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Inspirational Illustrations: Are you one of the herb people?
“As the back-to-the-land cult gathers momentum, sprinkling parsley on the stew and sipping camomile tea are just for the amateurs…” Illustration by Ian Beck. Scanned by Miss Peelpants from...
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Inspirational Editorials: Cotton On
Liberty print dress by Jeff Banks. Hat throughout by Edward Mann. Petticoat throughout by Laura Ashley Styled by Caroline Baker. Photographed by Harri Peccinotti. Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Nova,...
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Inspirational Illustrations: Three For Good Measure
Spotty bikini by Plaimar at Simpsons Nothing new has happened to swimwear for many summers. Colours and fabrics mark the fashion changes. The shapes stay the same. For a swimsuit is a swimsuit is a...
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Vintage Adverts: Love is Blind. Wool is Washable.
…and a good double entendre will never date. Fnar fnar. Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Honey, April 1970Filed under: 1970s, Honey Magazine, mild sauce, Vintage Adverts
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Bianca Jagger in The Telegraph Magazine, 1979
Words by Tina Brown. Photographs by Pat Booth. When Bianca Jagger wants to be dismissive her favourite word is “marginal”. Los Angeles is marginal: “Une ville suspendue — no cultural route at all.”...
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Vintage Adverts: All the latest Quant ingredients
Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Nova, April 1968Filed under: 1960s, british boutique movement, mary quant, maudie james, nova magazine, Vintage Adverts
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Inspirational Illustrations: The Look à la Lauren Bacall
Illustrations by Anne Delaney. Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Cosmopolitan, April 1979Filed under: 1970s, Anne Delaney, cosmopolitan, Illustrations, Lauren Bacall
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Inspirational Illustrations: Gagner un honey pot de Coty!
“Histoire d’un puzzle qui peut vous faire gagner un honey pot de Coty!…” Illustration accompanying a competition to win some Coty make-up. Illustrated by B. Weiss. Scanned by Miss Peelpants from...
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Inspirational Images: Marisa Berenson
New zone of bareness: Valentino shows jewelled serpents entwining a bare waist. The reptiles are holden with fake diamond and coral set heads. With belts and bareness emphasising waists this summer,...
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Inspirational Images: Throw a Party
Don’t you love a party… especially when you’re a guest and don’t have to do the washing up? But think of the satisfaction of throwing your own party and knowing it’s a great success… like the...
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Inspirational Editorials: Two-Way Switch
Square necked sideless dress by Ginger Group. Gold link belt by Paris House. Black patent shoes by Kurt Geiger. Satin beret by Rudolf. Try a touch of seasonal sorcery – swop clothes with yourself...
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Inspirational Images: Weather – you like it or not
Photographed by Hans Feurer. Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Honey, October 1968Filed under: 1960s, beauty, Hair and make-up, hans feurer, Honey Magazine, Inspirational Images
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Inspirational Editorials: Put them together and what have you got?
No excuse for looking a wash-out with these rainy-day separates. Showerproof three-quarter length Dannimac cotton jacket. Black Simon Massey shirt. Keep-the-worst-off cotton hat by Malyard. Bouncy...
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Inspirational Images: Pastels are Prettier
Pale stripy sweater with drawstring sleeves by Dorothee Bis. Pale blue wool trousers by Pablo & Delia. Cultured pearls by Mikimoto. White hat by Herbert Johnson. Photographed by Peter Knapp....
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Inspirational Illustrations: Twiggies and Shrimptons
For a long time I firmly believed that we all wanted to become a nation of mass-produced Twiggies and Shrimptons. Hankering after the security of knowing there isn’t anybody with a nicer...
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Designer Focus: Alistair Cowin
Alistair Cowin photographed by John Carter for 19 Magazine, April 1969 You might not have heard of Alistair Cowin before. Like many other superbly talented designers in the 1960s and 1970s, he has...
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Inspirational Images: The Sensuous Back
Blue ban-lon dress by Earlybird, 20 Park Walk, SW10 How is your exit line? Backs – bare ones – are the centre of attention. The fashion scene for winter is a sea of halter tops, strapless slinks,...
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Inspirational Images: Emanuel Ungaro, 1974
Ungaro in his workshop. Maria Kimberley wears his dress, “un peu cinema, a little exciting, very glamorous”, wth diamante flower faces. “My clothes make my statement… that a woman is to be treated with...
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Inspirational Editorials: Maybe I was just born liberated
Stirling Cooper This photoshoot, featuring the brilliantly named Celestia Sporborg, is another one of my all-time favourites, and one I have put off scanning for a long while because Vanity Fair is...
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Inspirational Editorials: Legs Go Under Cover
Left to right: White crepe bolero and trousers by Gina Fratini. White shoes by Kurt Geiger / Satin trousers and matching chiffon top in print by Celia Birtwell, both by Ossie Clark at Quorum. Red...
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