Deco Inspired

Pretty Smart

Bata, chelsea cobbler, crowthers, Deco Inspired, Elliott, Honey Magazine, Inspirational Images, John Marks, mary quant, Patrick Russell, platforms, Sujon, Vintage Editorials
Orange and black Liberty cotton dress, Sujon, £13.50. Black suede criss-cross sandals, Bata, £6.50. / Black, mustard and blue wild-flower crepe-de-chine shirt dress, £9.75, from Crowthers. Multi-coloured leather shoes, Mary Quant, £6.

For everyone who’s bored with the 30s and outraged by the 40s and 50s, try these nice neat little dresses for size!

Photographed by Patrick Russell.

Scanned from Honey, March 1972.

Chrome yellow, emerald and red striped crepe-de-chine dress, Mary Quant, £15.75. Tangerine an lemon strappy shoes, Elliotts, £7.95.

Smart tartan Liberty cotton shirt dress, Hildebrand, £12. Strappy wooden-soled shoes, Chelsea Cobbler, £5.95. / Forest tree printed rayon crêpe de chine dress with knife-pleated skirt, Gillian Richard, £ 9.80. Peep-toe shoes, Mary Quant, £6

Neat red, white and blue circle-printed crêpe de chine dress with knife-pleated skirt, Mary Quant, £13.65. Red leather platform-soled sandals, Mary Quant, £6. / Tailored emerald green and white trimmed cotton-gaberdine shirt dress, Mary Quant, £8.70

Multi-coloured polka dot dress with tie neck and sleeves, John Marks, £7.95. Wooden and leather sandals, Chelsea Cobbler, £5.95. / Silky crêpe de chine geometric-printed dress with fluted skirt, John Marks, £13.95. Strappy leather shoes with flocked soles, Chelsea Cobbler, £7.95.

Scarlet and white confetti-spotted and striped cotton dress with swirling flared skirt, Mary Quant, £9. Leather platform shoes, Mary Quant, £6.

A new face for under £1

1970s, Deco Inspired, Hair and make-up, Honey Magazine, Illustrations, Inspirational Images, Lynn Gray, Make-up

We can cope with the cost of living shooting up, but if the cost of looking good becomes more than we can afford, we’ll despair. It’s not just the hothouse cosmetic brands that are so expensive now, even the middle-of-the-road ones can set you back nearly £1 an item. We asked Boots 17 and Outdoor Girl to create, specially for us, two really cheap New Faces for Spring. Here they are, and they aren’t just cheap, they’re very pretty too.

Boots 17 came up with an expensive-looking browny/beige Face for only 94p. It goes like this: Nearskin Foundation in Beige, 29p. Pearly Cream Shadow in Brown Smudge, 19p. Brown Runproof Mascara, 29p. Try-Size Lipstick in Toffee Apple, 17p.

Outdoor Girl suggested a much paler look. The total cost comes to £1.03 but that includes a blusher —if you can’t afford it, just use lipstick on your cheeks. Silky Touch Foundation in Fair, 25p. Cream Blusher in Cameo, 19p. Black Block Mascara, 20p. Pistachio Green Matte Shadow, 19p. Try Size Lipstick in Star Performer (a lovely soft rusty brown), 20p.

Illustration by Lynn Gray

Scanned from Honey, April 1976.

Gilding the Lilia

1920s, 1930s, 1970s, art deco, Deco Inspired, Inspirational Images, Rossana Podesta, sunday times magazine, Tazio Secchiaroli.

Italian film star Rossana Podesta returns to the screen, after an absence of two years caused by illness, as Lilia the shapely leading lady of Paolo, il caldo, a study in eroticism written by Vitaliani Brancati. The film, which is set in the Twenties and Thirties, traces the relationship between Lilia and the central character, Paolo – a Sicilian Baron whose main interest in life is women. Before eventually ending her love affair with the sensual Sicilian, Lilia manages to slip through an enticing selection of seductive clothes, until she settles down to a conventional marriage. The clothes, by Tirelli of Rome, one of Italy’s largest theatrical costumiers, are modern interpretations of Twenties and Thirties styles; there are chunky furs, cream coloured foxes, flat berets, apache-type scarves, and saucy old-fashioned lingerie made from satins, laces, ribbons and ostrich fronds.

Photographed by Tazio Secchiaroli.

