Curious Coincidences: Talented 1930s artist vs. Hemingway Design

1930s, curious coincidences, Illustrations

Left: Original 1930s illustrated booklet / Right: 2013 Hemingway Design at John Lewis bag (£30)

How VERY curious.

The John Lewis website says ‘Designed by Hemingway Design and inspired by the Art Deco era’. Miss Peelpants says ‘lazy and unscrupulous’.

With thanks to Mr Brownwindsor for the original and to Nat Ainscough for the spot.

Inspirational Editorials: Feeling Fresh

19 magazine, 1970s, anello and davide, Angela at London Town, Bata, david silverman, Franz Gruber, Inspirational Images, Jean Charles Brosseau, Lizzie Carr, platforms, Vintage Editorials

Pink straw hat by Jean Charles Brosseau. Cotton satin jacket with floral design and spotted cotton pants both by Lizzie Carr for Plain Clothes. Shoes from Anello and Davide.

Photographed by Franz Gruber. Scanned by Miss Peelpants from 19 Magazine, May 1972

Black cotton voile shirt by David Silverman. Black and white cotton culottes by Angela at London Town. Blue leather peep-toe shoes trimmed in white by Bata.

Pink straw panama hat by Jean Charles Brosseau. Cotton smock and cotton trousers by Lizzie Carr for Plain Clothes. Shoes by Anello and Davide.

Vintage Adverts: Assignation in the Sun with Veruschka

1970s, Nostaw, Penthouse, Tonik, veruschka, Vintage Adverts

Veruschka, soft against timeless stone, creating a textural interaction of forms … AND TONIK IS ESCORT!

Interesting to see a saucier version (i.e nipples!) of these adverts appearing in Penthouse…

Photographed by Nostaw. Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Penthouse, January 1972

Inspirational Illustrations: Revenge! Revenge! Revenge!

1970s, cosmopolitan, Illustrations, Inspirational Images, John Trotta

I wonder if this was originally executed in full colour glory? I imagine her with wild red hair, Grace Coddington-style…

Illustration by John Trotta. Scanned from Cosmopolitan, September 1973

Inspirational Images: Red Head

1970s, christa peters, hair, Hair and make-up, Inspirational Images, nova magazine

Photographed by Christa Peters. Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Nova, November 1973

Mensday: Donovan at Bodiam

1960s, bravo magazine, donovan, Mensday

Earlier in the summer, Mr Brownwindsor and I took a few little day trips around the time of my birthday. One was to Bodiam Castle, over on the other side of East Sussex from us. It was a true fairytale of a ruined castle and a lovely day out. So I was delighted to spot this picture of Donovan on the back cover of one of my odd Bravo magazines, in all his troubadour finery (and oh! how I want that cape…) in the picturesque lake which surrounds it. Sadly, we didn’t get the chance to ponce around in a boat on the lake. Lake poncing should definitely be introduced at Bodiam…

Scanned from Bravo, May 1968

Shoe Porn: Perspex platforms by Chelsea Cobbler

1970s, chelsea cobbler, Illustrations, Inspirational Images, jean varon, john bates, Michael English, Vogue

Perspex multi-speckled leather sandal, £35, Richard Smith for The Chelsea Cobbler. Spangled djellaba by John Bates at Jean Varon.

It’s a great shame that the perspex platform has become so indelibly linked with pole dancing and general modern “Made in China” market stall tat, because they had such a gorgeous pedigree from the Forties, and later in the Seventies. These are by the great Richard Smith for Chelsea Cobbler, beautifully hand-painted for Vogue by Michael English.

Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Vogue, August 1973