Dark blue short-sleeve shirt with black flecks, £8.95. Bright blue three-piece suit with double-breasted waistcoat, £62. Blue satin tie with lady on front, from £2.50. All from Johnson & Johnson. Maroon hankie from Moss Bros., from £1.50. Gold chain in pocket by Adrien Mann, from £1.50.
Not many of us can afford to don designer outfits, so achieving a totally different look can he a problem. But go and have another look in your man’s wardrobe. Maybe you haven’t quite exhausted it yet! He may have some garments stashed away that would be perfect for you! Mix the fabrics, colours and looks. Take half a suit and team it with something else. The result, as you can see here, can be smart, sharp and clean—and nobody will be able to accuse you of going to the dogs, fashionwise!
Photographed at Walthamstow Greyhound Stadium.
Hair by Rocky at Ricci Burns.
Photographed by Mike Berkofsky.
Scanned from 19 Magazine, September 1978.
Black glazed cotton shirt by Strawberry Studio, £14-99. Black and white dogtooth check waistcoat, £30. Matching coat with black lapels, £95. Both by Daily Blue from Ace. Black peg-top trousers in wool gaberdine by Danny Noble, £50. Red and cream satin tie from a selection from Johnson & Johnson, £2.50. Red hankie from Moss Bros., £1.50.
Left: Pink, short-sleeved shirt, £8.95. Lilac trousers, £17. Mauve, three-piece suit (trousers not shown), £62. All from Johnson & Johnson. Trilby from Moss Bros., £10.50. Striped tie from Johnson & Johnson, £1.50. Right: Black glazed cotton shirt by Strawberry Studio, £14.99. Yellow trousers from Johnson & Johnson, £15.50. Black dinner jacket from Retro, f15. Trilby by Charles Batten £6.50. Sunglasses by Polaroid, from £5. Yellow and black tiger-print tie from The Body Shop, fl. Gold hankie from Moss Bros., £1.50. Black, mock-croc belt from Woolworth £1.50.
Left: Brown and black striped shirt from Johnson & Johnson, £11.95. Brown fleck waistcoat, £10.99. Matching trousers, £14.99. Beige jacket, £34.99. All by Strawberry Studio. Ankle boots by Midas, £25.50. Brown trilby from Moss Bros., £4.10. White tie by Strawberry Studio, £6.50. Right: Cream shirt by French Connection Menswear Range, £10.95. Grey waistcoat by Strawberry Studio, £10.99. Fleck trousers, £15. Cream jacket with multi-colour flecks, £15. Both by Marx. Shoes from Johnson & Johnson, £16.95. Cap by Charles Batten, £4.50. Tie from a selection from Johnson & Johnson, £2.50.
Left: Black and grey shirt from Johnson & Johnson, £11.95. Satin waistcoat by Strawberry Studio, £9.99. Fleck trousers from Marx, £15. Grey, white and gold jacket from Johnson & Johnson, £32.95. Shoes by Walkers from Midas, £33.50. Trilby from Moss Bros., £4.10. Satin tie from Marx, £3.50. Hankie from Moss Bros., £1.50. Mock croc belt from Woolworth, £1.50. Jewellery by Adrien Mann, from £1. Right: Black needlecord shirt by Jousse, £25. Fleck trousers from Marx, £15. Double-breasted jacket by Strawberry Studio, £34.99. Shoes from Johnson & Johnson, £16.95. Trilby by Charles Batten, £6.50. Tie from Johnson & Johnson, from £1.50.
Most revealing body suit of the season costs £40. Trench coat worn over it, £86. Cummerbund is £6.50; all by Benny Ong.
Would you dare to wear it? The body suit is what top designers have dreamed up for dancing this summer – to be worn with the barest excuse of a skirt, or a floating piece of chiffon. Norman Parkinson photographed some of the most exciting ideas in the modernised Paris Metro.
I would never have thought of sweltering on the Paris Metro as some kind of ‘normal’ experience I would aspire to, but here we are.
Shoes from Charles Jourdan and Walkers.
Fashion Editor Penny Knowles.
Photographed by Norman Parkinson.
Scanned from The Telegraph Magazine, Number 125 (February) 1979.
Looking romantic in the rush hour are blue and white striped organza dresses by Anna Beltrao, complete with body suits: fun but expensive at £200 each.
White satin body suit comes with wrap-around skirt in broderie Anglaise: £200. Demure white satin cap, £20. All by Anna Beltrao, from Haya 1, 12 Grafton Street, London.
Body suit for disco dancing all year round is striped red and black: £14.95. Red satin skirt, £16.95. Both available in other colours. By the Body Shop, 239 King’s Road, London.
Shocking pink body suit with red V comes with matching skirt. By Shuji Tojo, £98 from Lucienne Phillips, 89 Knightsbridge.
Liz Eggleston 