Scanned from The Sunday Times Magazine, May 13th 1973.

Bronzed sequinned and lame plunged-necked evening blouse with a side-split skirt; a matching beret and a sugar-coloured silk scarf.

A striped dress in beige and brown wool under a dark brown jacket with a red fox collar and cuffs.

Black cami-knickers cut high at the sides to lengthen the look of the legs.
Cream roses, a dress of silk organza, and a luxurious stole of creamy fox furs.

The Mac is Back

19 magazine, 1970s, alligator, Andrew Holmes, anello and davide, Bermona, C&A, Chris Trill, Deco Inspired, Four Seasons, Illustrations, Jasper, johnson and johnson, kangol, lloyd johnson, Sacha, sheridan barnett
LEFT: Light green hat, by Bermona, £5.30. Cream raincoat, by Elgee, £34. Tan shoes, with buckle fastening and fringe, by Sacha, £18.99. Green scarf, from Johnson And Johnson, from £1.50: Black hat, by Bermona, £7.25. Cream raincoat, by Jasper, £29.95. Lace-up shoes, Grey leather bag, by Chris Trill, £32. Black scarf, with spots, from Johnson And Johnson, from £1.50.

No need, any longer, to be just another bedraggled figure, walking in the rain. Take a long look at the macs we’ve chosen for you – six glamorous shapes to help you look your best. Now you, too, can go singing in the rain!

Illustrations by Andrew Holmes.

Scanned from 19 Magazine, October 1975.

LEFT: Hat by Bermona, £7.50 Green gaberdine, two-tiered rain-coat, by Four Seasons, £32. Court shoes by Sacha, £18.99. Grey hat, by Bermona, £4.95. Grey trench coat, by Sheridan Barnett at Quorum, £32. Tan court shoes by Sacha, £12.99. RIGHT: Beige Fugora beret, with pompon, by Kangol, £1.60. Green shoolgirl mac, from C & A, £17.95. Two-tone bar shoes, by Anello And Davide, £7.70. Brown leather bag, by Chris Trill, £34. Scarf from Essenses, from £2. Black felt beret, by Kangol, £1.80. Leopard-skin rain-coat, by Alligator, £30. Tan leather lace-up shoes, by Sacha, £14.99.

Get into Blue Moovies

1970s, Deco Inspired, Honey Magazine, Inspirational Images, interior design, interiors, jeans, Moovies, Random Ossies in Adverts, Vintage Adverts
Straight Jeans, Straight to you.

Moovies is the big new name in denims and needle cords.

One of those delicious advert photos I just want to dive into. Not least to grab that Ossie Clark dress hanging off the back of the chair!

Scanned from Honey, July 1978.

Glamorscope

1970s, Adrian Mann, art deco, biba, Bourne & Hollingsworth, Charles Batten, che guevara, corocraft, Crocodile, Deco Inspired, Fenwick, hair, Hair and make-up, Honey Magazine, Inspirational Images, jeff banks, Make-up, Martha Hill, Michael Berkofsky, Monet, quorum, Regis, Ricci Burns, Russell & Bromley, sheridan barnett, Vintage Editorials
Glamorous funnel-shaped crepe-de-chine sleeveless mid-calf length dress and loose jacket with dipped hem, side pockets and matching triangular scarf (not shown), Monet £21, from Che Guevara, Kensington High Street, W8. Elbow-length evening gloves, D H Evans £2.40; fabric rose, D H Evans £2.20; silk bangles, Gay Designs £2; leather peep-toe shoes, Russell & Bromley £24.99. Cane chaise longue, Biba £52.50.

Make-up by Regis at Biba Beauty Parlour.

Hair by Robin at Ricci Burns.

Photographed by Mike Berkofsky.

Scanned from Honey, March 1975.

Clinging jet black strapless frilled pencil-slim knee-length dress with spotted net drapes and pink tulle rose trim, from a selection starting at £5 at Martha’s Market, Martha Hill, 39 Marylebone High St, Wl. Sparkling sequined pillbox hat, Charles Batten £9.95; black flowered lace, Martin Klein 65p a yard;.long black evening gloves, D H Evans £2.40; mother-of-pearl and gilt compact £8.50, and sequin evening bag £2.05, both from Biba ; carved jet drop earrings, Adrien Mann £2.25.

