Inspirational Illustrations: Easy come easy go …to sea
Posted: May 13, 2013 Filed under: 1970s, Angela Landels, british boutique movement, bus stop, Gill y Jacques, harpers and queen, Le Bistingo, lee bender Leave a comment »
Left: Cotton crepe dress from Bus Stop, 3 Kensington Church St. / Centre: Silk jersey dress from Gill y Jacques, 47 Charlbert St, NW8 / Right: Ban-lon dress from Le Bistingo, 93 King’s Road
Illustration by Angela Landels. Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Harpers & Queen, July 1972.
Inspirational Images: Yuki, poolside…
Posted: May 1, 2013 Filed under: 1970s, harpers and queen, Inspirational Images, Yuki Leave a comment »
Dress by Yuki. Shoes by Kurt Geiger.
Photographed by André Carrara. Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Harpers and Queen, June 1974
Inspirational Images: Swirls and lacing
Posted: April 29, 2013 Filed under: Alex Chatelain, harpers and queen, Jean Charles Brosseau, kurt geiger, michael chow, sonia rykiel, susan small 2 Comments »
Dress by Susan Small. Hat by Jean Charles Brosseau for Sonia Rykiel. Shoes by Kurt Geiger. Photographed in Mr Chow’s Montpelier Restaurant.
I’m not saying my life would be complete if I had this entire outfit – particularly those shoes – but my wardrobe would be a happier place…
Photographed by Alex Chatelain. Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Harpers and Queen, April 1971
Inspirational Images: In Dreams
Posted: April 26, 2013 Filed under: 1970s, harpers and queen, Inspirational Images, jim lee, Shop O 3 Comments »
Dress and skirt by Shop O
Photographed by Jim Lee. Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Harpers and Queen, January 1976.
Platform Porn
Posted: December 8, 2012 Filed under: 1970s, Bilbo, harpers and queen, Inspirational Images, platforms, shoes 1 Comment »
Photographed by Julian Allason
Why is the stripper platform (grotesquely curved with a spindly, wizened heel) currently so ubiquitous? There is little to recommend it, especially when compared with such beauties as these. I weep…
Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Harpers and Queen, December 1971
Inspirational Images: Ossie Clark, 1971
Posted: November 23, 2012 Filed under: 1970s, Boston-151, harpers and queen, Inspirational Images, james wedge, ossie clark 2 Comments »
Loose black crepe jacket with padded shoulders and tulip appliqué, £44.50; matching Oxford Bags, £11.50; appliqué-ed sleeveless waistcoat, £14.75; emerald satin shirt, £7.50; Ossie Clark exclusive to Boston 151. Shoes, £16; Chelsea Cobbler.
Photographed by James Wedge.
Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Harpers and Queen, December 1971.
The Prettiest Watercolours
Posted: June 8, 2012 Filed under: 1970s, alice pollock, british boutique movement, harpers and queen, Inspirational Images, james wedge, liberty's, thea porter, Vintage Editorials 4 Comments »
Floaty cover-up in silk chiffon, printed with navy/red/cream, tying at waist; by Alice Pollock for Quorum, about £45. Black lycra swimsuit by Eres, £16.50.
Scanned from Harpers and Queen, June 1973. Photographs by James Wedge.
Belted cover-up in fine cotton voile, with paisley print in pale green/blue/yellow/purple, and long medieval sleeves; £37, Liberty. Pale green lycra bikini; £5, Liberty.
Cotton voile abaya by Thea Porter, with print of Chinese horses in green and brown, and two panels of antique patchwork fabrics; £61, Thea Porter
Inspirational Illustrations: Elizabeth Arden
Posted: March 13, 2012 Filed under: 1970s, elizabeth arden, harpers and queen, Illustrations, Make-up 3 Comments »
Scanned from Harpers and Queen, June 1973.
Ladies!! Don’t all rush at once…
Posted: February 14, 2012 Filed under: 1970s, cosmopolitan, harpers and queen, haute naffness 6 Comments »
In honour of the general weird horridness of Valentine’s Day when you’re a singleton, here are some superb dating adverts from Harpers and Queen and Cosmopolitan, 1972 and 1975 respectively. Personally, I would stay well away from Peter, theatre or no theatre, and I’d be a bit concerned for my safety down the disco with Bob.
A Peek at the Boutique: Che Guevara
Posted: February 12, 2012 Filed under: 1970s, antony price, british boutique movement, che guevara, harpers and queen, Vintage Adverts 2 Comments »
The first photo I have ever seen of the exterior of Kensington High Street boutique Che Guevara, home of Antony Price in the early Seventies. Gorgeous looking in every way…
