The Teenage Dream

1970s, Ambalu, biba, Bugatti, bus stop, Crochetta, Dolcis, edward mann, Elliott, erica budd, freddie mercury, jeff banks, Judit Ullman, kangol, katharine hamnett, Kickers, laura ashley, lee bender, mr freedom, queen, Ronnie Stirling, Russell & Bromley, Sacha, Shelana, telegraph magazine, The Sunday Telegraph Magazine, tuttabankem, Vintage Editorials, zandra rhodes

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.

Pretty Smart

Bata, chelsea cobbler, crowthers, Deco Inspired, Elliott, Honey Magazine, Inspirational Images, John Marks, mary quant, Patrick Russell, platforms, Sujon, Vintage Editorials

Orange and black Liberty cotton dress, Sujon, £13.50. Black suede criss-cross sandals, Bata, £6.50. / Black, mustard and blue wild-flower crepe-de-chine shirt dress, £9.75, from Crowthers. Multi-coloured leather shoes, Mary Quant, £6.

For everyone who’s bored with the 30s and outraged by the 40s and 50s, try these nice neat little dresses for size!

Photographed by Patrick Russell.

Scanned from Honey, March 1972.

Chrome yellow, emerald and red striped crepe-de-chine dress, Mary Quant, £15.75. Tangerine an lemon strappy shoes, Elliotts, £7.95.

Smart tartan Liberty cotton shirt dress, Hildebrand, £12. Strappy wooden-soled shoes, Chelsea Cobbler, £5.95. / Forest tree printed rayon crêpe de chine dress with knife-pleated skirt, Gillian Richard, £ 9.80. Peep-toe shoes, Mary Quant, £6

Neat red, white and blue circle-printed crêpe de chine dress with knife-pleated skirt, Mary Quant, £13.65. Red leather platform-soled sandals, Mary Quant, £6. / Tailored emerald green and white trimmed cotton-gaberdine shirt dress, Mary Quant, £8.70

Multi-coloured polka dot dress with tie neck and sleeves, John Marks, £7.95. Wooden and leather sandals, Chelsea Cobbler, £5.95. / Silky crêpe de chine geometric-printed dress with fluted skirt, John Marks, £13.95. Strappy leather shoes with flocked soles, Chelsea Cobbler, £7.95.

Scarlet and white confetti-spotted and striped cotton dress with swirling flared skirt, Mary Quant, £9. Leather platform shoes, Mary Quant, £6.

Sea Shell Shoe Shapes

1970s, bally, chelsea cobbler, Keith Collie, liberty, liberty's, Pancaldi, Russell & Bromley, shoes, Vogue

Shell pink leather sandal, this page, fine ankle strap, cut out wedge, E’3.99, Russell & Bromley. Opposite foreground: palest coral woven Panama straw shoe, peep toe, T-strap, edged in coral kid, £28.50, Bally, 116 New Bond St, W.1. Background, left to right: coral/sage/blue Liberty printed cotton sandal, fabric straps laced with coral ribbon, Richard Smith, £13.99, at The Chelsea Cobbler'(from early March). Open sandal on high cork wedge, deep sea coral hessian, fine white stripes, £14.95, Pancaldi, at Chic of Hampstead and Mount St. Pale sand pink kid espadrilles, peep toe, plaited rope wedge, £28.50, Bally, 116 New Bond St, W.1. Toes painted with Boots No 7 Clover Pink Wild Pearl Nail Colour.

What’s afoot ashore: peep toes, low platforms, T-straps and laces …

Photographed by Keith Collie.

Scanned from Vogue, February 1976.

Extravaganza

19 magazine, 1970s, Adrian Mann, Antiquarius, biba, Carla Sklan, Cathee Dahmen, cornucopia, David Anthony, Elliott, Essences, Essenses, forbidden fruit, Gerry Richards, gordon king, Inspirational Images, just looking, Mouche (model), Vintage Editorials

Black beaded hat, with veil and feather trim, made to order, by Gerry Richards from Cornucopia. Red panne velvet dress, from Just Looking, £20.20. Gold, red and black shawl, from Essences, £40. Bangles, from £4. Selected rings, from £1.50. All by Adrien Mann. Cane stool, from Biba, £15.