Sensational pink morocaine dress with floating back and front panels and shoestring tied straps, Sheridan Barnett for Quorum £29.50, from Quorum, Radnor Walk, SW3. Long pearl ropes, Corocraft £3.20; rose, D H Evans £2.20; diamante drop earrings, Adrien Mann £2.25; silk bangles, Gay Designs £2; suede pointed stilettos, Biba £13. Satin cushions, large £7.95, small £2.25, ostrich feathers 95p each, all from Biba.

Stunning black self-embossed cap-sleeved crepe-de-chine dress with tight drawstring waist and slit back, Monet £14, from Che Guevara, Kensington High St, W8. Veiled satin pillbox, Charles Batten £8; long pearl rope, Corocraft £3.20; elbow-length satin gloves, D H Evans £2.40; thin silk bangles, Gay Designs £2; sheer black tights, Elbeo 55p; black satin strappy sandals with knotted front, Russell & Bromley £18.99.

Orange, green and cream flower-printed crêpe-de-chine dress with swirling accordion-pleated skirt, Jeff Banks £21.90, from Jeff Banks, Duke St, W1. Glittering pearlised gold belt £3.75 from Crocodile; long emerald green chiffon scarf, Fenwick’s £2.85; grey fabric gloves, Bourne & Hollingsworth 85p; gold leather peep-toe shoes with twisted front, Russell & Bromley £24.99.

Shady Ladies

1970s, Adrian Mann, Bermona, biba, Bilbo, Buckle Under, Butler & Wilson, chelsea cobbler, Crochetta, Deco Inspired, Dickins and Jones, edward mann, Honey Magazine, Inspirational Images, Jacqmar, Knits and Leathers, Lizzie Carr, Martha Hill, ossie clark, Plain Clothes, platforms, quorum, Richard Green, Richard Selby, Sacha, sheridan barnett, simon massey, stirling cooper, Sujon, Vintage Editorials
SEXY cut-away cotton knitted halter-neck top, Crochetta, £4, from Knits and Leathers, 5, Harewood Place, W1 and 2, Carnaby Court, Carnaby Street, W1; flaring jet black crêpe high-waisted trousers, Ossie Clark for Quorum, £10, from Quorum, Radnor Walk, SW3; flamboyant flocked canvas shoes, Chelsea Cobbler, £11.95; “Shady Lady” straw hat, Buckle Under, £7; carved rose bangle, Butler and Wilson, £5.50; artificial rose, Biba, £1.15.

Long languid shapes, tiny halter necks and easy voluminous trousers. Shades of 30s tea dances and glorious afternoons lounging amongst the hothouse palms in clothes that make you feel every inch a lady while keeping you cool on the hottest day.

Photographed by Richard Selby.

Scanned from Honey, July 1972.

LEFT: Sensuous halter-neck cotton vincel cross-over top, Lizzie Carr at Plain Clothes, £3.95. Slinky emerald green Tricel jersey trousers, £5, from Martha Hill, 39 Marylebone High Street, Wl, mail order 25p extra. Antique flower-garland brooch, £5.50; ivory clutch bangle, £4.50; mottled horn elasticated bracelet, £4, all by Butler & Wilson; enamel flower brooch, Biba, 75p; peep-toe shoes, Bilbo, £7; daisy-clipped shoulder bag, Cingula, approx £9. RIGHT: Tightly ruched cotton striped top, Richard Green, £3.10. White Tricel mesh trousers, £4.50, from Martha Hill. Spotted-bow shoes, Sacha, £7.99; straw boater, Edward Mann, £1.90; bangles, Adrien Mann, 25p each.

ULTRY poppy red and white glazed-cotton top, £3.95, from Stirling Cooper, Wigmore Street, W1. Pure white Tricel trousers with self-patterned border, £5, from Martha Hill, 39 Marylebone High Street, Wl, mail order 25p extra. Scarlet silk sash, Jacqmar, approx £3; black and orange genuine Art Deco necklace, Butler & Wilson, £10; crimson straw hat, Bermona, £1.35.

