Inspirational Editorials: Socks, smocks and combinations
Posted: January 27, 2013 Filed under: 1970s, celia birtwell, cherry twiss, Foale and Tuffin, Inca, Inspirational Images, jap, marrian mcdonnell, ossie clark, Peter Knapp, telegraph magazine, Vintage Editorials, yves saint laurent 4 Comments »
Anna Karenina dress in white alpaca by Bellville Sassoon.
Cherry Twiss delivers another brilliant shoot for the Telegraph Magazine, 17th December 1971.
Photographed by Peter Knapp. Scanned by Miss Peelpants.
Combinations in bright ginger wool, and ginger fox bolero designed by Yves Saint Laurent.
Femme fatale suit in embroidered black crepe – clinging skirt, waistcoat and jacket worn with bright yellow silk shirt by Ossie Clark
Red fake fur jacket by Annacat
Highwaymancloak from Marrian-McDonnell worn over knitted jodhpur suit
Borg fur kimono-cut jacket and ankle length trousers by Foale and Tuffin
Fake fur jerkin by Jap, worn with combinations by Yves Saint Laurent and Peruvian socks from Inca
Red velvet smock by Jap and socks, helmet, armbands, bag and scarf from Inca
Jean Shrimpton – At Home With Fashion
Posted: January 26, 2012 Filed under: 1970s, bus stop, cherry twiss, coopers, janice wainwright, jean shrimpton, jean-loup sieff, ossie clark, sonia rykiel, telegraph magazine 4 Comments »
“It is so beautifully cut”. Sabbath Suit by Ossie Clark.
As with so many of my favourite people, I far prefer ‘Seventies Shrimpton’ to her earlier, more famous Bailey-era. This photoshoot is from The Telegraph Magazine, April 1973, and shows Jean returning to the family farm – decked out in all the best designers of the time.
Jean Shrimpton has gained fame, fortune and glamour through her spectacular modelling career, but she seldom spends much money on clothes – although she will, on occasions, treat herself to an extravagance from Ossie Clark, one of her favourite designers. So we asked her to make her own practical choice from the clothes that are in the shops now. We photographed her at her parents’ home – Rose Hill Farm, Burnham in Buckinghamshire.
“Basically I always choose dark clothes because they are practical and don’t show the dirt. I like fairly simple, well-cut, Forties type clothes with big shoulders. I wear a lot of trousers and long skirts and prefer jackets to coats. If I do wear colour it is usually in tights or shoes”
“I like long skirts and I liked the shape of this sweater with the cuffed sleeves and the lower neckline”. Sweater by Rykiel.
“Super, very Forties, lovely grey colour, loose and easy to move in. Very much the sort of thing I wear”. Suit by Coopers.
“A nice simple dress that could be worn anytime”. Dress by Janice Wainwright
“I like small flower prints and this is a very pretty one”. Dress by Bus Stop.
“Very comfortable, I can wear it anywhere”. Jacket and trousers by Coopers.
All images scanned by Miss Peelpants
The Latin Look in English Clothes
Posted: October 4, 2011 Filed under: 1960s, biba, cherry twiss, jean varon, jean-loup sieff, john bates, marrian mcdonnell, ossie clark, quorum, telegraph magazine 6 Comments »
Coat by Biba
Top and skirt by Ossie Clark for Quorum
Top and skirt by Biba
Dress by Jean Varon
Dress by Jane Walker at the Royal College of Art
Skirt and waistcoat by Marrian McDonnell
Stamp of Chic
Posted: August 18, 2011 Filed under: cherry twiss, janet reger, missoni, mr freedom, norman eales, ossie clark, seventies fashion, sonia rykiel, telegraph magazine 10 Comments »
You no longer need time on your hands and London on your doorstep to keep slightly ahead of fashion. Now many of the brighter boutiques sell their clothes by post, and it is as easy to dress well in the Hebrides as in Kensington. For example, Ossie Clark’s screen-printed silk skirt and flowing smock (above) can be ordered separately from Just Looking, 88 King’s Road, London SW3 and 5-7 Brompton Road, SW3. The smock costs £34.10, the skirt £56.65 (plus 25p post and packing).
Browns, 27 South Molton Street, London W1, will send the red and white Indian cotton slip dress (left) for £25, plus 55p post and packing.
The Sonia Rykiel collection at Browns includes the maribou jacket, £28, sweater, £16, and waistcoat, £15. The pleated skirt, £21, is also from Browns.
The yellow trouser suit of Missoni's knits (right) costs £65 from Browns. Shoes by Pierre Cardin, £17.50, from Charles Jourdan.
French knickers, £3.70, and bra, £3.70, in pink silk are by Janet Reger. By post only from Bottom Drawer, 4 bouverie Place, London W2.
Mr Freedom, 20 Kensington Church Street, London W8, post this gaberdine trouser suit designed by Kim Lew. The price is £28, plus 25p post and packing. Walter Albini halter neck top, £18 from Browns.
Inspirational Images: Ossie Clark and Annacat, 1967
Posted: January 7, 2011 Filed under: anello and davide, annacat, burt glinn, cherry twiss, ossie clark, quorum, telegraph magazine 5 Comments »Waterproof pigskin culottes, 18gns (matching jacket not shown, 40gns) to order, Cordoba Suedewear. Silk shirt, 11gns, by Annacat . Snakeskin waistcoat by Quorum, 6gns, only from Over The Rainbow. Mock crocodile boots, to order, Anello & Davide.
This must be underwater love….
Posted: August 25, 2010 Filed under: 1970s, biba, cherry twiss, flip schulke, Inspirational Images, mary quant, ossie clark, telegraph magazine 6 Comments »
White pleated dress; £30 from a selection at the Prop Shop, 51 Old Church Street.
I can’t believe I’ve never scanned this before. Honestly, the backlog of scanning is ridiculous due to time constraints and the fact that all magazines other than early Honeys are a very Bad Size for my scanner. When will I ever have an A3 scanner? When will I ever have the room?
Anyway, this is an utterly delicious shoot from The Daily Telegraph Magazine, July 1972, featuring some seriously beautiful clothes actually worn underwater in the Bahamas. I must admit that part of me winces at the idea of a silk chiffon Ossie being ruined in the name of a photoshoot. But, then, this is an incredible shoot…and no one would dare do it now, with a vintage piece, so it’s totally unique. I genuinely think that Cherry Twiss is one of the great unsung heroes of British fashion journalism, I’ve always loved the Daily Telegraph Magazine shoots under her direction.
Fashion Editor: Cherry Twiss
Photographer: Flip Schulke
Model: Cathy Shirriff
Also, unfortunately, the Telegraph had a pretty lousy print at times – especially when it came to the small ‘inset’ images. I’ve done my best, but they’re low-res to start with I’m afraid. Still very enjoyable and inspirational though…
Dress by Suliman; £25
Red spotted voile nightdress from Biba; £10.25
Left: Top and skirt by Anokhi; £22.50 – Right: Chiffon dress by Ossie Clark at Quorum; £30
‘Capsule’ by Mary Quant; £4
Left: Silk dress from Rumak and Sample; £25.15 – Right: Chiffon caftan by Deliss; £79
Octopus scarf dress from Essenses (Stand N8 at Antiquarius); £30
