Reflections of the ’30’s with the soft, silky feel of Light Touch by Berlei and the subtle, sensuous illumination of Price’s candles. `Venetian’, the classic candle style, from Price’s is in 24 different colours and a variety of sizes; from 61p. Light Touch has two styles in White Cloud or Blue Angel, and sizes 34-36a, 34-38b, 34-38c. [Above] shows Plunge’ a deeply plunging bra, £1.95 … made in Qiana, silky, smooth—epitomising that ’30’s feeling.
If you have never felt silk next to your skin, Berlei recreates that sensuous feel with a new range of bras called Light Touch. They are made in a luxurious material, Qiana. Silkier than silk, Light Touch gives you that ’30’s feeling; soft, saucy and sure. Price’s candles echo that mood beautifully, with their subtle, caressing light shimmering around you.
A stunner of an advertorial, sadly with no photographer credit, for Berlei bras with a stunning Seventies-does-Deco aesthetic. Which, in turn, signposts something rather more familiar from later Seventies into Eighties imagery. Whoever this photographer was, I think they were very ahead of the curve (if you’ll pardon the pun!).
Scanned from Vogue, October 1st 1973.
Light Touch in new Qiana are smooth, sensuous bras, feeling like a second silken skin. `Plunge’ seen here is in White Cloud. Price; £1.95. Price’s candle range is an array of colours and an assortment of different sizes and shapes. Shown here is a ‘Gem Light’, one of the Chunky Pillar Candles. Amongst this range are ‘Chelsea’ perfumed candles with 15 different fragrant-les and colours. Price approx 27p.
Silky touch of the ‘ 30’ s —Light Touch from Berlei, integrating with the soft, warm touch from Price’s, giving you a delightful feeling of sweet abandon. ‘Fibrefill’ in White Cloud, made in Qiana, the next best thing to silk, £2.35. Floating Coloured Flame’ is the new revolutionary addition to Price’s range. Its mystical flame is created simply with a glass, a float, a wick and a coloured liquid, red or green. Price approx 85p.
Light Touch has two styles in White Cloud or Blue Angel, and sizes 34-36a, 34-38b, 34-38c. [Above] is ‘Fibrefill’ , the brief contoured bra, £2.35 … made in Qiana, silky, smooth—epitomising that ’30’s feeling. The 10½ ‘Belmontine’ is a luxury candle in several colours. Price approx 85p per pair.
Some of the sexiest women in films are buying underwear like this. It is wildly expensive (the items cost from about £16 to £90), but Liliane Dreyfus, who designed it for Vog, Paris, says that her customers don’t seem to mind the price; with pay-cheques like the ones that Brigitte Bardot, Ursula Andress, Juliette Greco and Jackie Bissett pick up, why should they? On these pages her silk, satin and lace concoctions are worn by Aurore Clement, one of the new stars of Louis Malle‘s most recent — and some say finest — film, Lacombe Lucien. If you have the money and are still interested, they are available to order from Harrods.
Styling and words by Meriel McCooey.
Photographed by Sacha.
Scanned from The Sunday Times Magazine, March 31st 1974.
You can make your dining room entry as dramatic as the crepe suzette. All you have to do is slip into something from the Charnos ‘After Eight’ collection. We’re busy making beautiful pyjamas, catsuits, which will make you the centre of attention at any party. Even if it’s just for two. HELENA in BRI-NOVA, In a variety of colours from £7.10.0. Also as a Gown. From £6.0.0.
Nighty nighties are fine, filmy and thoroughly feminine. In seductive see-through shades like damson, russet, purple and black. Long and lovely, sheer and sexy. It’s quite transparent, Nighty Nighties are made for the romantic at heart.
£1.25 will get you the sexiest suspender belt and seamed stocking
Suspenders and seamed stockings. Now there’s a thought to bring a sparkle to your eye and an extra dimension to your legs. We’re offering black suspender belts and black stockings or white suspender belts with grey stockings-equal loveliness either way.
