Sipping Summer Through A Straw

1970s, Adrian Mann, biba, bus stop, Butler & Wilson, charnos, Inspirational Images, lee bender, liberty, liberty's, Martha Hill, pierre balmain, Pierre Elegante, Richard Green, Roy A. Giles, Russell & Bromley, Sally Tuffin, Samm, Saxone, shoes, Sujon, Vintage Editorials

LEFT: Rose-printed Liberty cotton shorts and bandeau halter-neck sun top, Sujon £8. Wavy leather wooden-sole sandals, Samm £12.99 ; scalloped plastic bangle, Paul Stephens 25p. RIGHT: Crisp cotton flowerpot-printed shorts and neck-tie top, Sujon £8. Knotted patent sandals, Saxone £5.99 ; plastic bangles, Adrien Mann from 20p ; shaded blue sunglasses by Pierre Balmain.

A strenuous day’s sightseeing deserves some-thing more than a cold Campari. In such an idyllic scene you’ll want to look exotic as a jungle flower, cool as that shimmering, irresistible pool. Playsuits—trousers or shorts, halter-necks or wrapovers—blossom bright, beautiful and shamelessly sexy.

Photographed by Roy A Giles at the Club Las Hadas, Manzanillo, Mexico.

Scanned from Honey, June 1973.

Cross-over Trice! top £3.50, and wide-legged deep ruched trousers £6.50, both by Martha Hill, from Martha Hill, 39 Marylebone High Street, W1. Striped high-heeled sandals, Samm £14.99; large stud earrings 60p, gilt and green beaded necklace £1.50, elasticated gilt bracelet 65p, and bangles 20p each, all by Adrien Mann.

LEFT: Slinky wrapover Tricel top £3.50, and matching shorts £2, both by Martha Hill.
Necklace, Butler & Wilson £9.50; plastic, bangles, Paul Stephens from 20p. Shaded sun-glasses by Pierre Balmain. RIGHT: Sexy puff-sleeved Tricel sun top with knitted front £3.50, and matching flared shorts £2, both by Martha Hill, from Martha Hill, 39 Marylebone High Street, W1. Peep-toe leather and wooden-sole sandals, Russell & Bromley £11.99; gilt bracelet, Adrien Mann 65p; sun-glasses, Gay Designs £2.50; choker, Chelsea Gems 90p.

Strawberry red and white polka-dot seersucker halter-neck playsuit, Bus Stop £4.95, from Bus Stop, 3 Kensington Church Street, W8 (mail order 25p) and branches. Crimson conker choker £1.80, and gilt elasticated bracelet 65p, both by Adrien Mann ; lime green leather peep-toe shoes with wooden soles, Russell & Bromley £11.99.

LEFT: Lilac and cream iris-printed puff-sleeved cotton bolero with tie waist and matching trousers, Richard Green £12 approx. Write to Richard Green, 79 Great Portland Street, W1, for stockists. Large button earrings, Adrien Mann 60p; saxe blue patent knotted sandals, Saxone £5.99; tinted sunglasses, Gay Designs £2. RIGHT: Cream and crimson Pretty Polly printed rayon crepe-de-chine softly wrapped kimono jacket with wide flaring sleeves and matching drawstring pyjama trousers, Sujon £17.50. Barley sugar stud earrings 60p, and bangles from 20p, all by Adrien Mann ; white rimmed sunglasses, Gay Designs £2.

LEFT . Candy striped swirly printed loose cotton trousers vvith wide shirred waist £6.80 and sleeveless scoop neck crepe blouse with elasticated waist £6.50, both by Biba, from Biba, 124-126 High Street. Kensington, W8. Criss-cross leather andals, Samm £9.99, strawberry plastic bangle 30p. and thin bangles from 10p. all by Paul Stephens; smokey brown sunglasses. Gay Designs £2.50. RIGHT. Scorching pink cotton ruched seer-sucker all-in-one play-suit, Sally Tuffin for Charnos £8. Strappy patent sandals, Samm £14.99; wing-sided sunglasses, Corocraft £5.95; gilt elasticated bracelet, Adrien Mann 65p; bangles, Paul Stephens from 20p.

Cornflower blue button-through fitted cotton spotted blouse and wide flaring chevron trousers, Pierre Elegant £13.95. Pale blue beaded choker, £1.80, and bangles from 20p, all by Adrien Mann ; sugar pink and white high-heeled sandals, Samm £14.99.

The Un-dress

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Exclusively designed for Charnos by Sally Tuffin in easy-care cotton seersucker by Tootal.

Scanned from Honey, May 1973.

