Eyes of the Water
Posted: March 5, 2017 Filed under: 1970s, Ann Schaufuss, clive arrowsmith, hair, Hair and make-up, Inspirational Images, leonard, Make-up, pablo and delia, Revlon, Uncategorized, Vogue | Tags: 1970s, Ann Schaufuss, beauty in vogue, clive arrowsmith, guy nicolet, hair, inspirational images, leonard, make-up, pablo and delia, Revlon, vogue Leave a comment
Guy Nicolet, Revlon’s international director: he finds inspiration in a film or a record, a girl he sees in the street or at the theatre, translates the mood into colour and from then on thinks about the bone structure, “the most important feature of a woman’s face”. He has a great sense of fashion, lives a very fashionable life between his gothic Roman house and bishop’s palace in the country, and for him “fashion changes at the same moment for the designer and the visagiste”. His favourite colour is blue, a thousand different blues. Here, opposite, eyes of the water blue reflected from the ceilings of his house on Lake Bracciano. The pastel skin, Perfect Beige Perfect Make-Up dusted with Perfect Powder, from the Ultima II Collection. Eyes shaped with Plum Rose and Orchidaceous Eye Couture ’70 Make-Up, with Sable Plum Lash Make-Up Automatique. New Orange Jade lipstick from the Private Label Collection. Painted leather and bead chokers, by Pablo & Delia at The Shop, Vidal Sassoon, Sloane St. Hair by Oliver at Leonard.
Photographed by Clive Arrowsmith.
Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Beauty in Vogue, 1970/71
Pretty Basics
Posted: November 25, 2016 Filed under: 1970s, clive arrowsmith, frederick fox, harpers and queen, Harrods, Inspirational Images, Ken Lane, oliver goldsmith, salvador | Tags: 1970s, clive arrowsmith, frederick fox, harpers and queen, Harrods, inspirational images, Ken Lane, salvador Leave a comment
Ladylike white silk shirtdress by Salvador. Coffee coloured goatskin bag from Harrods. Pure silk lace jersey scarfed turban by Frederick Fox. White sunglasses by Oliver Goldsmith. Ivory heart and ivory and gold cross on chains by Ken Lane.
Photographed by Clive Arrowsmith.
Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Harpers and Queen, February 1975.
Summer in the Age of Aquarius
Posted: March 11, 2016 Filed under: 1970s, clive arrowsmith, Hilary Floyd, Inspirational Images, Uncategorized, Vintage Editorials, Vogue, zandra rhodes | Tags: 1970s, clive arrowsmith, Hilary Floyd, vogue, Zandra Rhodes Leave a comment
Handpainted landscape on silk light as air. By Hilary Floyd, painted by Ross Ball.
Back to the beginning, back to the elements: these dresses are air and water in both of those blues, mingling handwork and waves of sheer silk in dresses of destiny.
Photographed by Clive Arrowsmith.
Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Vogue, July 1970.

Waves of Aquarian blue in tremulous layers. By Zandra Rhodes.
Inspirational Editorials: Greta Scacchi in Midnight Blue
Posted: February 26, 2015 Filed under: 1970s, british boutique movement, clive arrowsmith, graff, Greta Scacchi, Inspirational Images, leonard, midnight blue, ritz magazine, Saxone 3 CommentsFurther adventures in Midnight Blue…
You may, or may not, remember my earlier posts about Peter Burden’s Midnight Blue shop of 186 Fulham Road. Here is a superb shoot by Clive Arrowsmith of a young Greta Scacchi wearing Midnight Blue clothes from 1978. Looking at Peter’s email again, I can’t help but wonder if the ‘Carol Lee’ he mentions might be the same Carole Lee who designed this exquisite silk top (still available to buy) at Vintage-a-Peel?
Photographed by Clive Arrowsmith.
Assisted by Bo.
Model Greta at Models One.
Styled by Catkin & David.
Hair by Leonard.
Shoes by Saxone. All jewellery available from Graff.
All clothes available from Midnight Blue.
Cameraman, Camera and Microphone by courtesy of Thames Television.
Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Ritz, Issue 18 1978
Inspirational Images: Cool-Cut Hot Raspberry
Posted: January 29, 2015 Filed under: 1960s, british boutique movement, clive arrowsmith, georgina linhart, Inspirational Images, just looking, Vogue Leave a comment
Cleverly-cut bra top, just tied in a knot in burning hot pink, with loose low trousers of the ame. By Georgina Linhart, 9½ gns, at Just Looking.
Photographed by Clive Arrowsmith.
Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Vogue, April 1969
Inspirational Images: Full Fling
Posted: February 22, 2014 Filed under: 1970s, 1980s, clive arrowsmith, Emanuel, harpers and queen, zandra rhodes 1 Comment
Black silk taffeta dress, hand embroidered with gold sequins with a matching gathered overskirt open at the front (The dress can be worn alone, the overskirt as a cape), £1,150 from Emanuel.
Photographed by Clive Arrowsmith.
Scanned by Miss Peelpants from Harpers and Queen, September 1980.

Black silk organza hand printed with black design with matching full wrap around skirt over a grey crinoline petticoat, to order from Zandra Rhodes