The vinyl hunting continues; I am currently having most luck in East Anglia, so thank you very much East Anglia! Six quid seems steep for a 12inch, unless you know who Noosha Fox is. In case you have never heard the song before, here’s a rare Noosha performance:
Scanned from the back cover
Dress by Thea Porter. Photographed by Norman Eales for Harpers and Queen, December 1971.
Heavenly. And it’s Wendy Buttrose again! Scanned from Vogue, January 1970.
Scanned from Zandra Rhodes: Textile Revolution: Medals, Wiggles and Pop 1961-1971
Photo by Bill Cunningham.
Illustrated by David Wolfe. Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Harpers and Queen, October 1974.
Flair Magazine, January 1971. Photo by Tony Moussoulides.
Is there anything not perfect about this look? Knitted knickerbocker ensemble, striped tights, adorable shoes and nifty chopper bike? I think not…
Any child of the Seventies or Eighties, growing up in the UK, will know who Floella is. To anyone else, I’m going to be lazy and link to the Floella Benjamin wiki page. Very exciting to see her doin’ the bump in Cosmopolitan magazine in March 1975. I dare you all to try out the bump tonight, down your local discotheque or just in the comfort of your own kitchen with your loved one(s).
Photos by Monty Coles.
Clothes by Gieves
While Oliver Reed is my declared rugged-actor-of-choice, I must admit that Alan Bates looks pretty hot in this feature from Vogue, September 1973. Not only are the tweedy, wooly clothes damn sexy, but he’s also got a red setter – my dream dog! Perfection…
Photos by John Vere Brown.
Alan Bates, photographed in his native Derbyshire, wearing the kind of country cashmeres and tweeds that the British do so well. He’s now in his first season with the Royal Shakespeare Company at Stratford playing Petruchio in The Taming of The Shrew. He had previously completed over two years in the title role of Butley—first in London, when he won the 1971 Evening Standard Best Actor Award, then in New York where he collected a Tony Award, and earlier this year shooting the film version to be released here after its premiere in the States in October.
Clothes by Burberry
Clothes by Jaeger
Clothes by Jaeger
Aha!! So who really invented eye crayons, eh? Was it Boots or Mary Quant? Mary Quant or Boots? We’ll probably never know, but I’m willing to place a bet that the Boots ones worked better*…
Scanned from 19 Magazine. September 1974
*I speak from experience. My nan worked in the factory where the Quant ones were made and I attempted to use them in my teens. They were, frankly, useless.
Pirelli advert. Scanned from 19 Magazine, May 1974.
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