Inspirational Make-Up: Gemini

19 magazine, 1970s, China Rice, Eric Howard, Hair and make-up, Inspirational Images, Make-up

The skill and impact of good make-up artistry never ceases to amaze and move me.

Make-up designed and applied by China Rice. Photographed by Eric Howard.

Scanned by Miss Peelpants from 19 Magazine, June 1973

Inspirational Images: Coty gives you Goldsilver

1960s, Coty, Hair and make-up, Inspirational Images, Make-up, Vintage Adverts, Vogue

Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Vogue, November 1967

Vintage Adverts: The ravest shade ever

1960s, hair, Honey Magazine, Miners, Vintage Adverts

Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Honey, June 1965

Vintage Adverts: Miners are out to shock you

1970s, Hair and make-up, Honey Magazine, Jo Wood, Make-up, Miners, Vintage Adverts

Featuring a very young Jo Wood, unless I’m very much mistaken.

Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Honey, December 1972

Guy Day: When a man dreams of lips…

1970s, cosmopolitan, Make-up, Mensday, Vintage Adverts

Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Cosmopolitan, June 1972

I’m ignoring the filthy overtones of this advert – and his moustache – to enjoy the shagpile carpet and general interior decor amazingness…

p.s Thank you all for your amazing feedback and comments on the Ossie/Debenhams post the other day. I feel like I used my last vestiges of energy in writing it, and I haven’t really recovered enough to respond to comments yet. But please know that it means a lot to me, and you’re all very lovely.

Inspirational Editorials: Who Needs Skirts?

1960s, british boutique movement, celia birtwell, chinoiserie, countdown, fulham road clothes shop, Inspirational Images, mary farrin, Mog, ossie clark, Peter Knapp, sunday times magazine, sylvia ayton, thea porter, vidal sassoon, Vintage Editorials, zandra rhodes

Satin trousers, matching jacket, 17gns by Ossie Clark from Quorum

Above is the notorious Lamborghini suit, most famously worn by Twiggy. I honestly love everything from this editorial. Except that the Lamborghini suit doesn’t suit me at all, and I am speaking from bitter experience there.

Photographed by Peter Knapp, carpets from Peter Jones.

Scanned by Miss Peelpants from The Sunday Times Magazine, December 1st 1968

Brocade chiffon three-piece outfit with harem pants, 20gns by Ossie Clark from Quorum.

Trouser suit trimmed with snakeskin by Mog, 16gns, Countdown.

Velvet waistcoat £20, and brocade harem pants £16, by Thea Porter Decorations Ltd.

Angora cat-suit by Mary Farrin, 22gns

Dungarees by Zandra Rhodes and Sylvia Ayton, £8 10s, Fulham Road Clothes Shop. Sweater by Laura, £18, Vidal Sassoon Boutique.

Vintage Interiors: Thea Porter, Ricci Burns and Antony Redmile

1970s, Antony Redmile, biba, cosmopolitan, Inspirational Images, interior design, Ricci Burns, thea porter, Tim Street-Porter

Photographed by Tim Street-Porter. Shimmering dress, cap and necklace at Biba.

Needless to say, I desire all of these interiors but particularly Thea’s incredible mirrored dining room. Phwoar. And yes, it is also another insight into the mysterious Mr Antony Redmile – who we have met before…

Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Cosmopolitan, December 1974