A Peek at the Boutique: Alice Pollock’s Circus

1970s, alice pollock, british boutique movement, harpers and queen, quorum, Tony McGee
Alice Pollock, enfant terrible of the Sixties, opens Circus, 304A Fulham Road, SW10. The shop is a glorious Gitanes blue painted with sad/happy clowns by Sally Miles (she will work to commission). Behind the laughing faces Alice create her new collection, on sale this summer in stores and boutiques.


I was always curious about what Alice Pollock got up to in her post-Quorum days. Now I know a little more, although of course this is the only reference to Circus I’ve ever seen.


Photographed by Tony McGee.


Scanned from Harpers and Queen, January 1977.

Inspirational Interiors: Music in the black-out

1970s, interior design, Royston Fulljames, Tim Street-Porter, Vogue

Yvonne and Alan Harmon's completely contemporay black flocked music rom, lying extraordinarily at the heart of a traditional antique furnished house. The designer, Royston Fulljames, used new American speakers, Bang & Olufsen turntable. There are push button black blinds and lights to glash on dim, a round Keracolour television, flocked black too, and three big, comfortable, black leather chairs from Harrods. The Perspex sculpture with flashing lights, by S.P. White, from Presents of Sloane St; it's all very much in tune.

Yvonne and Alan Harmon’s completely contemporay black flocked music room, lying extraordinarily at the heart of a traditional antique furnished house. The designer, Royston Fulljames, used new American speakers, Bang & Olufsen turntable. There are push button black blinds and lights to flash on dim, a round Keracolour television, flocked black too, and three big, comfortable, black leather chairs from Harrods. The Perspex sculpture with flashing lights, by S.P. White, from Presents of Sloane St; it’s all very much in tune.

Photographed by Tim Street-Porter.

Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Vogue, November 1972

Inspirational Images: Robe de Dior

1970s, christian dior, Inspirational Images, Photo Magazine, Sarah Moon, Votre Beauté
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Robe de Dior, portée par Eva, pour Votre Beauté.

Photographed by Sarah Moon. Originally published in Votre Beauté.

Scanned from Photo, June 1970

Inspirational Images: Nile Journey

1970s, british boutique movement, chelsea cobbler, david bailey, Feathers, Inspirational Images, jean shrimpton, ossie clark, quorum, Vogue

At the temple of Karnak, Jean Shrimpton wears a white Terylene gabardine suit in sharp and beautiful shape. Ossie Clark at Quorum. White hite at Feathers. White platforms shoes with silver roses, by Richard Smith for The Chelsea Cobbler.

At the temple of Karnak, Jean Shrimpton wears a white Terylene gabardine suit in sharp and beautiful shape. Ossie Clark at Quorum. White hat at Feathers. White platform shoes with silver roses, by Richard Smith for The Chelsea Cobbler.

Photographed by Bailey.

Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Vogue, January 1972

Vintage Adverts: Jamaïque by Jourdan and Bourdin

1970s, charles jourdan, guy bourdin, Inspirational Images, shoes, Vintage Adverts, Vogue

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Charles Jourdan advert photographed by Guy Bourdin.

Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Vogue, September 1974.

If you haven’t had the chance already, please make sure you get to see the Bourdin exhibition at Somerset House. It is a gorgeous, huge and perfectly curated insight into his talent. Apparently he submitted hundreds of photographs to Jourdan over the years and, whilst they are the bulk of the exhibition, it also barely scratches the surface of his output.

Mild Sauce: Emmanuelle Khanh at Escalade

1970s, Emmanuelle Khanh, Escalade, Inspirational Images, mild sauce, underwear, Vintage Adverts

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If you can find this Emmanuelle Khanh bra anywhere else in London, we’ll buy it for you.

Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Vogue, December 1970

Seventies Knitwear Heaven

1970s, Inspirational Images, knitwear, Masa Yamauchi

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This knitting pattern book is a bit of a mystery – undated and with little publishing information – but it appears to have been produced in Japan as a companion to a Brother knitting machine which uses ‘Cassettes’ to create the patterns (all of which are designed by Masa Yamauchi). It doesn’t get more perfectly early Seventies than this…

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Inspirational Images: Clothes in Camera

1960s, alice pollock, british boutique movement, Inspirational Images, jean varon, john bates, John Beale, Palisades, Prudence Glynn, quorum, wallis, woman's mirror

Left to right: Herringbone dress  by Quorum, Ansdell Street; Striped dress by Quorum. Large Onyx ring from Palisades. Shoes from Lennards; Three-coloured gaberdine dress by Wallis; Wool jersey dress by John Bates at Jean Varon. Low heeled shoes by Character.

Left to right: Herringbone dress by Quorum, Ansdell Street; Striped dress by Quorum. Large Onyx ring from Palisades. Shoes from Lennards; Three-coloured gaberdine dress by Wallis; Wool jersey dress by John Bates at Jean Varon. Low heeled shoes by Character.

Television is a terrific stimulus to fashion. What Cathy McGowan wears on Ready, Steady, Go! may be in your High Street dress shop a matter of days later in a mass-produced copy. And John Steed’s immaculate Avenger image has played its part in the male peacock revolution. For our television issue here is an ‘outside broadcast’ collection of action clothes.

Produced by Prudence Glynn. Camera by John Beale.

Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Woman’s Mirror, October 1965.

Inspirational Images: The most romantic jewels in the world

1970s, graff, Inspirational Images, marie helvin, Vintage Adverts, Vogue

The most romantic jewels in the world

Marie Helvin in a Vogue Promotion for Graff. Photographer uncredited.

Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Vogue, December 1977

Inspirational Images: Cuddly Coat

Antartex, Bugs Young, harpers and queen, Moya Bowler, Rod Delroy, sonia rykiel

Mongolian lamb coat designed by Moya Bowler for Antartex.  Angora and lambswool sweater with figure knitted into the front and wide cream wool jersey trousers both by Sonia Rykiel. Wooden painted belt by Bugs Young.

Mongolian lamb coat designed by Moya Bowler for Antartex. Angora and lambswool sweater with figure knitted into the front and wide cream wool jersey trousers both by Sonia Rykiel. Wooden painted belt by Bugs Young.

Photographed by Rod Delroy.

Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Harpers and Queen, December 1971.