Left: Full-length black dress with long, cuffed sleeves and a deep V-neck. The collar and shoulders are embroidered with tiny black beads. £65. Christopher McDonnell. Gold and diamond pendant. Graff. Right: Full-length black silky jersey dress with a square neck. £76. Salvador at Match Club. Lapis and diamond pendant. Graff
Parties are part and parcel of the festive season and once the harrowing run-up to the 25th is over, you just have to throw caution to the winds and enjoy yourself ! Make Christmas a really special event this year and buy yourself a present—a dress that will make a room go quiet; a dress that will make heads turn . . . in other words, a real showstopper. And, because it’s anything but inexpensive, a showstopper that’s not just tied to this winter, but will go on and on in its dateless line. Party dresses are designed to make an impact—so be the centre of attraction, and while you’re enjoying yourself, don’t forget to propose a toast to Christmas.
Photographed by Jeany.
Scanned from Woman’s Journal, December 1975.
Left: Long black glitter dress covered in black and silver diamante, with a tie at neck, short flared sleeves and toggle back fastening. £196. Black sequinned pull-on hat. £56. Jean Muir. Pave diamond earrings. Pave diamond ring. Both by Graff. Black suede ankle-strap shoes. £33. Charles Jourdan. Right: Black georgette dress with a V-neck and gathered waistband covered in black and silver diamante, worn over a black silk underdress with shoe-string straps. £106. Salvador at Feathers. Elegant glitter shoes. £30.50. Rayne.
Left: White lace dress with bodice, waist and sleeves trimmed with peach, coffee and turquoise ribbons, matched by the silk chiffon flounces on the underskirt. £390. Bill Gibb at Feathers. White strappy satin shoes with a silver-coloured clasp. £29.50. Rayne. Right: White silk chiffon spangled coat with embroidered appliqués and attached tie-belt. £450. Wide white satin trousers. £92. Matching turban. £50. By Thea Porter. Gold and diamond bracelet. Pave diamond ring. Both by Graff
Centre: Peach silk dress with a tie at the neck, seamed shoulders and long, flared sleeves. The back is fastened with toggle-shaped buttons. £138. Jean Muir at Browns. Right: Peach silk chiffon dress with shoe-string straps and a pleated bandeau top which ties at the back. Matching cape bordered with peach embroidery and rhinestones. £440. Gina Fratini. Pave diamond ring. Diamond and gold bracelet. Gold and diamond chain. All by Graff.
Stunning pink and lilac full-length silk dress with a V-neck at front and back, tie-belt, and a high waist threaded with elastic. The batwing sleeves fall to form a flowing cape at the back. £350. Chloe at Browns. Diamond and gold bracelet. Graff.
Left: Backless black and cream djellaba with a tie at waist and back of neck. £76. Caroline Charles. Right: Cream chiffon dress with gathered waist. The batwing bodice is embroidered with multi-coloured flowers and birds; the sleeves fall into a cape at the back. £90.50. Rosemary at Leonard.
White crepe de chine dressing-gown and pyjama trousers stroked with Neapolitan colours, pistachio, pink, blue, orange, yellow. White straw with enough shade to keep your ice-cream from melting. Patent platform sandals of yellow, scarlet, green, £12.95, at Kurt Geiger. Simulated pearls, £4.95, at Paris House. Skin looked after with the new Piz Buie Exclusive Oil Factor 2, lips with Exclusive Lip Protection.
The pyjama suit of high summer up on the roofs, down in the streets of Sidi Bou Zid.
Both suits by Chloe.
Photographed by Arnaud de Rosnay.
Scanned from Vogue, May 1972.
Ice-cream crepe de chine sashed pyjama dress and dressing-gown jacket in black diamonds. Black bordered, the jacket with black flower. Both suits by Chloe, each about £180, at Browns. Black straw, and white, by Dolores, £10 each, at Harrods. Black leather and wood sandals, £5.95, at The Chelsea Cobbler. Ivory beads to the waist, t10, at The Purple Shop.
Charles of the Ritz make-up echoing the dots on Saint Laurent’s soft chiffon halter. New Segur Ritz Mat Foundation over Pink Revenescence Moisture Glow with new Real Red Cheek Pommade Cleargel blusher and Translucent Face Powder. On the eyes, new Moisturizing Eye Shadow Base under Green Celery Eye Shadow Pommade on brow bone and Seagreen Mist Eye Shadow Pommade in socket and over lid; Paper-thin Creative Colour Satin Liner in Forest Green, Chestnut Brown Brow Colour, Black Auto-Lashique Mascara. New Liqui-Frost Tangerine Lipstick and Premiere Peach Liqui-Creme Nail Polish. Hair dotted with Nestle Streaks ‘N Tips Auburn Hair Colour by Gerald at Mod’s Hair, Paris, make-up by Barbara Daly; chiffon by Abraham, earrings by Saint Laurent.
