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The Teenage Dream

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Dark girl wears suede Bermuda shorts (with matching jacket); approx. £27, Ambalu. Printed cotton halter top by Erica Budd; £2. Snake wedge sandals; £14.99, Russell & Bromley. Striped tights, Mary Quant. Blonde wears shorts, £7, and vest top, £7, in cotton/rayon mixture, by Crochetta. Socks by Mary Quant. Patent wedge shoes; £8.99, Russell & Bromley. Cotton cap; £2.50, by Edward Mann. All jewellery by Corocraft.

. . . does not always suit a mother’s requirements. Not only is today’s teenager wildly enthusiastic about fashion, pop, hair and makeup, but she also has very firm ideas about what she wants. She is sophisticated, worldly and confident, seeing herself as a femme fatale —while mother sees her more in terms of gymslips. So here we present the perfect compromise, contrived to impress mother and daughter alike. Visual backing comes from members of the group Queen, whose current hit single for EMI is The Seven Seas of Rhye.

Fashion Editor Cherry Twiss.

Hair by Christine at Ricci Burns.

Make-up by Mariella for Yardley.

Stage clothes for Queen by Zandra Rhodes.

Photographed by Geg Germany.

Scanned from The Telegraph Magazine, July 1972.

Marianne (left) looks stunning in a red spotted cotton halterneck sundress and striped cardigan. Right: Louise counters with breezy, baggy blue denim pants and red top. With Freddie Mercury, lead singer of Queen.

Dark girl wears red spotted cotton halterneck sundress and matching knickers; £6.35, from Biba. Long cardigan; £15.95, from Ronnie Stirling. Spotted cap; £2.50, by Edward Mann from Simpson, Piccadilly. Blonde girl wears baggy blue denim pants with elasticated waistband; £10.95 by Lee Bender at Bus Stop. Short cotton top; £1.99, all branches Dorothy Perkins. Hat by Edward Mann.

Marianne (left) looks devastating in a red and yellow suit with red and yellow shoes to match. Right: Louise sports a blouson jacket with trousers, completing the look with embroidered cap.

Dark girl wears a yellow and red jersey suit; £12.95 from Mr Freedom, Kings Road, London; SW3. Long red socks by Mary Quant. Red and yellow “Kicker” shoes; £9.50 from Bugatti, Kensington Church Street, London, W8. Blonde girl wears a blue print satin blouson jacket; £15, by Jeff Banks, from Top Shop at Peter Robinson. Blue Trevira gaberdine trousers with two narrow belts; £8.99, by Shelana. Embroidered cap; £2.20, by Edward Mann, from Simpson, Piccadilly, WI.

Marianne (left) in a very feminine line-up of frilled striped cotton skirt and striped socks. Right: Louise teams a green and navy cotton top wit a frilled skirt. Looking on are two members of Queen.

Dark girl wears a midi-length frilled striped cotton button-through skirt; £9.95, by Judit Ullman for Ronnie Stirling. Green and white striped top; £3.25, from all branches of Dorothy Perkins. Red satin wedge shoes; £7.95, T. Elliott. Socks; Mary Quant. Straw hat; £5, Biba, Kensington High Street, W8. Blonde girl wears a green and navy print cotton top, £4, and frilled skirt, £4.75; from Laura Ashley, 157 Fulham Road, SW3.

Cream is in favour with Marianne (left) looking great in culottes and baggy blouse. Right: Louise wears a cream skirt and blouson jacket. Seems to impress Queen roadies John and Paul, too.

Dark girl wears cream cotton gaberdine culottes; £12.50, by Katherine Hamnett for Tuttanbankem. Blouse with short sleeves and elasticated waist; £9.95, by Lee Bender at Bus Stop. Cream hat by Kangol. Cream woven sling-back wedge shoes; £6.99, from Sacha. Orange silk scarf by Ascher. Blonde girl wears a cream cotton skirt; £7.95, by Lee Bender at Bus Stop. Brown check cotton blouson jacket; £4.95, by Riva. Cream hat by Kangol. Multi-striped canvas shoes; £5.99, Russell & Bromley, Cream leather bag; £4.99, Dolcis.

Was Ophelia Pregnant?

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Queen cover image with model wearing a nightdress by Angela Gore.

Photographed by John Hedgecoe.

Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Queen, 17th July 1968.

Freddie – The Leggy Queen

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Scanned from the Supersonic Annual 1977.

“And there’s no permanent bird on the horizon either…so you’re all still available to be Freddie’s ’77 mate…a real supersonic hook-up!”

Illustrations in Harpers and Queen, July 1972

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Truly, inspirationally perfect illustrations from Harpers and Queen, July 1972. I recently acquired an Annacat in the same print as the one above, in a slightly different cut, and I have another dress in the exact same cut but a plain green fabric. Annacat dresses make me happy, this spread makes me happy.

If you would like some Annacat happiness in your life, please check out the amazing one I have for sale on my website.

Illustrations by Caroline Smith

Live Aid

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Painful as it might be to realise, Live Aid happened 25 years ago today. Even more painful, I imagine, for those who remember it more vividly than I do. I was certainly aware of it, and I remember attending some bring-and-buy sale possibly on the same day, but I wasn’t really old enough to properly appreciate the talent (both musical and totty) on show that day.







It also means that it’s 25 years since Simon Le Bon made the biggest cock-up of his life, in front of a worldwide audience of millions. Ouch. People still use it against him but I can assure you that he has always hit that note when I’ve seen them live. So there.