Mild Sauce: Wrap up well
Posted: May 14, 2012 Filed under: 1970s, celia birtwell, Inspirational Images, Meriel McCooey, mild sauce, quorum, Shirley Beljon, sunday times magazine, terry de havilland, Vintage Editorials 1 Comment »
“Every designer has long scarves this season – decorating waists, flung over shoulders, slotted through necklines. Celia Birtwell, whose famous screen prints for Quorum enlivened some of their prettiest garments, has produced a new and imaginative collection of exotic zebra and tiger-printed chiffon fantasies which hide a multitude of flesh – even on our bonny pneumatic model. (In real life, Marinka works as a London barmaid.) The scarves come in three sizes, 44in. sq., 22in. sq., and 14in. sq., and cost £10, £6.50 and £4.50 respectively; they are obtainable from Quorum, Radnor Walk, Chelsea, London SW3, and also from their branch at Heath Street, Hampstead, London NW3.”
By Meriel McCooey. Photographed by Shirley Beljon. Mules by Terry de Havilland.
The Sunday Times Magazine. March 20th 1977.
Inspirational Images: Moody Shoes
Posted: April 24, 2012 Filed under: 1970s, biba, charles jourdan, Inspirational Images, Patrick Hunt, Rayne, shoes, terry de havilland, Vogue, Walter Steiger 2 Comments »
Photos by Patrick Hunt. Vogue, April 1972.
Just shoehorning some shoe porn in…
Featuring the great Terry de Havilland, Charles Jourdan, Walter Steiger, Rayne and Biba.
The New Avenger in Lee Bender
Posted: March 5, 2012 Filed under: annacat, bus stop, chelsea girl, harold ingram, jean varon, joanna lumley, lee bender, murray arbeid, norman hartnell, polly peck, terry de havilland, the avengers, website listings 5 Comments »
I have just listed some stunning new pieces over at Vintage-a-Peel, but the real star of the show has got to be this incredible Lee Bender for Bus Stop skirt and halter top set. For it is identical to the one worn by Joanna Lumley in a photocall for The New Avengers in 1976. Deliciously bright and saucy, and the one thing which might distract the world from your pudding-bowl haircut!
Late Sixties cord jacket (click to view listing)
Murray Arbeid 1980s turquoise cocktail dress (click to view listing)
Terry de Havilland 1970s gold glitter shoes (click to view listing)
Norman Hartnell early 1960s chiffon and soutache evening gown (click to view listing)
Annacat 1960s blue velvet jacket (click to view listing)
Harold Ingram 1970s knitted top (click to view listing)
Polly Peck 1960s white cotton blouse (click to view listing)
Chelsea Girl 1970s stripe jumper (click to view listing)
Tom Bowker for Jean Varon 1970s silver lamé top (click to view listing)
Mr Freedom and others tell "The most outrageous thing I’ve ever done…"
Posted: January 19, 2012 Filed under: 1970s, anne nightingale, elton john, man about the house, mr freedom, petticoat magazine, terry de havilland, Tommy Roberts 1 Comment »
Sheer brilliance! Scanned from Petticoat, November 1974.
Prêt à regarder
Posted: September 27, 2011 Filed under: alice pollock, aristos, biba, chelsea cobbler, edward mann, janice wainwright, ossie clark, terry de havilland, website listings 2 Comments » |
| Alice Pollock |
Phew! That was a long break. I’ve finally got the first batch of Autumn/Winter clothes up over at Vintage-a-Peel, and there are some KILLER items for you. I’m very excited to be offering Ossie Clark, Alice Pollock, Aristos, Biba, Terry de Havilland, The Chelsea Cobbler, Janice Wainwright and two incredible hats by Edward Mann (and those are only the big names!). Plenty more to come, so stay tuned and, meanwhile, enjoy!!