Take browns, oranges, greens and gold, mix them, match them and make them work for you.
Make-up by Barbara Daly.
Hair by Gerald at Mod’s Hair.
Photographed by David Bailey.
Scanned from Beauty in Vogue, Summer 1973.
Estee Lauder make-up teamed with the new bareness of Chloe’s bitter brown top, crossed over the back, wrapped around the waist of a matching pleated crepe skirt. Estee Lauder Soft Cover Compact Make-up in Fresh Cream, Fresh-Air-Pink Face & Cheek Tint, a dusting of Sheer Shell Re-Nutriv Powder. On the eyes, Smoky Apricot and Apricot Chiffon Pressed Eyelid Shadows with new China Blue Eye Glossamer at outer corners, Black/Navy Lustrous Roll-On Mascara. New Iced Sherry Glossamer over Re-Nutriv Rich Rich Lipstick in Classic Sherry, with nails painted in new Classic Sherry Lustrous Nail Lacquer. Make-up by Barbara Daly, hair slicked back and banded with Nestle Streaks ‘N Tips Gold Hair Colour by Gerald of Mod’s Hair, Paris; Pearl drop earrings from The Purple Shop, Chloe dress from Boston 151.
DEPTHS OF EVENING CHIFFON, CAFTAN AND DIRNDL DRESS MERGED WITH GOLD AND VELVET Above: Tobacco chiffon caftan with smoked gold leaves, hooded, boot-buttoned, Arabic sleeves weighted with tassels. Gathered from the waist with a twisted gold rope belt. Choker, The Purple Shop, 15 Flood St, S.W.3. Soft gold boots with open lacing, 22 gns, Kurt Geiger. Right: Black organza with a bib and skirt of brilliant panne velvet, red, green and yellow printed in ribbon bands, with bangles and cuffs of the velvet. Rings, Andrew Grima. Beaded black velvet choker, The Purple Shop. Black satin ankleboots, with bright passementerie, by Moya Bowler for Edouard Jerrold. Dresses, both pages, to order at Bellville Sassoon.
How you dress is an escape and an adventure in itself… never more so than the evening.
Hair by Leonard
Models are Anne Schaufuss and Jean Shrimpton.
Photographed by Clive Arrowsmith.
Scanned from Vogue, December 1970.
SHEER BLACK OF NIGHT, WISPS PUT TOGETHER WITH JEWELS, VELVET AND GLEAMS Black chiffon blouse and skirt tiled with cut velvet mosaic. Blouse of velvet harlequins, bibbed with jet beads set in little studs of gilt; the skirt, striped with studded circles and squares. £184, at Thea Porter. Feather fan, to hire at The Purple Shop. Satin shoes, dyed to order, £18, dyeing, 21s, Charles Jourdan.
Black chiffon dress with a glittering apron tied around the skirt — turquoise and rusty velvet shapes shot with silver, with a striped hem, and cuffs to match. By Chloe, to order from Fortnum & Mason. Mirror necklace, £70, and gold sash clasped with turquoises, 140, both from Thea Porter. Rings, David Morris. Black velvet laced boots, 19 gns, from Kurt Geiger
KNICKERBOCKER BALLET ALL SURFACES RIPPLED WITH COLOUR AND SHINE Grass green silk satin glossed with an intricate paisley of red, ink, black, tremendous sleeves and tunic gathered from a yoke over ballooning knee pantaloons. 85 gns; choker 25 gns, and belt, 58 gns, all at Savita. Green moire boots, 18 gns, at The Chelsea Cobbler.
Water markings, waves of colour pooled in a chiffon blouse honeycombed at the shoulders, antique tunic and panne velvet knickers. The tunic has a fitted bodice, full sweeping skirt. Blouse, £59, tunic, £75, knickers £24, heavy silver belt, £100, all Thea Porter. Burgundy velvet boots laced to knee, 19 gns, Kurt Geiger. Rings, Blooms. Chokers, The Purple Shop, 15 Flood St, S.W.3. Make up by Lancome, with Climat scent.
