Corselette in black velvet, tightly laced at front, about £88. Three-tiered skirt in pleated taffeta in shades of flame, about £438. Gold high-heeled pumps with lacing up leg, about £50.
Saint Laurent’s latest evening clothes kick their way straight out of the Moulin Rouge. These are the sexiest clothes ever: tightly-laced bodices on tiny straps, in plain colours, huge billowing, bouffant skirts in brilliant shades of crunchy taffeta or brightly-dyed cotton. Notice the new skirt lengths, short and saucy to only just below the knee, or flamenco-length, a scant two inches above the ankle. Eminently copiable, this look —Janet Reger is already doing the La Goulue corselettes, and your dressmaker could run up a quick twelve yards of taffeta.
One of the models is Sayoko Yamaguchi.
Photographed by Francois Lamy.
Scanned from Harpers and Queen, February 1977.
Corselette in white cotton about £60 ; short full skirt in black cotton, about £107 ; shawl with brilliant flower print on black, about £100. Black patent pumps with satin lacing, about £45. All by Yves Saint Laurent from Saint Laurent Rive Gauche shops at Brompton Rd, SW3 ; New Bond St,W1 and Intercontinental Hotel, Hyde Park,W1. All jewellery by Saint Laurent.
Black velvet corselette with short puffed sleeves, about £150 short full skirt in gold taffeta, trimmed with feathers, about £782 gold pumps with lacing, about £50. All by Saint Laurent.
Corselette in red cotton, about £60 red cotton bermudas, about £57 black lace shawl, about £190. Shoes in black and rose satin with lacing, about £45. All by Saint Laurent.
Corselette in khaki cotton, with puffed sleeves, £107 ; black cotton skirt, £88; black straw hat, about £102. All by Saint Laurent. Black patent pumps with satin ribbons from a selection at Rive Gauche.
Red felt beret with navy pompon, by Titfers, £4.50. Cotton pinstripe shirt, by Jasper, £5.20. Prune and mushroom pink woollen vest, from Alkasura, £5.
Nice, nice knitwear in new shapes and intricate patterns that have that ‘just off Granny’s needles’ look that most of us couldn’t comprehend making ourselves. Easier to buy it, and well worth the price.
Model is Vivienne Lynn.
Photographed by Harri Peccinotti.
Scanned from 19 Magazine, November 1971.
Huge soft fur fabric beret, by Diane Logan, £6. Long-sleeved crew-necked sweater in an imaginative combination of rust, yellow and black, from Alkasura, £6. Black clip, from a selection at Universal Witness, 50p.
Brown felt beret with yellow pompons, by Titfers, £4.50. Spotted and striped wool jumper in wine and pink has puffed elbow-length sleeves, by Annie Cossins, £4.50. Brooch, from a selection at Universal Witness, 50p.
Red and blue tartan beret with red pompon, by Titfers, £4.40. Navy and red striped woollen sweater, £5.50. Canary smock has navy stripes, £8.50. Both by Doreen Hambling. Clip from a selection at Universal Witness.
Yellow and black tartan hat, by Titfers, £4.40. Navy blue wool sweater with white anchors and stripes, and short puffed sleeves, by Annie Cossins, £4.95.
Heather coloured windowpane-checked wool dress with plunging V-neck and navy suede sash belt, Wallis £27, from all branches of Wallis shops. Flowered silky square, Orange Box 75p; stiff brimmed felt hat with stitched crown, Charles Batten £9.50; baggy leather boots, Chelsea Cobbler £32.50.
Let yourself loose in warm baggy dresses, tightly belted or billowing in the wind. Team them with boots and a long muffler and you’re set to face the breeziest day.
Hair by Mr Ricci at Ricci Burns.
Photographed by Graham Hughes.
Scanned from Honey, November 1974.
LEFT: Fine Jacqmar wool button-front vest-style dress with side-slit pockets, Bombacha £33, from Bombacha, 104 Fulham Road, SW3 (mail order 50p); Crocodile, New Bond Street, Wl; all branches of Miss Selfridge, Mirror Mirror Department. Soft leather side-buckled high-heeled ankle boots, Chelsea Cobbler £24.99. RIGHT: Rust wool crepe flared V-neck belted dress with stitched hem and sleeves, Wallis £13.95, from all branches of Wallis shops. Extra-long random knit silky rayon muffler, Eddie Yap for Howie, £9.50; sheer tights, Kunert 64p; leather ankle boots, models’ own.
Steel grey fine wool belted baggy dress with navy trimmed collar, buttons and initialled breast pocket, Wendy Dagworthy £30, from Ismat, Brompton Road, SW3; Bombacha, 104 Fulham Road, SW3 (mail order 50p); Transformer, Leeds. Silver and black soft leather high-heeled bar shoes, Russell & Bromley £18.99.
