Barnstormers

1970s, Browns, Crocodile, gordon king, Honey Magazine, Ian Stokes, Inspirational Images, Jim O'Connor, Joanna Jacobs, John Craig, louis caring, Ronnie Stirling, stirling cooper, Two Generators, Vintage Editorials

Left : Mexican peasant printed cotton Aertex crew-neck sweatshirt with contrasting ribbing, Browns £8.50, from Browns. 27 South Molton Street, W1. Right : Rich chocolate brown cotton stretch velour shirt with elasticised waist and cuffs, Gordon King £14, from Gordon King at Peter Robinson Top Shop, Oxford Street, W1.

Stretch out and take life easy in these comfy, great-to-wear American-style sweatshirts.

Photographed by Ian Stokes.

Dark haired model is Joanna Jacobs.

Scanned from Honey, August 1974.

Ice cream cornet printed cotton jersey sweatshirt, Louis Caring £3.95.

White cotton fleecy-lined sweatshirt with green, brown and orange printed golfer design, John Craig £7.50. Chocolate brown chiffon scarf, from a selection at John Lewis.

Left : Olive green V-neck soft cotton velour sweatshirt, Stirling Cooper £7.95, from Ronnie Stirling, 94 New Bond Street, W1. Long flowered Liberty print cotton scarf, Fenwick £2.50. Right : Rodeo printed cotton Aertex button-through shin’ with ribbed collar and cuffs, Browns £8.50, from Browns, 25 South’Molton Street, W1. Cotton kerchief, Herbert Johnson 32p.

Navy blue and white filmstar-printed, fleecy-lined cotton sweatshirt with side slit pockets, Crocodile £15, from Crocodile, 98 New Bond Street, W1.

Texas Ranger printed cotton sloppy sweatshirt, Jim O’Connor £3.50 from Two Generators, 17 Oakhill Court, Upper Richmond Road, Putney SW15. Rayon scarf Fenwick 75p.

Just For A Change

19 magazine, 1970s, biba, Browns, coopers, corocraft, David Haig, Derber, didier duval, edward mann, Foale and Tuffin, Inspirational Images, Jasper, John Craig, miss mouse, Sally Tuffin, Sheilagh Browne, sheridan barnett, stirling cooper, Vintage Editorials

Brown suedette hat, by Edward Mann, £3-80. Cream cotton shirt with brown-button fastening, by Jasper, £3-50. Brown tweed jacket with raised shoulders and one-button fastening, £19. Matching straight skirt, £7. Both by Sheridan Barnett at Coopers. Brown socks from Woolworth, 33p. Shoes, by Pasquali at Browns, £15. Scarf by Bellino, £2-50. Pearls by Corocraft, £1-95. Glasses are model’s own. // Grey felt hat, by Edward Mann, £2-90. Pale blue pure silk shirt with small pearl buttons on cuffs and front, dolman sleeves fitted on the waist, £13. Grey cord trousers, £9. By Sheilagh Brown at Coopers. Maroon leather lace-up shoes from Derber, £6-99. Pearls from Biba, £2.30. Bag is model’s own.

An age-old game! However well-dressed you are, you’ll always wonder whether her dress-sense is better. Pretty and pastel; cool and chic. Which one’s you?

Photographed by Didier Duval.

Scanned from 19 Magazine, September 1972.

Multi-coloured knitted T-shirt, with hand-embroidered sequins on the sleeves and front, made to order by David Haig, £15. Pink, yellow and blue Liberty-print dungarees, with pockets on legs, and zip-up front, by Sally Tuffin at Foale and Tuffin, £21. Single strands of coloured pearls, by Paul Stephens, 85p. each. Pink ribbon from a selection at John Lewis. Basket is the model’s own. // Gloves mid-calf jersey dress with short sleeves and small belt button-ing just above waist, by Stirling Cooper, E8.95. White swagger jacket with raised shoulders and turn-back cuffs, and pleated at back, by Sheilagh Brown at Coopers, £24. White plastic sunglasses, £2. White pearls, E3.70. Both from Biba. Earrings, by Corocraft, 99p. Gloves from a selection at Moss Bros. Flowers from a selection at Biba.

