It’s been a while since I’ve done a ‘Random Ossies in Adverts’ post, so it was high time I found another one. Bottom left, definitely one of my holy grail pieces.
Inspirational Images: Think Beauty… Say Green
1970s, beauty, hair, Make-up, norman parkinson, Vogue
Photo by Norman Parkinson. Vogue, November 1972. Scanned by Miss Peelpants.
Bright Ideas For The Home, 1978
1970s, haute naffness, interior design
There are too many brilliant photos for me to scan from Bright Ideas For The Home by Per Dalsgaard and Elisabeth Erichsen (1978), so I’ve restricted myself to six of my favourites.
Scanned by Miss Peelpants
Vac-formed arses? Coupled with those suspiciously shaped side lamps? Yikes...
I particularly love the way the heads in the background are looking at each other disapprovingly...
Vintage Adverts: Midnight Blue
1970s, british boutique movement, john cowan, midnight blue, Vintage Adverts
I need to know who on earth Midnight Blue were, and where I can get some of these insane clothes. I had never heard of them before and cannot find out a THING about them online. I am a geek and I need help, I realise this…
Advert from Ritz Magazine, Number 14, 1978. Scanned by Miss Peelpants.
Inspirational Images: Value Added Fashion
1920s, 1930s, 1970s, cosmopolitan, nostalgia, rolph gobits
Everyone is looking back in nostalgia – especially in fashion. But authentic Twenties and Thirties clothes can be expensive to buy so sew your own and save money. Use crêpe de chine and bias-cut voiles and leave out the linings for an authentic swing and flair. Choose eau de Nil, bois de rose and the pale sorbet shades for pure, undiluted nostalgia.
Cosmopolitan magazine, June 1974. Photos by Rolph Gobits. Scanned by Miss Peelpants.
Mensday: Cosak is Orbiting
1960s, dormeuil, Mensday, menswear, nova magazine, space age
You all thought I’d forgotten about Mensday, didn’t you? Pah! Never! I was simply awaiting fresh meat inspiration, and what could be better than a space-themed suit advert? A suit made of steel and silk, no less. ‘A lightweight faultlessly superior.’. Nothing, that’s what.
Nova Magazine, March 1967. Scanned by Miss Peelpants.
Inspirational Illustrations: Elizabeth Arden
1970s, elizabeth arden, harpers and queen, Illustrations, Make-up
Scanned from Harpers and Queen, June 1973.
Inspirational Images: Fashion’s Upper Crust
1970s, bus stop, caroline baker, corocraft, duc, lee bender, nova magazine, stirling cooper
Cheesecake sweaters by Phyllis Collins at Stirling Cooper. Voluminous batwing sweater by Lee Bender at Bus Stop. Jewellery by Corocraft.
Not only is this a delightful image, but I have a green version of the ‘cheesecake’ Stirling Cooper jumper. Whee!
Photo by Duc. Nova Magazine, January 1972. Scanned by Miss Peelpants.
Vintage Adverts: The Picture That Feels Like Celon
1970s, celon, Honey Magazine, loungewear, Vintage Adverts
Celon seems to feel a bit smoky, if the first picture is anything to go by. I definitely fancy the harem pyjamas with the mesh middle below though…
Images scanned by Miss Peelpants. Honey Magazine, April 1970
Inspirational Illustrations: How Self-Possessed Are You?
1970s, Illustrations, malcolm bird, vanity fair
Illustration by Malcolm Bird. Vanity Fair, May 1970. Scanned by Miss Peelpants.
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