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Vintage Illustration: John Alcorn - Morgan Press Inc
IMAGE CREDITSImage scanned by Sweet Jane from my personal collection of Party Invitation Cards, illustrated by John Alcorn published by...
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The New Vamp 1968
If you are old enough to remember bright red lipstick, then you are to old to wear it, according to most beauty experts. They claim it is too aging, too period-piece, rather like the campy trivia of...
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Betsey Johnson's Mirror Dress 1966
Designer Betsey Johnson fitting her mirror dress on spanish-born model Valma. The fabric, which was developed for Betsey by Coating Products Inc. of Englewood New Jersey, is a silvered chrome,...
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Native Funk & Flash - An Emerging Folk Art 1974
Very pleased to hear that Native Funk & Flash by Alexandra Jacopetti and Jerry Wainwright, which was first published in 1974, is soon to be available again. The book has been out of print for some...
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London Boutique Fashion 1970
Mini dress in yellow satin from Carnaby Girl. Romantic satin blouse (5th Avenue) purple hat from Biba....
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The Temporary Tattoo 1967
A recent acquisition from 1967, some 'temporary tattoos' created by Societe Domain, Paris. A pure 60s pop gimmick, emulating the trend for decorative body art which was so popular throughout the Summer...
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Linweave Tarot 1967 (Pt 2) Illustrations by Ron Rae, Nicolas Sidjakov, Hy Roth
LE CHARIOT (The Chariot)Divinatory meaning: Triumph and...
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Plexus 1969: Illustration by Paul Barrué
IMAGE CREDITSAll images scanned by Sweet Jane from Plexus, November 1969. Additional illustrations by Paul Barrué for an original story...
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Folk Art Fashion 1970
Boating Bunting, left, sports a fleet of sailboats and a hood for breeze-breaking, streaks to a zippy close; about $14. Crocheted sash by by Christa. The flag-waving playmates and the boating dress by...
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Apple Clothing - Apple Boutique 1968
Apple Boutique at 94 Baker Street, London, W.1 is a wonderland of the way-out both inside and out! The appearance of the boutique stops passers-by in their tracks, and inside you can rummage through...
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Mr Freedom: Kensington Church Street 1971
A truly great article about Mr Freedom, originally published in the Look-In Fashion Model Annual, 1971. Comprising of seven pages, with several colour fashion photographs and another five in b&w...
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“Days decrease, and autumn grows, autumn in everything." Seventeen Magazine 1971
There's a really lovely autumnal feel to this advert from Singer, originally published in july of 1971..definitely one for the ardent sewing enthusiasts, makes me want to order yards of velvet and set...
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Dandy Fashion: The Biba Men's Range 1969 - 1975
Now here's something that I would like to see more of - the Biba Men's range! Particularly the first collection which coincided with the opening of the Kensington High Street shop in September 1969,...
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Vintage Advert: Physical Culture - Vogue 1965
IMAGE CREDIT Image scanned by Sweet Jane from VOGUE October 1st 1965.
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The Art Of The Affair 1969
A six page feature by Donald Wiedenman, originally published in Queen, reminiscing about the lost art of the so called 'Proper Affaire' which had become almost obsolete in the new permissive 60s...
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Jean Muir: Fringe Benefits 1969
'By Jean Muir' is the pay-off line for a clear and cogent fashion philosophy. Her clothes for day are clean-cut, simple; they're young for the young, youthful but not juvenile for a grown-up woman. For...
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Dandy Fashion: Mr Fish of Clifford Street 1967
Pink pin-striped white pique double-breasted jacket 25 gns, pink poplin polo-neck shirt 6gns, pink cotton trousers 11gns; all by Mr Fish, Clifford street W1; White silk hat by Herbert Johnson, 6gns to...
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Vogue 1965: Jean Varon, Jane & Jane, Foale & Tuffin, Harriet
Finest black organdie shift, loose fitting, boldly squared in gold, worn over a tiny culotte dress in black tricel jersey. By Jean Varon, 14gns., from Lucinda Byre, Liverpool; Googl-eye, Cooper House,...
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