Cream felt hat, by Edward Mann, £2.60. Black crêpe tie-neck blouse, by John Craig, £5. Short white jacket with huge black buttons, pointed cuffs and welted seaming on waistband, by Sheilagh Brown at Coopers, £18. Black barathea trousers, by Sheridan Barnett at Coopers, £14-50. Black leather shoes, from Derber, £6.99. Long printed scarf, from Fenwick, £3.40. Pearls by Corocraft, £2.50. / Pink felt hat, stitched in sections, with turned-up brim, by Edward Mann, £2. Pink Liberty Veruna-print dress has sheared waist elasticated cuffs, tie neck and floral pattern in pale red and blue £14-45. Pink ‘One For All’ tights, 40p. Both by Mary Quant. White leather shoes with heart-shaped peep-toes, have platforms and high heels, from Biba, £6.30. Single strand pearls, by Corocraft, £1.95.

Pink felt hat stitched in panels, by Edward Mann, £2. Pink and white diamond checked swagger coat, trimmed with pink poodle fur fabric on neck and yoke, with white buttons fastening to the yoke, by Miss Mouse, £16. Pink One For All’ tights, by Mary Quant, 40p. White peep-toe sling-back leather shoes with very high platforms and heels. and spotted in red, yellow and blue, from Derber, £18.99. // Black felt hat, by Edward Mann, £2.60. Blouse, by John Craig, £4-50. White below-knee double-breasted flannel coat with huge black buttons and tie belt, by Sheridan Barnett at Coopers, £28. Men’s brown Argyll short socks, from Woolworth, 33p. Black and brown lace-up shoes, by Pasquali at Browns, £15. Leather gloves from a selection at Moss Bros. String of white pearls, by Corocraft, £1.95.

We’re Morocco Bound

1970s, Andreas Heumann, Browns, Corinne Bricaire, Fiorelli, French Connection, Inspirational Images, Jane Cattlin, jap, Joseph, kenzo, Lawrence Corner, Mari Ka'lma'n Meller, Over 21, Pierre D'Alby, Sacha, Vintage Editorials, Zucchi

Summer sophistication in the softest possible cotton. Jane Cattlin’s evening dress (£56) has rouleau straps, a handkerchief-point layered skirt and a huge, wraparound, printed matching shawl (not in the picture). At Chic of Hampstead, Heath Street, NW3 . Gilt and coral necklace (about £9) by Mari Ka’lma’n Meller at Feathers, 43 Kensington High Street, W8.

We’re Morocco-bound with a case full of the soft, sweet cottons you’ll be wearing this summer…

Hair by Kelly.

Photographed by Andreas Heumann.

Scanned from Over 21 Magazine, July 1976.

Loose, easy, basic caftan shape for a classic djellaba (£7.95) by Zucchi at Fenwick, New Bond Street, W1.

Supersoft sunburn-saver: a full peasant smock (£17.95 with matching scarf, not shown) and harem pants (£15.95) in shaded fine cheesecloth. By Fiorella at Joseph, 33 Kings Road, SW3.

Long cheesecloth dress to wear any way, any time (£22.50) by Pierre d’Alby at Jumi, 278 High Holborn, WC1. We’ve added shape with a big, brown leather wraparound belt (£8.50) at Henry Lehr, 13 South Molton Street, W1. Sandals (£13 .99) at Russell & Bromley, 24 New Bond Street, W1.

Cool, long dress for a heatwave in extra fine cheesecloth with drawstrings around the waist and under the bosom (£23.95) by Pierre d’Alby at Match, 7 Vere Street, W1. Leather sandals (£1.99) at Eastern Bazaar, 111 Oxford Street, W1.

Very full three-tier skirt (£16.95) by Pierre d’Alby at Jumi, High Holborn, WC1, worn with a leather-trimmed brown canvas waistcoat (£25.95) by Jap, at Jap and Joseph, 20 Brompton Road, SW3 . Leather purse (53p) from a selection at Laurence Corner, 62 Hampstead Road, NW1. Flat sandals (£4.99) at branches of Sacha.

Simple cheesecloth, cleverly coloured blue and mauve for drawstring blouse (£5.50) and dirndl skirt (£9) both by French Connection at Cane, 170 Walton Street, SW3. Woven cotton waistcoat by Corine Bricaire (£12) at Browns, 27 South Molton Street, W1. Wraparound top on the right (around £2.95) by Global Editions at all branches of Fifth Avenue. Skirt (£8.50) by French Connection. Necklace (30p) from Miss Selfridge, Duke Street, W1.

