieved 16 May 2019.