It’s party time! And there are lots of slinky, exciting numbers around. So all you Christmas sophisticates get moving. Add tops to simple, sleeveless dresses and Hey, Presto! You’ve doubled your party outfits. Search around street markets for strips of exotic fabric — wind them round your head or drape them around your shoulders. Go wildly Eastern by wearing satin pants and sexy, close-fitting blouses. Use a little imagination and transport yourself (and escorts!) into a fantasy world. Can you hear Middle-Eastern music? You’re in the land of The Thousand And One Nights.

Make-up by Barbara Daly.

Models are Mouche and Cathee Dahmen

Photographed by David Anthony.

Scanned from 19 Magazine, December 1974.

Cyclamen felt hat, with black beading and feather trim, made to order by Gerry Richards at Cornucopia. Pink cotton shirt, with pink embroidered flower trim, from Forbidden Fruit, £20. Gold lacy bolero, from Biba, £20. Pink satin trousers, with pleated front, made to order from Essences, £15. Gold sandals, from Elliotts, £7.50. Pink and gold slubbed silk scarf, from Cornucopia, £5. Shawls from a selection at Essences. Large lurex cushions, from Biba, from £20. Set of three pink and gold cushions, from Essences, £ 75.

Black satin kimono dress, with blue floral print, by Gordon King, £21.75. Black ostrich feather fan, from Cornucopia, £6. Gilt bracelets, with red stones, from £4. Mock diamond rings, from £1.50. All by Adrien Mann.

Coloured beaded hat, from Carla Sklan at Antiquarius, from £10. Grey cotton blouse, with maroon and cream floral trim, from Forbidden Fruit, £35. Blue and gold shawl, £25. Blue Arab scarf, at waist, £20. Both from Essences. Drop earrings, £3. Silver bangle, £4.50. Both from Tibet House. Coloured glitter rings, by Adrien Mann, from £1.50. Man: Gold net shawl, with solid silver trim, £25. Yellow and silver striped jacket, £12.50. Both from Essences.

White lace shawl, with silver pattern, tied around head, from Essences, £50. Cream banlon dress, with halter neck, from Just Looking, £11.25. White satin blouse, with diarnante and silver trim, £24. Ostrich feather fan, £8. Both from Cornucopia. Diamante brooch, on forehead, from £3. Diamante bangles, from £4. Bracelet, from £4. Small diamante rings, from £1.50. All by Adrien Mann. Shawl from Essences, £25.

Scarf, tied as turban, from a selection at Essences. Brooch, £1.50. Necklace, £2. Both from selection by Adrien Mann.

Sipping Summer Through A Straw

1970s, Adrian Mann, biba, bus stop, Butler & Wilson, charnos, Inspirational Images, lee bender, liberty, liberty's, Martha Hill, pierre balmain, Pierre Elegante, Richard Green, Roy A. Giles, Russell & Bromley, Sally Tuffin, Samm, Saxone, shoes, Sujon, Vintage Editorials

LEFT: Rose-printed Liberty cotton shorts and bandeau halter-neck sun top, Sujon £8. Wavy leather wooden-sole sandals, Samm £12.99 ; scalloped plastic bangle, Paul Stephens 25p. RIGHT: Crisp cotton flowerpot-printed shorts and neck-tie top, Sujon £8. Knotted patent sandals, Saxone £5.99 ; plastic bangles, Adrien Mann from 20p ; shaded blue sunglasses by Pierre Balmain.

A strenuous day’s sightseeing deserves some-thing more than a cold Campari. In such an idyllic scene you’ll want to look exotic as a jungle flower, cool as that shimmering, irresistible pool. Playsuits—trousers or shorts, halter-necks or wrapovers—blossom bright, beautiful and shamelessly sexy.

Photographed by Roy A Giles at the Club Las Hadas, Manzanillo, Mexico.

Scanned from Honey, June 1973.

Cross-over Trice! top £3.50, and wide-legged deep ruched trousers £6.50, both by Martha Hill, from Martha Hill, 39 Marylebone High Street, W1. Striped high-heeled sandals, Samm £14.99; large stud earrings 60p, gilt and green beaded necklace £1.50, elasticated gilt bracelet 65p, and bangles 20p each, all by Adrien Mann.

