How to tame 49 wild horses (1968)
How to tame 49 wild horsesEasy. Saddle up a Thunderbolt by BSA! You'll find out fast who's master when you put the spurs to 654 cc's of power house. In seconds...
View ArticleGangster and Moll Collection - Edward Mann 1966
Trilby hat by Edward Mann from the Gangster and Moll Range, Spring 1966. Gangster Style in London, 29th November 1965 -...
View ArticleSaint Tropez Boutique Fashion 1967
A BRAND NEW SAINT TROPEZA six page boutique fashion editorial featuring clothing from several of the shops situated under the arches of the newly...
View ArticleOn a quiet afternoon, when the world stands still, 1970
On a quiet afternoon when the world stands still, and a five o'clock breeze blows fresh against your face, It's a moment as clear and crisp as...
View ArticleUn diamant est éternel - Nicole Claveloux 1970
IMAGE CREDIT & LINKSImage scanned for the Sweet Jane blog from ELLE Magazine 13th April 1970 with thanks to Brad Jones. Illustration...
View ArticleHow much is a Beatle worth? 1966
HOW MUCH IS A BEATLE WORTH?Only you know how much they mean to you personally. But here's how much they're worth...
View ArticleAubrey Beardsley Prince De L'Art - Plexus 1968
Loving this Beardsley feature published in issue No.12 of Plexus (the French erotic art magazine) around two years after the first major retrospective of his work organised by Brian Reade had taken...
View ArticlePennywise 1972
Pennywise: The fashion boutiques where you get the best - for less! IMAGE CREDIT &...
View ArticleWhat's phisticated then? 1967
What's phisticated then? It's good manners in a vodka. Smirnoff is the cleanest, discreetest, the strong silent vodka. Leaves you clear-headed. Take the general's advice and order it. Not ''vodka''...
View ArticleSwop Shop 1970
SWOP SHOP FASHION IS FOR HIM AND HERI think a lot of us can identify with this one, most...
View ArticleGood Strong Coffee 1968
A kaleidoscopic 1968 cinema short produced by the advertising agency Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn advocating the use of coffee as a stimulant, the film features some fantastic Swinging London...
View ArticleRags for Riders 1971
Left to Right: American baseball t-shirt, various colourways, from Kleptomania £3.25. American denim jeans, tight n' flared £5.00, from Kleptomania. Yellow and purple woolen two-piece £8.40 from Che...
View ArticleWhatever Happened to Steven Topper & Topper Shoes?
Whatever Happened to Steven Topper & Topper Shoes? If you were to browse through the men's fashion section of every other issue of Rave magazine from the mid 1960s onwards, I...
View ArticleDandy Fashion: New plumes in the peacock's tail 1968
I first blogged about this Daily Telegraph article by Geoffrey Aquilina-Ross here back in 2012, although I didn't have the actual issue at the time, but had managed to piece some of it together from...
View ArticleThe Picture of Fashion 1972
A short article from The Sun annual for Girls encouraging the customisation of old clothing & accessories with some hand-painted designs, a very popular trend throughout the early 1970s, along with...
View ArticlePop Style 1965
In this exuberant year of crazy haircuts, above-knee skirts and giddy stockings, the fashion designers in search of something even further out have turned to pop art. A dozen Junior Miss firms are...
View ArticleCarte Blanche de Weill Paris 1969
Some very striking images from Weill's 1969 prêt-à-porter collection, these three adverts were part of an extensive publicity campaign to promote the rather exotically named range....
View ArticleDentelle Galler & the King's Road Hippies 1969
A somewhat unusual advert promoting lace fabric, obviously there's nothing unusual about a well established company using an advertising campaign to put a new spin on a traditional product, lots of old...
View ArticleLa Bagagerie 1971
IMAGE CREDIT & LINKSImage scanned for the Sweet Jane blog from Jours De...
View ArticleBaby Doll Cosmetics 1969
Yet another fantastic advert for the Woolworth's Baby Doll cosmetics range, this one is a double page measuring approximately 20¼'' x 13½'' from Jackie Magazine, 1969. You can view some more examples...
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