Put yourself on show

1970s, biba, Browns, bus stop, crowthers, gillian richard, Inspirational Images, Jean Claude Volpeliere, lee bender, Lena Stengard, miss selfridge, ossie clark, petticoat magazine, quorum, radley, van der fransen, Vintage Editorials, wallis, way in

Gillian Richard print midi with laces from Marshall & Snelgrove Just In, £12.12s. Silver butterfly pendant, £9.9s. and plastic rings, 3s. each, at Biba. Chiffon printed scarf, £5. Browns, W.1. Belt, £4.. Way In. S.W.1.

Don’t waste dresses like these by taking them someplace quiet. Give them all the freedom they want and a lot of personality and more besides. Just for once take something really special and show off!

Model is Lena Stengard.

Styled by Sue Hone.

Photographed by Jean-Claude Volpeliere.

Scanned from Petticoat, December 1970.

Cream and red printed crepe dress by Ossie Clark at Radley, £13.19s. from Quorum, S.W.3. Biba plastic rings, 3s. Cream silk embroidered shawl, 15s., Van-der Fransen, S.W.6. Gilt moth brooch from a selection at Biba, W.8.

Crepe floor-length dress, £9. at Bus Stop, London W.R. Velvet coat with star print, £12.12s., from Crowthers, W.8. Way In tie choker, £1.

Grey satin midi dress, £9.9s., from Biba, W.8. Black lace jacket, £5., Van der Fransen, S.W.6. Way In reversible choker, £2.2s.

Velvet midi dress with ribbons, £16.16s., from main branches of Wallis shops. Miss Selfridge choker, £1.2s.6d. Printed velvet hat with coins, £4.15s. at Way In, London S.W.1.

Gillian Richard striped lures vest with lurex dress, £12., from all branches of Irvine Sellars and branches of Owen Owen. Fringed scarf, £2.8s., from Biba, W.8. Snake belt from a selection at Laurence Corner.

Colouring Up

1970s, Adrian Mann, Browns, cacharel, charles jourdan, Correna, Crochetta, Derber, Dianyk, Escalade, Evelyn Desbrueres, Guy Taplin, Inspirational Images, James Drew, Janet Ibbotson, Janice Peskett, Knits and Leathers, manolo blahnik, Marc Leonard, mary quant, Nigel Lofthouse, Pedro Garcia, platforms, terry de havilland, vanity fair, Vintage Editorials, zapata

Leather platform-soled shoe (left), £17.50; sandal, £17, both from Charles Jourdan, 47 Brompton Road, SW1; tights by Quant, 40p at Peter Robinson, Oxford Circus, W1.

Take a dekko at the accessories screaming their brilliant way across these pages. Nothing quiet, tasteful or ladylike, about them. Hard shocking pinks grating with parrot green, brilliant turquoise, electric blue, and Elvis Presley metallics. Shooting adrenalin into your get-up, so that you go. Hardly the gear to wear if you want to be a lady spy and overlooked.

Photographed by Marc Leonard.

Scanned from Vanity Fair, January 1972.

Bit of a rescan from about ten years ago, when I only seemed to scan the Terry de Havilland boots and the Derber shoes. Anyway, the whole spread is a delight and deserves to be seen. Also, for the millionth time, no I’m not making up magazines. Vanity Fair was a UK publication of the Sixties and Seventies which got absorbed into Honey magazine in the early Seventies. It has nothing to do with the earlier or later American/International magazine of the same name. Presumably as a defunct magazine name in a different country there were no copyright issues. It was also a work of absolute creative bloody genius in this early Seventies period (see the category tag for other scans, including an editorial by Saul Leiter).

_{n.b. I have omitted the image alluded to further down in the black and white section but haven’t edited the word so you can see why I have omitted it. My apologies for any offence caused.}

Boots by Terry de Havilland, £17.50 and £22.50 at Derber, 79 Wardour Street, W1. Tights by Quant, 40p at Peter Robinson Oxford Circus, W1.

Two shoes by Dianyk, both £8.50 at Derber, 79 Wardour Street.

Belt made from hand woven tweeds, by Nigel Lofthouse, about £7.25 from Escalade, Brompton Road, SW3 .