LEFT: Slinky wrapover Tricel top £3.50, and matching shorts £2, both by Martha Hill.
Necklace, Butler & Wilson £9.50; plastic, bangles, Paul Stephens from 20p. Shaded sun-glasses by Pierre Balmain. RIGHT: Sexy puff-sleeved Tricel sun top with knitted front £3.50, and matching flared shorts £2, both by Martha Hill, from Martha Hill, 39 Marylebone High Street, W1. Peep-toe leather and wooden-sole sandals, Russell & Bromley £11.99; gilt bracelet, Adrien Mann 65p; sun-glasses, Gay Designs £2.50; choker, Chelsea Gems 90p.

Strawberry red and white polka-dot seersucker halter-neck playsuit, Bus Stop £4.95, from Bus Stop, 3 Kensington Church Street, W8 (mail order 25p) and branches. Crimson conker choker £1.80, and gilt elasticated bracelet 65p, both by Adrien Mann ; lime green leather peep-toe shoes with wooden soles, Russell & Bromley £11.99.

LEFT: Lilac and cream iris-printed puff-sleeved cotton bolero with tie waist and matching trousers, Richard Green £12 approx. Write to Richard Green, 79 Great Portland Street, W1, for stockists. Large button earrings, Adrien Mann 60p; saxe blue patent knotted sandals, Saxone £5.99; tinted sunglasses, Gay Designs £2. RIGHT: Cream and crimson Pretty Polly printed rayon crepe-de-chine softly wrapped kimono jacket with wide flaring sleeves and matching drawstring pyjama trousers, Sujon £17.50. Barley sugar stud earrings 60p, and bangles from 20p, all by Adrien Mann ; white rimmed sunglasses, Gay Designs £2.

LEFT . Candy striped swirly printed loose cotton trousers vvith wide shirred waist £6.80 and sleeveless scoop neck crepe blouse with elasticated waist £6.50, both by Biba, from Biba, 124-126 High Street. Kensington, W8. Criss-cross leather andals, Samm £9.99, strawberry plastic bangle 30p. and thin bangles from 10p. all by Paul Stephens; smokey brown sunglasses. Gay Designs £2.50. RIGHT. Scorching pink cotton ruched seer-sucker all-in-one play-suit, Sally Tuffin for Charnos £8. Strappy patent sandals, Samm £14.99; wing-sided sunglasses, Corocraft £5.95; gilt elasticated bracelet, Adrien Mann 65p; bangles, Paul Stephens from 20p.

Cornflower blue button-through fitted cotton spotted blouse and wide flaring chevron trousers, Pierre Elegant £13.95. Pale blue beaded choker, £1.80, and bangles from 20p, all by Adrien Mann ; sugar pink and white high-heeled sandals, Samm £14.99.

Varnish in a summer rainbow

1970s, beauty, biba, chelsea cobbler, Inspirational Images, Lester Bookbinder, mary quant, platforms, Rayne, Russell & Bromley, Samm, shoes, Vogue

Strawberry leather centurion straps on cork, £8.95, at The Chelsea Cobbler. Mint green suede knotted across cork, £8.95, by Giusti, at Russell & Bromley, main branches. Toe paints : big toe, Biba Matisse Green. Second, Quant Lime Lolly. Third, Quant N/C 73. Fourth, Biba Royal. Little toe, Wolz Italiana 155 Laguna.

Summer’s sandals have lots of straps and knots and plaits and weaving, they are leather on huge slices of cork, in colours of caramel ice and salads. Toenails are as fresh and bright. Paint yourself a summer foot.

Photographed by Lester Bookbinder.

Scanned from Vogue, June 1972.