LEFT: Wrapover covered-up cotton-jersey top, Richard Green, £4. Well-cut flared cotton-gaberdine high-waisted trousers, Ossie Clark, £9, from Quorum, Radnor Walk, SW3. Enormous straw hat, Edward Mann, £2.80; artificial rose from Dickins & Jones, 90p; mother-of-pearl tulip brooch, £4.50, elasticated horn bracelet, £4, both by Butler & Wilson. RIGHT: Plunging candy-striped cotton top, Richard Green, £2.50. Milk white cotton-gabardine Oxford bags, Sujon, £6. Sugar pink floppy straw hat, Bermona, £1.35; carved ivory elasticated bracelet, Butler & Wilson, £4.50.

SENSUOUS backless all-in-one suit with crimson and white striped cotton top and plain wide white trousers, Sheridan Barnett at Simon Massey, £8.50. Wide scarlet straw hat, Buckle Under, £7; ivory beads, Butler & Wilson, £5.50; bright red poppy, Biba, 90p; pink plastic bluebell bracelet, Adrien Mann, 75p.

The Jean That Speaks For Itself

1970s, 1980s, art deco, Deco Inspired, jean harlow, jeans, menswear, Vintage Adverts

Advert for Gentle Folk Jeans.

Scanned from Men’s Wear, January 17th 1980.

Oh we do like to be beside the seaside

1970s, anello and davide, art deco, Bombacha, Bugatti, bus stop, Butler & Wilson, carr jones, chelsea cobbler, Crocker Wilson, Deco Inspired, Diana Doe, Diane Logan, edward mann, Honey Magazine, Inega, Jackie Ross, John Craig, Jon Elliot, kangol, Lawrence Corner, lee bender, Martha Hill, Michael Berkofsky, miss mouse, peter robinson, Ricci Burns, Rosie Nice, Russell & Bromley, Samm, Shelana, Simpson of Piccadilly, Spectrum, stirling cooper, Sujon, Tabu, tuttabankem
LEFT: Spotted cotton baggy trousers, Stirling Cooper £7.95. White cotton boned sun top John Craig £3.50. Cornflower blue shirt with wide turnback sleeves, John Craig £5.50; bobble bead necklace, Corocraft £1-25. RIGHT: Baggy white trousers, Stirling Cooper £9.95. Loose cotton shirt with American Bowling Print design or back, Inega £6.95. Pull-on hat, Edward Mann £2.70; twirly plastic bangle 25p, and thick blue marble bangle 45p, both by Corocraft; shoes, Samm £8.99.

Cotton jackets and blouses, comfortable baggy trousers, skimpy bareback sun tops and neat knee-length shorts. Team them up with saucy felt berets and rope-soled espadrilles —wear them anywhere (or on the prom).

A glorious recreation of 1930s photographs by the late great Mike Berkofsky, but we all know those pups are the real stars of the show!

Photographed by Mike Berkofsky.

Scanned from Honey, May 1974.

LEFT: Striped cotton blouse, Stirling Cooper £6.95, from Ronnie Stirling. High-waisted trousers, Shelana £8.95. Thin patent leather belt, Gay Designs £1.50; authentic sailor’s cap, Lawrence Corner 44p; espadrilles, Samm £3.99. RIGHT: Finely striped jersey halter-neck T-shirt £2.95, and matching cardigan jacket £5.95, both by Bus Stop. Shantung linen Oxford bags, Martha Hill £8.50. Original 40’s canvas percher hat, to hire from Diane Logan.

LEFT: Swirling striped cotton skirt with elasticised waist £15.95, loose white cotton blouse with pintucked front £5.95, both by Stirling Cooper. Sailing ship brooch, Butler & Wilson £2; canvas peep-toe wedge-heeled espadrilles, Chelsea Cobbler £9.99; natural straw hat, Diane Logan £10; denim umbrella, Crocker & Wilson £10-50. RIGHT: White cotton trousers, Jackie Ross at Jon Elliot £9-50. Spotted cotton halter-neck top with rope ties £4, and matching jacket £10.75, both by Diana Doe at Carr Jones. Leather rope-soled espadrilles with ruched front, Samm £8-99. Sunglasses from a selection at Bombacha £2.

Sky blue double-breasted Trevira jacket with shawl collar £6.75, and matching Oxford bags £5.50, both by Spectrum. White cotton piqué fitted halter-neck sun top with buttoned back, Miss Mouse £6.50. Brown and white striped umbrella, Crocker & Wilson £14.50.