LEFT: Camel jacqmar wool shirt style loose dress with patch pockets, Bombacha £33, from Bombacha, 104 Fulham Road, SW3; Miss Selfridge, Mirror Mirror Dept, Duke Street, WI. Blue and rust scarf, Biba £2.40; green felt beanie, Charles Batten £8.50; brown leather ankle boots, Chelsea Cobbler £24.99. RIGHT: Tobacco brown wool hooded dress with tie neck, Wallis £15.95, from all branches of Wallis shops. Long rust scarf, Fenwick £4.75; silky checked scarf from a selection at Essences; tan leather boots, Chelsea Cobbler £32.50.
LEFT: Swirling wool crepe dress with yoke front and tie collar, Wallis £13.95, from all branches of Wallis shops. Two tone random knit fringed silky scarf, Eddie Yap for Howie £9.50; Art Deco printed crepe de chine scarf, Essences £2.00 felt hat with accordian pleated petersham trim, Diane Logan £8.50; leather knee-high boots, Russell & Bromley £29.99. RIGHT: Pure wool mid-calf-length baggy dress with openwork, satin-stitched sleeves and collar and coin-button fastening, Wendy Dagworthy £42, from Ismat, Brompton Road, SW3; Bombacha, 104 Fulham Road, SW3 (mail order 50p); Transformer, Leeds. Long silky fringed knit scarf, Eddie Yap for Howie £9.50; navy cotton kerchief, Herbert Johnson 60p; felt brimmed hat with flower painted appliqués, Diane Logan £10; baggy boots, Chelsea Cobbler £32.50.
Twiggy as Twiggy playing up to Bill Gibb’s dress of cream lace and pink satin, separate sleeves of lace ruf-fled over the hands, pulled up over the arms under capes of scalloped frills. £300, to order at Harrods. Cream lace and rosebud posy, by Bill Gibb.
Photographed by Barry Lategan.
Scanned from Vogue, December 1974.
Twiggy as cool as Grace Kelly, in Zandra Rhodes’ quilted cape, bowed at the neck, with collar of stitched pink satin. To order at Fortnum & Mason. Make-up by Barbara Daly.
Twiggy as haunting as Garbo in black velvet batwings by Yuki, opposite. £220, at Fifth Avenue, Kings Road. Black velvet pillbox with ostrich plumes. £22, to order at Frederick Fox. Make-up by Barbara Daly.
Twiggy as saucy as aflapper in a swagged black beaded dress with flame roses, this page ,from a range at Maria’s Stall Vignettes at Antiquarius. The orange bead snood, from a range at Carla Sklan at Antiquarius. Sheer black Wolford tights. Black lace garter, 39p, at Fenwick. Black patent sandals, £27, Saint Laurent Rive Gauche. Make-up by Barbara Daly. Hair by Barry at Leonard.
Stripes, bold black and white on satin by Mary Quant £15.60 from the 21 Shop at Harvey Nichols. Black tights by Aristoc 45p at Dickins & Jones. Black grosgrain shoes £4.99 by Lotus.
The Winter successor to Summer’s spots.
Photographed by Karl Stoecker.
Scanned from Over 21, August 1972.
China tea at Mr Chow’s to show off Sujon’s striped worsted-and-cotton jacket and trousers, £15 from Just Looking.
All the dazzle of a Bridget Riley picture — zip-fronted dolman-sleeved jacket by Polly Peck £10.85 from Peter Robinson. Our own equally striped scarf and the grey pearls cost £1.10, at the Adrien Mann Boutique, Dickins & Jones.
Its a long hard winter in more ways than one. John Marks sees it spent in Ban-Lon; dress £9.95 from Harrods’ Younger Set Department
Mary Quant is haltered and at Harvey Nichols 21 Shop for £19.50 (available from mid-August). Black peep-toed shoes £4.99 at Lotus, Regent Street, W1. Pearl bracelets £1.66 at the Adrien Mann Boutique, Dickins & Jones
Have you always wanted one of those super bright little shaggy jackets but could never afford it? Here’s your chance —you can crochet this one yourself! We’ve designed it so that even if you’ve never crocheted before you’ll have no difficulty making it. We chose a combination of brilliant cerise, orange and lime green, all from the Sirdar Pullman wool range. And at 21p a ball the whole jacket only costs a little over £3. There are masses of other colour combinations, like muted brown, tan and ivory, or shades of blue and purple, or it could be all one colour. Write to us for full details and instructions, enclosing a stamped addressed envelope: Honey ‘Shaggy Jacket’, Old Fleetway House, Farringdon St, London EC4.
Misty eyes. Seventeens whole new eye look. No hard lines. Just soft, misty smudgy colours. Start with Pearly Shadow. Any one of 4 colours: Pearly Slate, Clean Green, Hot Chocolate, or Pearly Azure. And smooth it from your eye lashes to the crease line. Now take a Smudge Liner/Shadow pencil. There are six shades for you to choose from. Put a soft, smudgy line of colour round your eyes, close to the lashes. Then use any one of Seventeens eight Liquid Mascaras on your lashes. You’ll be misty eyed.
The photographer is uncredited (possibly Sarah Moon or James Wedge).
Liz Eggleston 