Caramel woven and plaited leather on small leather heel, £20, at Rayne, Bond St, Regent St. Caramel cream woven leather on cork, £8.95, at Samm, 205 Kensington High Street. Toe saints . Longlex Pistachio. Pedicures by Elizabeth Arden

Taking it on the run

1970s, Architecture, Brutalism, Converse, elisabeth novick, Inspirational Images, Janice Peskett, Jim O'Connor, mr freedom, Pringle, South Bank, Tommy Roberts, Vogue

Taking it all away from complications, planned decorations, many of the clothes you know, into a new world of white — where the action is. Clean-limbed clothes, marvellously young and free. Like this worksuit, above, red buttoned, red stitched white canvas jumping ahead into the sportslight. Jim O’Connor at Mr Freedom, £9.90. Pink suede cap, blue spotted visor. Janice Peskett at Mr Freedom, about £3.90. White cashmere sweater, by Pringle, £11, at Hills’ Cashmere House. Running shoes, Converse All Star sneakers, red flash and white, £4.99½, at Jack Hobbs, 56 Fleet St, E.C.4. Take it from here. Get clean away.

I do love a bit of South Bank Brutalism with my boutique clothing!

Photographed by Elisabeth Novick.

Scanned from Vogue, April 15th 1971.

Toeing the Line

1970s, Dolcis, Elliott, Illustrations, leslie chapman, lilley and skinner, mr freedom, petticoat magazine, Russell & Bromley, Sacha, shoes

Painted peep-toe court shoes, Mr Freedom, W8., £10.75, Quant spotty tights, £1; Russell & Bromley suede bar shoes with peep toe, £12.95. Quant dotty tights, £1. Lilley and Skinner leather and suede lace-ups, £4.99, Quant foot-patterned tights, 95p.; Sacha suede shoes to strap calf-high, £4.99. Mr Freedom tights, 52½p.; Russell & Bromley suede wedge shoes with buckle, £5.25. Mr Freedom tights, 52½p.; Suede sandal all the way up to the knee. Russell & Bromley, £10.45.

Sinuous straps, wedgy heels and an all-time comeback for soft summer suede in any number of wide-eye summer shades. Shoes that daren’t be just practical — not now there’s so much happening in the clothes line above! With the sort of prices shown here, any girl can take out enough insurance to make sure her footwear not only keeps pace with the rest of her wardrobe, but even makes it that much more special as well!

Illustrations by Leslie Chapman.

Scanned from Petticoat, 20th March 1971.

Saxone suede four-bar shoes with clumpie heels, £5.50. Mr Freedom tights, 52½p.; Dolcis suede lace-up-leg shoes, £2.99. Mr Freedom tights, 52½p.; Suede wedge-heeled bar shoes, Lilley and Skinner, £5.50 plus Quant sheer stockings with butterfly emblem, 99p.; Russell & Bromley suede wedge-heeled shoes, lacing above the knee, £11.95. Mr Freedom tights, 52½p.; Suede and leather laced shoes Dolcis, £4.99 with Quant ankle-patterned tights, 95p.; Elliotts suede wedge-heeled ankle-laced shoes, £12.95. Mr Freedom tights, 52p.

Relax You’re Looking Good

1970s, cosmopolitan, disco, Lotus, Rock Follies, shoes, Swanky Modes, Vintage Adverts

Something of a Rock Follies influence here, plus I’m pretty sure that’s a Swanky Modes dress on the left.

(Tag yourself, I’m the Kiss Me t-shirt and Hussar boots…)

Scanned from Cosmopolitan, October 1978.

Suddenly Suits

1970s, Bermona, biba, bus stop, clobber, crowthers, florrie carr, gladrags, Herbert Johnson, Honey Magazine, Hope and Eleanor, Inspirational Images, Jacqmar, lee bender, lilley and skinner, morgan rank, ravel, Saxone, Sheriloyd, simon massey, Simon Suede, stirling cooper, Vintage Editorials

Tailored diamond jacquard midi suit, Sheriloyd 10½gns. ; cream silk cravat, Jacqmar, 47s. 6d. ; sheer plum tights, Mary Quant 10s. ; triple bar patent shoes, Saxone, 89s. 11d. ; smart velour hat, Herbert Johnson, 95s. ; amber bow brooch, Hope and Eleanor, 45s.

After seasons and seasons of dresses and trousers, suits are back with us again. But the new generation of suits is quite different from any we’ve worn before; sexily elongated with midi skirts and slender waisted jackets, in jacquard jerseys and patterned wools. Suddenly suits are younger, smarter – the newest way to get yourself looking together.

Photographed by Morgan Rank.

Scanned from Honey, November 1970.