Striped flat shoe by Pedro Garcia, about £6.95 at Derber’s, 79 Wardour Street, W1; sock by Cacharel, £1.70 at Galeries Lafayette, Regent Street, W1. Watch by Gay Designs, £6.95 at Escalade. Knitted glove, £2 Browns, 27 South Molton St, W1

Knitted hat; and shoebag, by Janice Peskett, both £6 at Countdown, 137 Kings Road, SW3. Plastic rings, £1 each at the Adrien Mann boutique, Dickins & Jones, Regent Street, W1.

‘Fifties sunglasses by Correna, £1.25 at D H Evans, Oxford Street, W1 ; pearls from 75p at the Adrien Mann boutique, Dickins & Jones, Regent St, W1; plastic brooch, 50p at Universal Witness, 167 Fulham Road, SW3; plastic bangles, 45p each at the Adrien Mann boutique, Dickins & Jones.

Hand-woven multi-coloured tweed and leather clutch bag by Nigel Lofthouse, £25 at Escalade, Brompton Road, SW3. Striped peep-toe shoe by Mary Quant £5.50 at R.P Ellen, Oxford Street.

Blue tartan shoe on metallic blue platform, £16.50, tweed shoe, £17.75, both by Manolo Blahnik for Zapata, 49 Old Church Street, SW3.

Yellow suede belt with paste umbrella buckle by Guy Taplin, £2.80 at Bourne and Hollingsworth. Striped gloves, £1.45 from Miss Selfridge, Duke Street.

Black knitted pedal-pushers, £5, by Crochetta at Knits and Leathers; black plastic shoes £5.99 at Derber; silver and perspex clutch bag by Nigel Lofthouse, £10 from Escalade.

Wide black buckled belt, £10 from Janet Ibbotson, 9 Pond Place SW3; red and black knitted tie by Evelyn Desbrueres for Gay Designs £7 at Escalade; glasses by Correna, £1.50 at Selfridges.

Purple velvet bow tie, £2.50 at James Drew, Burlington Arcade, SW1. Sunglasses by Correna, £1.50 at D H Evans.

Shoe-bag £1 at Knits and Leathers, 5 Harewood Place, W1; turquoise gloves by Kirgloves, 65p at John Lewis, Oxford Street; turquoise plastic bracelet, 77½p at Selfridge, Oxford Street.

Diary of a Somebody

1970s, Browns, David Hockney, deborah and clare, harpers and queen, John Michael, Lakis, Mensday, menswear, mr fish, norman eales, Sheridan Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood

Lord Dufferin wears a linen cream suit by Walter Albini; £120, Browns, 25 South Molton St, W1. Orange crepe de chine shirt; £20, also from Browns. Brown silk ribbed tie; £5.95, John Michael, 62 Brompton Rd, SW3.

Sheridan Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, thirty-five-year-old Marquis of Dufferin and Ava, is a film producer, art collector, sportsman (`I’m practically always on the tennis court or something’), and financial consultant to an American investment fund. Supremely relaxed and the possessor of a wonderful throwaway wit, Lord Dufferin readily admits to being interested in clothes . . . ‘I can’t pretend I spend hours thinking about what I’m going to wear, but I do give it some thought. All men dress for effect. It’s very much like keeping a diary : you pretend the diary’s for yourself, but deep down you hope someone is going to read it some day.

`I find shirts and ties constricting and I seldom wear them unless I’m going to a business meeting. My favourite clothes for day and evening, if I’m going to a party where one can wear what one likes, are open-neck shirts, pullovers — I have about twenty-five — and sports jackets on top.’

He prefers his clothes close-fitting — ‘loose fit does nothing for one’s shape’. The fabrics he’s keenest on are corduroys, denim, velvet and lightweight wool — all the year round. Colour plays the most important part in his ward-robe. ‘I don’t usually wear checks or that sort of thing; I like solid colours in simple contrast —combinations like red, white and black — or different shades of the same colour. I like white very much for summer, I dislike yellow and am not really wild about green.’ Lord Dufferin sees himself as an impulse buyer with a touch of extravagance, but his formula sounds like a good one for guarding against mistakes.

