Photo Finish

1960s, Derry and Toms, Inspirational Images, Queen magazine, Russell & Bromley, thea porter
Taking your J & B casual: Burgundy and pink silk gauze dress, with a bodice of raw silk and velvet; £60 at Thea Porter, 8 Greek Street, W1.

There were 2,554 entrants in the amateur photographic competition organised by J & B Rare Whisky and QUEEN. First prize was a fee-paid fashion assignment. The result was the photo finish above, by joint winners Jeanne Hendry (above) and N. Patrick Allen (below), who shared the prize-money and each received a case of J & B Rare.

Photographed by Jeanne Hendry and N. Patrick Allen.

Scanned from Queen, 12th-25th November 1969.

Taking your J & B neat: Trim black maxi-length dress, £21 10s at Derry & Toms, Kensington High Street, W8. Crêpe shoes, silver trimmed; £6 19s at Russell & Bromley, New Bond Street, W1. Black stockings; by Aristoc, 7s at Liberty, Regent Street, W1. Hair by Valerie at Cheveux. All glass from Maples, Tottenham Court Road, W1.

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