Cornflower blue cotton jersey halter-neck top with daisy motif, Tabu £4.90. Cream gaberdine shorts, Tuttabankem £12.50. Silky fine knit cardigan with embroidered pockets from a selection at Bombacha. Blue felt beret, Kangol £1.50. Thin scarlet belt, Peter Robinson 55p. Royal blue canvas wedge-heeled peep-toe espadrilles, Chelsea Cobbler £9.99. Men’s clothes: Striped blazers from £23.50, and Panama hats £1.30, both from Simpsons, Piccadilly, W1. Double-breasted white jersey knit suit £40, striped cotton shirts £7.95, and white bags from £5, all from Bugatti, Kensington Church Street, W8. Black and white correspondent shoes, £12.75 from Anello & Davide, 33 Oxford Street, W1. Brown and cream correspondent shoes, £24.99 from Russell & Bromley. Hair by Trevor at Ricci Burns.

White linen tie-waisted jacket with wide elbow-length sleeves, Rosie Nice £17.95, from Rosie Nice, 12 Clifton Road, W9. Tangerine, green and white map-printed cotton boned sun top with shoestring straps, John Craig £3.50. White cotton sun hat, Edward Mann £2.70; leather rope-soled espadrilles, Samm £8.99; thin emerald green patent belt, Gay Designs £1-50.

LEFT: Cream, navy and scarlet checked madras cotton shirt, Carr Jones £8.50. Pale blue linen Oxford bags with tie waist and patch pockets, Martha Hill £8-50, from Martha Hill, 39 Marylebone High Street, W1; blue beret, Kangol £1-50. RIGHT: White cotton loose pintucked shirt and matching Oxford bags, Sujon £16. Sunshine yellow cotton jersey halter-neck, Tabu £4.50, from Nouvelle, Kensington Church Street, W8 ; umbrellas from Crocker & Wilson.

a touch of wicked sensuality…

1970s, Advertorials, Berlei, Deco Inspired, Inspirational Images, Jo Wood, lingerie, underwear, Vogue
Reflections of the ’30’s with the soft, silky feel of Light Touch by Berlei and the subtle, sensuous illumination of Price’s candles. `Venetian’, the classic candle style, from Price’s is in 24 different colours and a variety of sizes; from 61p. Light Touch has two styles in White Cloud or Blue Angel, and sizes 34-36a, 34-38b, 34-38c. [Above] shows Plunge’ a deeply plunging bra, £1.95 … made in Qiana, silky, smooth—epitomising that ’30’s feeling.

If you have never felt silk next to your skin, Berlei recreates that sensuous feel with a new range of bras called Light Touch. They are made in a luxurious material, Qiana. Silkier than silk, Light Touch gives you that ’30’s feeling; soft, saucy and sure. Price’s candles echo that mood beautifully, with their subtle, caressing light shimmering around you.

A stunner of an advertorial, sadly with no photographer credit, for Berlei bras with a stunning Seventies-does-Deco aesthetic. Which, in turn, signposts something rather more familiar from later Seventies into Eighties imagery. Whoever this photographer was, I think they were very ahead of the curve (if you’ll pardon the pun!).

Scanned from Vogue, October 1st 1973.

Light Touch in new Qiana are smooth, sensuous bras, feeling like a second silken skin. `Plunge’ seen here is in White Cloud. Price; £1.95. Price’s candle range is an array of colours and an assortment of different sizes and shapes. Shown here is a ‘Gem Light’, one of the Chunky Pillar Candles. Amongst this range are ‘Chelsea’ perfumed candles with 15 different fragrant-les and colours. Price approx 27p.

Silky touch of the ‘ 30’ s —Light Touch from Berlei, integrating with the soft, warm touch from Price’s, giving you a delightful feeling of sweet abandon. ‘Fibrefill’ in White Cloud, made in Qiana, the next best thing to silk, £2.35. Floating Coloured Flame’ is the new revolutionary addition to Price’s range. Its mystical flame is created simply with a glass, a float, a wick and a coloured liquid, red or green. Price approx 85p.

Light Touch has two styles in White Cloud or Blue Angel, and sizes 34-36a, 34-38b, 34-38c. [Above] is ‘Fibrefill’ , the brief contoured bra, £2.35 … made in Qiana, silky, smooth—epitomising that ’30’s feeling. The 10½ ‘Belmontine’ is a luxury candle in several colours. Price approx 85p per pair.