`I feel that if something is right and you really like it and know you’re going to wear it a lot, then you should buy it. But if there’s any doubt at all, forget about it.’ He remains loyal to certain shops. Browns, which ‘saves one the trouble of having to shop abroad’, is his great source for trousers, sports jackets and pullovers, though he occasionally finds some he likes at the Village Gate shops. At John Michael he buys ready-to-wear suits and shoes.

What he refers to as his ‘ordered city suits’ come from Wealeson & Legate. His ties (`the few I buy’) and other accessories come from Harvie & Hudson. All of his shirts he buys ready made up. His conservative ones come from Harvie & Hudson; his others from Deborah & Clare — buy tons of shirts from them. I like their Swiss cottons and their silk shirts which I wear a lot in the evenings and for the summer.

`I honestly think that most people’s taste, including my own, is strongly suspect, so I stick to very straightforward clothes. They should make their effect effortlessly : you should be aware that someone’s wearing something nice without actually thinking about it.

Interview by Lendal Scott-Ellis.

It has been a while since I did a ‘Mensday’ post, but I thought the wonderfully elegant Marquess was very worthy of one. He very sadly died in 1988 of an AIDS related illness but his brief life left a legacy of supporting and promoting both modern art and film.

Photographed by Norman Eales.

Scanned from Harpers and Queen, April 1974.

Black satin tunic top embroidered with brocade butterflies; £28.50, to order from Deborah & Clare, 29 Beauchamp Place, SW3.

Black cotton shirt printed with leaves; £9, Lakis, 48 South Audley St, W1. White cable knit cashmere sweater; £68.20, Mr Fish, 100 Mount St, W1.

All the pinks

1970s, Browns, Emeline, francois lamy, harpers and queen, Inspirational Images, sonia rykiel

Wide-sleeved jersey coat in pale rose pink; panelled skirt in same jersey, worn slightly longer than the coat ; same colour round-necked sweater; all by Sonia Rykiel; £111, £43 and £34, Browns. Narrow maroon leather belt ; about £6.50. Browns. Wide varnished wicker bangles ; £6 each, Emeline.

Showing your colours: Sonia Rykiel for France goes for all the pinks.

Photographed by Francois Lamy.

Scanned from Harpers and Queen, February 1975.

Aubergine cardigan with lilac band on collar and cuffs ; long lilac sweater with aubergine band at the waist ; wide culottes in aubergine jersey; about £76, £35 and £43; all by Sonia Rykiel; Browns, 27 South Molton St, W1. Ivory and jet octangular bracelets ; £25 each; Emeline, 45 Beauchamp Place, SW3.

the pillbox

Browns, guy bourdin, hats, Inspirational Images, karl lagerfeld, Manuella Papatakis, Moravetz, Vogue

Here are the beginnings of a new silhouette and a new face, eyeliner, lipstick, not much mascara, a little rouge. Hair sleeked away somewhere. The hat: an uncompromising pillbox tipped over one eyebrow. Get used to it now, before anyone else.

Both hats by Karl Lagerfeld for Chloe, at Browns.

Veiling from John Lewis. Necklace, £6.75, Butler & Wilson.

Hair by Regis at Mods Hair, Paris.

Make-up by Moravetz.

Photographed by Guy Bourdin.

Scanned from Vogue, August 1972.

Black cire draped pillbox on Manuella Papatakis, daughter of Anouk Aimee.

It’s Cool

1970s, biba, Browns, Buckle Under, bus stop, crowthers, duc, florrie carr, Foale and Tuffin, Get, gillian richard, Herbert Johnson, Inspirational Images, Jasper, lee bender, liberty, liberty's, ravel, Sujon, Vintage Editorials, yves saint laurent

Pale blue sisal hat with peacock feathers, by Buckle Under Enterprises, £10. Rayon crepe de Chine long-sleeved dress with multi-coloured wild flowers on a navy blue background with ribbons on its tie belt, by Sujon, £14.50. Red tights, by Mary Quant, 75p. White wet-look ankle-strap wedge sandals. from Ravel. £5.99.

Fresh and pretty is the look you should aim for this summer, with maybe an inch or two of knee bravely peeping out from under floral prints on crepe de Chine or crisp cotton. Match your dress with brightly coloured tights and wear straw hats adorned with bunches of fruit and flowers, or a silk scarf and wedge shoes to complete your summer ensemble.

Photographed by Duc.

Scanned from 19 Magazine, June 1971.