The most delicious thing at your dinner party should be you

19 magazine, 1970s, charnos, lingerie, loungewear, Vintage Adverts

You can make your dining room entry as dramatic as the crepe suzette. All you have to do is slip into something from the Charnos ‘After Eight’ collection. We’re busy making beautiful pyjamas, catsuits, which will make you the centre of attention at any party. Even if it’s just for two. HELENA in BRI-NOVA, In a variety of colours from £7.10.0. Also as a Gown. From £6.0.0.

Scanned from 19 Magazine, April 1970.

Slip Into Something Beautiful

1970s, Butler & Wilson, charnos, chelsea cobbler, cosmopolitan, Dorothy Perkins, Fenwick, Harrods, Inspirational Images, Jane Cattlin, Kayser, lingerie, Liz Smith, loungewear, Marks and Spencer, norman parkinson, ossie clark, Vintage Editorials, way in

To sip your breakfast fruit juice slip on a cotton camisole, £10.95, and bloomers: £26.50 the set, Kayser. Earrings, £12.50, Butler & Wilson.

One of the nicest things about a summer holiday or a lazy weekend is not having to do anything—not even get dressed. With a handful of this summer’s prettiest lingerie you can breeze through a day of sunning or swimming. And then dress up for evening in a ravishing nightgown.

Hair by Kerry for Molton Brown

Fashion by Liz Smith

Photographs by Norman Parkinson.

Scanned from Cosmopolitan, July 1979.

To luxuriate in that idle day ahead, change into a silky bias-cut night-gown, £50, Ossie Clark for Charnos. Sandals, £20, The Chelsea Cobbler.

To shimmer in a blue pool, float in lace-edged polyester satin camiknickers, £6.99, Marks & Spencer.

Lace and polyester camiknickers, £8.50, Way In at Harrods.

Flowery georgette bra, £5.95, suspender belt, £5.75, panties, £3.75, stockings, 85p, Fenwick. Cotton voile robe, £59, by Jane Cattlin.

For a shady siesta, lounge in a broderie anglaise cotton bra and panties, £5.99, Marks & Spencer. Dotted net petticoat, £6.99, Dorothy Perkins.

To dance on your terrace, leap into a cotton voile and lace nightdress, £59, Jane Cattlin. Pumps, from £4.95, Frederick Freed.

To flirt, twirl in a lace and voile nightdress, £46, matching negligee, £50, Jane Cattlin. Sandals, £20, The Chelsea Cobbler

Nightwear by Ossie Clark

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Scanned from Cosmpolitan, October 1979.

In The Mood

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Stunningly photographed advert for one of my favourite lingerie brands Charnos, who collaborated with Ossie Clark and Sally Tuffin on ranges in the Seventies.

Photographer sadly uncredited but I’d say James Wedge or Sarah Moon are likely candidates.

Scanned from Cosmopolitan, November 1976.

Silks and Satins for at least one third of your life

1970s, Browns, charnos, david bailey, Inspirational Images, John Kloss, lingerie, loungewear, marie helvin, Uncategorized, Vintage Editorials, Vogue

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Pale violet nightdress from Browns.

A heavenly combination of slinky nightwear, mid-Seventies tech and a very welcoming looking bed arrangement. Oh, and Marie Helvin of course. This is very much how I would like to spend the next few weeks, months… in fact, a third of my life!

Italian ‘Cifra’ bed by Vittorio Rossi & Luciano Bertoncini from Heal’s.

Photographed by David Bailey.

Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Vogue, July 1974.

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White satin de lys pujamas by Liliane Dreyfus for Vog.

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Pale beige crepe nightdress by Stan Herman for Charnos.

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White nightdress by John Kloss for Cira.

Cynthia always dresses for breakfast.

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Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Vogue, November 1971.

New at Vintage-a-Peel: Loungerie!

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Legs and Co

You may, or may not, have noticed that I frequently post scans of favourite underwear shoots on this here blog. I aspire to the level of lounging glamour demonstrated by ladies of the past; no tracksuits or slankets chez Miss Peelpants – oh no no no… I also feel as limited and uncomfortable in a lot of modern underwear as I do in a lot of modern clothing, so it seems only logical to buy and wear vintage pieces.

Grace Coddington

So I am delighted to announce the launch of Loungerie at Vintage-a-Peel. The name is inspired by a spread from Honey Magazine which I posted a while back, and the stock is inspired by all my very favourite underwear photoshoots and saucier source material I may encounter. If vintage underwear isn’t your thing, that’s totally understandable, but for anyone else – I do hope you find something to tempt you (and your lover…).