The suspender belts are elastic, backed with plush nylon (so they’re comfortable) and covered in nylon lace (so they’re beautiful). The seamed stockings are one-size 20 denier micro mesh crepe stretch nylon. They’re smashing, and so is the price—£1.25 for the suspender belt and stockings together. You can also order two pairs of extra stockings in packs of either black or grey for a mere 55p. In these expensive, doomy days that’s really an offer to make you smile.
To sip your breakfast fruit juice slip on a cotton camisole, £10.95, and bloomers: £26.50 the set, Kayser. Earrings, £12.50, Butler & Wilson.
One of the nicest things about a summer holiday or a lazy weekend is not having to do anything—not even get dressed. With a handful of this summer’s prettiest lingerie you can breeze through a day of sunning or swimming. And then dress up for evening in a ravishing nightgown.
Hair by Kerry for Molton Brown
Fashion by Liz Smith
Photographs by Norman Parkinson.
Scanned from Cosmopolitan, July 1979.
To luxuriate in that idle day ahead, change into a silky bias-cut night-gown, £50, Ossie Clark for Charnos. Sandals, £20, The Chelsea Cobbler.
To shimmer in a blue pool, float in lace-edged polyester satin camiknickers, £6.99, Marks & Spencer.
Lace and polyester camiknickers, £8.50, Way In at Harrods.
Flowery georgette bra, £5.95, suspender belt, £5.75, panties, £3.75, stockings, 85p, Fenwick. Cotton voile robe, £59, by Jane Cattlin.
For a shady siesta, lounge in a broderie anglaise cotton bra and panties, £5.99, Marks & Spencer. Dotted net petticoat, £6.99, Dorothy Perkins.
To dance on your terrace, leap into a cotton voile and lace nightdress, £59, Jane Cattlin. Pumps, from £4.95, Frederick Freed.
To flirt, twirl in a lace and voile nightdress, £46, matching negligee, £50, Jane Cattlin. Sandals, £20, The Chelsea Cobbler
From left to right: Biscuit nightie, with matching negligee, designed by Larraine Gibbons. Pyjamas, with elasticated waistband, short-sleeved top, and lounge jacket, with two pockets, designed by Doraine Armstrong. None of the items had been priced when we went to press.
Students at the Kingston College of Art had an interesting assignment set them recently by Miss Selfridge. The store wanted young designs for young people and asked the students to make up a complete wardrobe of clothes, from undies right through to coats, keeping Miss Selfridge and its many branches in mind. The garments had to be commercial in the widest sense, suitable for sale all over the country. From the many beautiful designs sent in, Miss Selfridge chose what it thought were the best for retail. The one to make the most money will win its designer a trip to Paris. We photographed a selection in the lingerie range, all made in Dicel, to show you what’s in store.
Photographed by Peccinotti.
Scanned from 19 Magazine, February 1974.
Cami-knickers, with button opening, by Elizabeth Gillis.
Just because we spend around one-third of our lives asleep there’s no reason to design a bedroom principally for this purpose — after all, you can’t see, feel or appreciate your decorating skill while you’re dead to the world. I under-stand people do still use their bedrooms to love in — all the propaganda promoting white sand beaches, railway carriages or kitchen tables as suitable venues can’t entirely finish the bedroom as an erotic play area; at times it’s too cold for the beach, the trains are on strike and the kitchen table is littered with Meccano.
So this is a room to love in —whether you care to sleep in it as well is your own affair. The alternative methods of post-coital entertainment are well catered for — the stereo and tape deck are built in, as is a projector for blue movies or slide-shows. Food and drink can be stored within handy grabbing distance of the orgy-size velvet-upholstered bed which incorporates the practical features of an oriental divan — ie it’s low, large, firm and on two levels.
Lighting is from below — two ordinary recessed ceiling lights are recessed into the floor instead to give a flattering and romantic effect. How you’re supposed to read those book-cases full of erotic literature in the resulting gloom is not explained but perhaps that’s what the candles are for. If you ever need pure daylight the window is hidden behind that black-and-white chevroned blind. I can only think of two changes I personally would make to this perfect love environment — and they would be a lock on the door and the absence of the telephone.
Liz Eggleston 