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| Hilary Floyd |
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| Biba |
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| Aristos of Carnaby Street |
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| The Chelsea Cobbler |
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| Huguette |
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| Pussy Cat by Carla Jane |
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| Ricci Michaels |
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| Terry de Havilland |
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| A Downs Model |
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| Biba |
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| Ossie Clark for Radley |
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| Edward Mann |
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| Frank Usher |
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| Edward Mann |
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| Janice Wainwright for Simon Massey |
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| Wallis |
Inspirational Images: Portrait of a self-portrait
Posted: September 7, 2011 Filed under: 1970s, Hot Shoe, james wedge, terry de havilland 5 Comments »
Photo by James Wedge. Scanned from Hot Shoe magazine, November 1979.
The boots are by Terry De Havilland. How do I know? Because I have a pair in blue which I will be selling on Vintage-a-Peel very soon!
Mild Sauce: Tip toes
Posted: July 28, 2011 Filed under: 1970s, john thornton, mild sauce, platforms, shoes, stockings, terry de havilland 7 Comments »
Shoes by Terry de Havilland
I would kill for those heels in the above photo. Both photos are by John Thornton and scanned from Masterpieces of Erotic Photography. I seem to spend a lot of time on my tip-toes, either forced on me by high-heels or just naturally. People think it’s funny, cute or weird, depending on who they are…
De Havillands in Casablanca
Posted: January 6, 2011 Filed under: 19 magazine, johnny moke, platforms, rowley and oram, seventies fashion, terry de havilland 6 Comments »
Left: Dress by Clobber, shoes by Rowley and Oram. Right: Dress by Crowthers, shoes by Mary Quant.
After my Hollywood Clothes Shop post the other day, what should I find in a January 1971 (I am a geek on so many different levels…) copy of 19 Magazine but this amazing Forties-styled shoot. I actually aspire to this entire look so badly I want to cry just looking at it.
The amazing snakeskin and suede shoes throughout the shoot are credited to ‘Rowley and Oram’ (which, itself, is quite odd since I assumed that ‘label’ became defunct when Hollywood Clothes Shop opened…), which we can now all assume means that these shoes are by the amazing Mr Terry De Havilland. I’m not sure at what point his name became much coveted, but it’s interesting that he should be so badly uncredited here.
Left: Dress by Louis Caring. Right: Dress by Fotheringay and Hepplewaite, shoes by Mary Quant.
Dress by Tony Berkeley, shoes by Elliotts.
Left: Dress by Louis Caring, shoes by Rowley and Oram. Right: Linda Warren for Downtown, shoes by Rowley and Oram.
Left: Dress by Louis Caring, shoes by Elliotts. Right: Outfit by Tony Berkeley, shoes by Freeman Hardy Willis.
Left: Dress by Marlborough, shoes by Freeman Hardy Willis. Right: Dress by Louis Caring, shoes by Rowley and Oram.
Geeky Cobblers (and other listings)
Posted: October 5, 2010 Filed under: annacat, biba, bus stop, chelsea cobbler, georgina linhart, hats, jean varon, john bates, john stephen, lee bender, platforms, shoes, terry de havilland, website listings, yves saint laurent 6 Comments »
I wanted these Chelsea Cobbler boots to fit me so badly. But my spindly calves put paid to that desire, so they’ve just gone up on the website. Then, flicking through a 1970 copy of Nova (as you do), I spy them on the rarely-spotted designer Georgina Linhart. Geek heaven + spindly calves = Geek Hell. Or something…..sigh. Please will somebody very lovely buy them from me?
Annacat
Bus Stop by Lee Bender
Bermona
Biba
Terry De Havilland
Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche
John Stephen
John Bates for Jean Varon
Lowy and Mund
Unsigned (poss. Mary Quant)New listings: Worra load of Cobblers
Posted: June 10, 2010 Filed under: accessories, biba, chelsea cobbler, Illustrations, ossie clark, platforms, shoes, stockings, terry de havilland, tights, vintage fangirl squee, Vogue, website listings 1 Comment »
Not really. In case you don’t look in the usually somewhat forgotten section of accessories on the website, here are the new listings contained therein. Including a pair of amazing Chelsea Cobbler shoes (featured in a Vogue illustration at the time):
Some divine moire silk Terry De Havilland shoes:
A very groovy plastic Sixties belt:
And some beautiful Biba and Ossie Clark bonneterie.