A NEW SLEEVE CUT ACROSS NARROW FALLS OF GOLD LACE AND CLOUDY CHIFFON Spun gold laced with mauve, the bodice cut wide into the sleeves. sashed with deep purple velvet above a basque and a gathered skirt. By Jorn Langberg from Christian Dior London. Amethyst string and brooch, at Blooms: rings. Hooper Bolton. Satin shoes dyed mauve. £18. 21s for dyeing at Charles Jourdan. Amethyst tights. Mary Quant. Make-up by Dior. with new Dioressence scent.
The bodice sleeve in chiffon, clouds of mauve blowing across. The top crossed low over the bosom and simply gathered at wrists. slight gathers in the skirt catchir the air. By Nettie Vogues, at Harrods: Hilda Hanson. Nottingham. Velvet choker. The Purple Shop at Antiquarius. Amethyst and diamond rings. Blooms; emerald and diamond ring. David Morris. Make-up by Orlane, with Jean d’Albret Casaque scent.
GLORIOUS NIGHT SHAPES. TAPESTRY BELLS AND SATIN PAGODA Misty blue tapestry and gold leaves. left. edged with wide ribbons of sprigged tapestry. A gold thread laces the deep neck of a small jacket belling from the Yoke, with short arabesque sleeves. Fade-print chemise underneath, with full sleeves and crossed braid ; a slim bell for a skirt. By Bill Gibb for Baccarat, at Fortnum & Mason. Pearly black velvet choker, The Purple Shop at Antiquarius. Tangerine braid decorations, from Savita. Rings, Andrew Grima. Honey-gold and gilt velvet slippers, 20 gns, to order, The Chelsea Cobbler. Make-up by Eve of Roma, with the new Eve scent.
Sunset burst of satin, right, a pagoda of quilted tiers, wide sleeves set up to a bib bodice. Feather-print of celestial blue and of black for sun-rays. By Zandra Rhodes, at Fortnum & Mason. Diamond and blue enamel rings, at Blooms. Neck lace stringing pale beads and colourless feathers, by Pablo & Delia. Make-up by Mary Quant with P.M. scent.
Orange and yellow printed Liberty silk harem suit with loose divided skirt cuffed in orange silk at ankles by Yuki. Jade disc and 24ct gold necklace and bracelet by N. Bloom.
Hair by Alex at Ginger Group.
Make-up by Barbara Daly.
Photographed by Francois Lamy.
Scanned from Harpers and Queen, May 1975.
Long skirt and shawl in orange, purple and mauve printed jersey. Mauve vest and mauve and beige belt. All by Missoni from Browns.
Lilac, pink and mauve crepe de Chine evening dress in tiny flower sprig print with purple edged poncho by Christian Dior-London. Coral, gold and green mother of pearl bead necklace from Jones. Diamond and gold bangle from Garrard.
Lilac crepe de Chine evening robe, printed with orchids in darker lilac and pale print by Chloé at Browns. Opaque glass and amethyst necklaces from N. Bloom. Pale lilac kid shoes with wedge heels by Charles Jourdan.
Orange and pink hand-printed chiffon dress with ruff collar, made to measure by Franka. Long coral beads by N. Bloom. Coral kid strappy sandals by Charles Jourdan.
A pink silk patterned shawl, wrapping and tying round the waist over a gathered silk skirt.
Delicious, delicate colours (porcelain-pink with shell, lavender-blue with lavender-grey) in seemingly effortless, natural shapes with hardly a seam in sight distinguish Karl Lagerfeld’s collection for Chloé. He showed a new way with scarves —a small square folded and tied round the neck with translucent fruit scattered with rhinestones pinned to the knot. Romantic shawls and scarf-wrapped waists, with softly gathered skirts.
Hair by Alex at Jean Marc Maniatis.
Make-up by Jacques Clemente.
Photographed by Jo Francki.
Scanned from Over 21 magazine, February 1975.
A pale shell pink crepe de chine tee-shirt worn under a dusty pink crepe de chine blouse, with a delicate lavender coat and softly gathered skirt. Tiny crepe dechine scarf knotted at the neck. Shell-pink and lavender-pink shirt and skirt, the waist softly tied in a long matching scarf.
Played down – one perfect piece that goes on everything, like Chloé’s apples or the translucent flowers.
Immaculate scrap of crepe de chine knotted twice round the neck and pinned with a translucent glass and diamante apple brooch, at Chloé.
Liz Eggleston 