Odyssey

1970s, bill gibb, David Wolfe, fortnum and mason, Illustrations, Inspirational Images, jean muir, Uncategorized, Vogue, zandra rhodes

odyssey

Come, your fashion Odyssey begins at Fortnum & Mason. There, at imagination’s edge find a trio of unique designers .. . Jean Muir, Zandra Rhodes and Bill Gibb Their views, alien to everything mundane. Their clothes, un-alike and unlike any others All three at “Odyssey”, the great new fashion adventure at Fortnum & Mason, i81 Piccadilly, London, W.1.

Illustrated by David Wolfe.

Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Vogue, December 1970.

Baby Doll

19 magazine, 1960s, Babydoll, hair, Illustrations, Vintage Adverts
Baby Doll advert - 19 Magazine - May 1969

Always delighted to see another Baby Doll advert, and this one is particularly fabulous – making more of a feature of the iconic logo girl than any other I’ve seen.

Scanned by Miss Peelpants from 19 Magazine, May 1969.

James Last Goes Pop, 1967

1960s, Barry Zaid, Illustrations, lps, psychedelia, Uncategorized

james last goes pop

Illustration by Barry Zaid.

Scanned by Miss Peelpants.

Beautiful

1970s, cosmopolitan, Illustrations, Sumiko

Beautiful - Sumiko - Cosmo - May 74

“Lucy expected her lovers to obey the rules. If Alex dared to disrupt the perfect pattern of her life, he must be destroyed.”

Illustration by Sumiko. From a short story ‘Beautiful’ by Rachel Billington.

Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Cosmopolitan, May 1974.

Poppy by Elizabeth Arden

1970s, elizabeth arden, Illustrations, Make-up, Uncategorized, Vintage Adverts, Vogue

poppy by elizabeth arden

Artist uncredited. Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Vogue, April 1977.

Inspirational Illustrations: After the Act

1970s, Honey Magazine, ika hindley, Illustrations, Inspirational Images, john storey

john storey illustration Honey dec 74

One of the many interesting things about a steadily growing magazine collection is that you start to identify original source images for illustrations. I imagine that Mr John Storey never imagined that anyone would remember a single photo of Ika Hindley in Cosmopolitan from a year earlier, even less that someone yet-to-be-born would later scan and connect the two images.

Illustration by John Storey. Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Honey, December 1974.

ika hindley

Inspirational Illustrations: Eric Boman, 1974

1970s, annacat, art deco, edward mann, eric boman, Illustrations, Inspirational Images, James Drew, salvador, Vogue

Grey wool cardigan, oatmeal overchecked, pale grey silk shirt, both at James Drew. Grey felt hat by Edward Mann.

Grey wool cardigan, oatmeal overchecked, pale grey silk shirt, both at James Drew. Grey felt hat by Edward Mann.

Meet the new fashion collector. She will be about for a long time. Her lipstick is red. She wears only navy, ivory and grey, but so cleverly that there’s no limit to the flattering effects she can compute. Her clothes are so simple and beautiful. It all looks easy. She spends more money on her clothes than most woman, but, when they’re searching around for something to wear, she’s already perfectly dressed. When their clothes are beginning to look wrong, hers are right. So in the end, she probably spends no more than they. Here’s how she does it…

Illustrated by Eric Boman.

Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Vogue, February 1974.

Left: Muffler, long cardigan with scroll embroidery, sleeveless putty crepe de chine gilet, skirt loosely pleated in front at Annacat. Hat by Jacoll. Right: Ivory crepe de chine open-work dress, couldn't be simpler, tied at the waist by Salvador. Straw hat by Bermona.

Left: Muffler, long cardigan with scroll embroidery, sleeveless putty crepe de chine gilet, skirt loosely pleated in front at Annacat. Hat by Jacoll. Right: Ivory crepe de chine open-work dress, couldn’t be simpler, tied at the waist by Salvador. Straw hat by Bermona.

Inspirational Illustrations: The Arts and Censorship

1960s, Illustrations, psychedelia, royal festival hall

alan aldridge

Illustration by Alan Aldridge.

Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Phantasia: Of Dockland, Rockland and Dodos, 1981

Inspirational Illustrations: Just Looking by Nagel

1980s, Illustrations, Inspirational Images, patrick nagel, post modernism, Vintage Adverts

nagel just looking

Serigraph by Patrick Nagel.

Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Nagel: The Art of Patrick Nagel, 1985

Inspirational Illustrations: Lotus Blossom

1970s, Catherine Knox, cosmopolitan, Illustrations, Inspirational Images

Lotus Blossom by Catherine Knox Cosmo May 74

Illustration by Catherine Knox.

Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Cosmopolitan, May 1974