Boots 17 cosmetics advert. Scanned from 19 Magazine, June 1973.
Illustrator sadly uncredited but it certainly has the Philip Castle look.
By Dick Sawers
Scanned from Nova, June 1967
Scanned from Cosmopolitan, March 1972.
One of the most incredible illustrations I think I have ever seen, by the legendary Philip Castle. I think it even out-does The Real Appeal of the Heel…
Fiorucci were famed for their saucy, pin-up girl hang tags back in the Seventies. Sadly this one is not taken from a garment I own; I bought it at the same time as the illustrated Ossie Clark one I mentioned back in March. I do have a superb Fiorucci outfit for sale over at Vintage-a-Peel though, which doesn’t have an original hang tag but DOES have its original boutique bag. These little things make me happy…
Illustration by Leslie Chapman
Scanned from Petticoat, May 1971.
Bless. I love the idea of mail order punks, especially amusing given that this advertisement is scanned from the back of a copy of Smash Hits. Having said that though, I would dearly love one of those Adam and the Ants t-shirts. Show me the way to the time travelling postbox please!
Scanned from Smash Hits, June 1980.
Illustration by Malcolm Bird
Scanned from Petticoat, 5th July 1969
Scanned from Honey, October 1968.
Such a lovely illustration and such sweetly innocent underwear-naming too. Ahhh, if only you got an “E.P. record” with all bra purchases these days…
Illustration by Ann Meisel
Scanned from Nova, November 1973. Illustrating the first chapter of Elizabeth Alone by William Trevor.
Scanned from The Sunday Times Magazine, February 21st 1971
It never ceases to amaze me just how widespread the influence of psychedelia was in the advertising world. Who would have thought that it would be used to sell tyres?
Liz Eggleston 