Big Softie
Posted: January 24, 2011 Filed under: antony price, bus stop, forbidden fruit, lee bender, observer magazine, seventies fashion 6 Comments »
Coat by Elgee. Gaucho pants by Thea Porter. Boots by Sacha.
I cry at everything. Songs on the radio. Films. Commercials. Nice things people say, do and write. My new niece. I’m the soppiest softie you could ever meet. And despite looking longingly at skimpier clothes and hoping for an improvement in the weather, I still love wrapping myself up in the softest velvets. I’m a complete sucker for textures which match my mood, and velvet is definitely protecting me from the horrors of the outside world right now. I adore this velvet-obsessed spread (entitled Velvet: The soft touch) from The Observer Magazine from December 1970. Photos by Steve Hiett.
I’ve got an incredible velvet Antony Price dress to be photographed and listed in the next week or so (along with lots of other goodies) but until then, I’ve still got an amazing velvet Forbidden Fruit dress and a Lee Bender for Bus Stop for sale in case you need a fix…
By Nettie Vogues. Boots by Charles Jourdan.
By Susan Small. Brooch by Thea Porter.
By Polly Peck. Boots by Biba.
By Gillian Richards. Shoes by Charles Jourdan.
Put some Vintage-a-Peel into your Autumn wardrobe….
Posted: September 16, 2010 Filed under: bus stop, catherine buckley, forbidden fruit, frank usher, janice wainwright, john bates, kiki byrne, lee bender, sixties, strawberry studio, wallis, website listings 4 Comments »
Janice Wainwright
Ongoing, as ever, but I’ve put up some new listings over at Vintage-a-Peel for your delectation. Two things have already sold (hurrah for me and my gorgeous buyers, not so hurrah if you wanted them, but there’s plenty more to come!) but there’s just a whole host of beautiful new pieces to choose from.
Forbidden Fruit
Jacqui Smale for Spectrum
Wallis Shops
Catherine Buckley
Frank Usher
Hang Ups, Too
Lee Bender for Bus Stop
unsigned 1970s moss crepe
Sportaville
Bridget at Strawberry Studio
Yvonne Jacovou at Cornelius
Pret-a-Porter
unsigned 1930s
John Bates for Jean Varon
Kiki ByrneCountry Style
Posted: June 27, 2010 Filed under: 19 magazine, biba, boots, bus stop, edward mann, Foale and Tuffin, forbidden fruit, hats, Inspirational Images, lee bender, seventies fashion 4 Comments »
Smock with matching rayon skirt from Van Der Fransen.
[...and, a word in your ear if you sell vintage magazines]
I buy a lot of vintage magazines, this can come as no surprise to you all. Sometimes they come with pages missing, which has not been noted by the seller. This is Bad Practice, obviously. Not only is this amazing spread (March 1972) missing at least one photo (of a Foale and Tuffin piece, no less) but I also cannot credit the photographer because 19 magazine credits at the beginning of the spread. Bad form, magazine seller, bad form*.
Nevertheless, it is such a gorgeous spread that I couldn’t resist scanning it and posting. It’s utterly perfect inspiration for this balmy weather we’re having if, like me, you refuse to strip off and roast your flesh…
If anyone has this issue and can complete it with the missing photos and photographer ID, then I would be eternally grateful. Ta muchly! xx
*For the record, I contacted the seller and received no response to my complaints. Sigh.
Hat by Edward Mann. Shirt by Bus Stop. Skirt by Angela at London Town.
Shirt from Bus Stop. Skirt from Forbidden Fruit. Boots by Biba.
Shirt and skirt by Bus Stop. Hat by Van Der Fransen.
Top and skirt by Forbidden Fruit. Hat by Van Der Fransen. Boots by Biba.
