Inspirational Editorials: Prêt à porter de Printemps

1970s, charles jourdan, Chloe, Inspirational Images, Jardin des Modes, karl lagerfeld, Vintage Editorials

Sortie à Paris: Silk chiffon blouse and crepe de chine skirt in the same print, silk jersey vest and wool jacket, all by Chloe.

Sortie à Paris: Silk chiffon blouse and crepe de chine skirt in the same print, silk jersey vest and wool jacket, all by Chloé.

Photographed by Jean Widmer. Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Jardin des Modes, February 1971

Vernissage avant-garde: Silk jersey sweater with stripes and pop print, satin and wool jacket and knee length skirt, all by Chloe

Vernissage avant-garde: Silk jersey sweater with stripes and pop print, satin and wool jacket and knee length skirt, all by Chloé

Recevoir chez soi: Black skirt, tank top and print chiffon blouse by Chloé. Black suede shoes by Charles Jourdan.

A une vente de tableaux: Short zippered jacket with Mandarin collar, vivid coloured satin shirt and trousers by Rodier.

Inspirational Images: Balloon Suits

1970s, charles jourdan, harpers and queen, Inspirational Images, Jane Cattlin, norman eales, zandra rhodes

Both suits by Jane Cattlin. Both necklaces by Zandra Rhodes. Both shoes by Charles Jourdan.

Photographed by Norman Eales. Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Harpers and Queen, March 1976

Vintage Adverts: Bourdin for Jourdan

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Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Vogue, March 1973

Inspirational Editorials: How to mix the powder blues

1970s, biba, british boutique movement, charles jourdan, gauchos, Inspirational Images, jeff banks, kensington market, Marielle, mary quant, Max Maxwell, Rosalind Yehuda, simon massey, Vintage Editorials, Vogue

Cotton knit jacket and pink gauchos by Rosalind Yehuda. Feather print blouse by Jeff Banks. Felt cloche at Biba. Over the knee socks by Mary Quant.

Completely flawlessly perfectly early Seventies…

Photographed by Max Maxwell. Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Vogue, February 1971.

Silk dress by Marielle. Glass beads from Cardine’s Stall, Kensington Market. Suede sandals by Charles Jourdan.

Smock blouse with muffler and crepe gauchos by Simon Massey. Shoes by Mary Quant.

Mild Sauce: For Two Pins

1970s, Betty Jackson, charles jourdan, chelsea cobbler, christian dior, Inspirational Images, james wedge, janet reger, Janice Bell, mary quant, Meriel McCooey, mild sauce, miss selfridge, quorum, Sacha, sunday times magazine, underwear, Vintage Editorials

Red stockings by Christian Dior. Underwear from Miss Selfridge

Another glorious underwear editorial by the always saucy, always perfect Mr James Wedge.

Photographed by James Wedge. Scanned by Miss Peelpants from The Sunday Times Magazine, October 1978

Snow white stockings by Mary Quant. Patent shoes by Sacha. Silk shirt by Betty Jackson for Quorum.

Hand painted stockings by Janet Reger.

Silver lurex tights by Mary Quant. Shoes by Charles Jourdan.

Pale green tights from Selfridges. Shirt dyed to match by Janice Bell. Shoes by The Chelsea Cobbler.

Inspirational Editorials: At the Palace of the Maharajah

1970s, charles jourdan, harpers and queen, Inspirational Images, Issey Miyake, Vintage Editorials

Brilliantly coloured acrylic dresses by Japanese designer Issey Miyake live up to the magnificent setting of the Rambagh Palace Hotel in Rajasthan, once the home of the Maharajah of Jaipur. Creases fall out before your very eyes, the material swirls out in movement and in repose, falls flatteringly close to the body.

Shoes by Charles Jourdan. Photographed by Packy Cannon.

Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Harpers and Queen, April 1976.

Inspirational Editorials: The romantic way you’ll look this year

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Outfit by John Bates for Jean Varon

Photographed by David Bailey. Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Vogue, January 1968

Dress by Jean Muir – shoes by Rayne

Dress by Liza Spain at Vanessa Frye – shoes by Charles Jourdan

Vintage Adverts: Do you come here often? Charles Jourdan

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Photograph by Guy Bourdin

Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Harpers Bazaar, March 1969

Inspirational Editorials: James Dean Rides Again

1970s, Boston-151, british boutique movement, charles jourdan, countdown, david montgomery, Henry Lehr, Herbert Johnson, Inspirational Images, Kansai Yamamoto, miss selfridge, mr freedom, The Westerner, vanity fair, Vintage Editorials, Wild Mustang Co., yves saint laurent

Jacket by Mr Freedom. Jeans by Male for The Pant House. Shoes at St Laurent, Rive Gauche.

Jeans, reclaimed from the bobby-soxer era, are back. True-blue jeans, given the Fifties treatment, rolled up to mid calf, revealing thick white socks and canvas sneakers, or totteringi high heels, clamped to the ankle with straps. It’s back to popcorn-and-ponytails, with angora sweater and beads or floppy blouses with belts, and shirts knotted self-consciously under Marilyn Monroe bosoms. It’s all fizz and fun and bubble-gum, just like High School kids used to be before politics and pollution, wars and recessions, drugs and permissiveness overwhelmed them.

Photographed by David Montgomery at Battersea Fun Fair and inside Mr Freedom.

Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Vanity Fair, July 1971

Photographed by the jukebox at Mr Freedom. Jacket by Kansai Yamamoto for Boston-151. Denim jeans from Countdown. Green and pink leather shoes by Yamamoto for Boston-151. Badges from Mr Freedom