The Birdcage Boutique Nottingham
Whenever the British boutique boom of the 1960s is mentioned, the focus is always immediately centred upon London and predominantly towards the Carnaby Street and King's Road areas, nevertheless the...
View ArticleI'll Never Forget What's 'Isname: Carol White's Biba Wardrobe 1967
I came across this snippet of information in the february 1968 issue of RAVE earlier this year while reading the "Today's Raves" section of the magazine. And i've been intending to take some screen...
View ArticleGebrauchsgraphik International Cover Art 1971
Yet another striking cover from Gebrauchsgraphik International Advertising Art, this one is from the september 1971 issue. IMAGE...
View ArticleChristmas Clobber From Carnaby Street 1966
IMAGE CREDIT Image scanned by Sweet Jane from RAVE Magazine December 1966.
View ArticleDresses by Polly Peck 1969
It's Courtelle jersey we're talking about. Highly recommended whether you want to live it up or just relax. And especially if you're not quite sure. The printed one is Courtelle single jersey. Fine,...
View ArticleThe Rave Trouser Suit - December 1966
Want to be in the swing of things this winter? Then you must have this fabulous ready-to-wear RAVE trouser suit, in military-style corduroy in either French navy or chocolate brown for only 5gns,...
View ArticleIt's a White, White Christmas..Rave Fashion 1967
Be the centre of attention this Christmas by wearing sheer, bright, white! It's the stunning colour that ALWAYS gets you noticed and admired. At parties, on a date, white makes everyone look! Here's...
View ArticlePsychedelic Christmas poster: D.H Evans Oxford Street December 1967
IMAGE CREDITImage scanned by Sweet Jane from Swinging Sixties - Fashion in London and Beyond 1955-1970, V&A publications. The full sized...
View ArticleHusband Hunter 1967
As soon as she puts on this weddingy-sort of nightie, with it's tier after tier of ruffles on lace, she starts feeling like she's all dressed up for a wedding. And where's the groom, for heaven's sake?...
View Article"L'histoire de ma coiffure" par Mireille Mathieu - 1967
IMAGE CREDITSAll images scanned by Sweet Jane from Mademoiselle Age Tendre, August 1967. Illustrations by Hélène Majéra.
View ArticleWalric Fabric: Vanity Fair 1965
WALRIC HAS DESIGNS ON YOU...and in the nicest possible way, because prints are IN...and what a pretty profusion of patterns there are, showing in the new collection of WALRIC fabrics. Way-out, with-it...
View ArticleThe Coloring Book Look 1971
Pick your colors! Red/Yellow/Navy (as shown) or Purple/Yellow/Brown. Soft velour, knit or Arnel triacetate and nylon. Sizes 5-13. Outfit on the left $15.00, outfit on the right $16.00, available at...
View ArticleTwiggy Models a Wardrobe Designed by Seventeen - July 1967.
The eyes, flick of blond hair, shy smile - It's the splendid splinter, straight from London with the news to Stitch! So what are the news? You-hugging shapes! Skirts of all kinds! Men's stripes! Mad...
View ArticleSew Your Own Boot Camp 1971
Go from goofs to glory in our gaiter put-ons. Duplicate any leg-look here with just one yard of fabric. Add liberal doses of ribbons, appliques and such. Slip 'em on. And your shoes just become 8 kinds...
View ArticleDolly Girl Fashion: Queen Magazine 1968
Navy jersey waisted dress with white-striped V-neck and white-buckled belt, short sleeves and flared skirt, by John Marks; 7gns at Way In, Hans Cresent, SW1. Navy net socks with navy and white striped...
View ArticleBarry Zaid Illustration: Mademoiselle Age Tendre 1967
IMAGE CREDITS & LINKSAll images scanned by Sweet Jane from Mademoiselle Age Tendre, August 1967. Illustration by Barry Zaid. Some more examples...
View ArticleThe Lady is a Vamp...Again! 1968
When Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were robbing banks, when Fred Astaire was putting on his Top Hat and Flying Down To Rio with Ginger Rogers, when Jean Harlow was vamping Ben Lyon in Hell's Angels,...
View ArticleDandy Fashion: Vogue 1967
MAN ON SAFARI Or straight from a North West Frontier trading post. Peter McEnery, now starring in The Game is Over with Jane Fonda,...
View ArticleThe Five Faces of Twiggy 1968
THE FIVE FACES OF TWIGGY What is The Face of Sixty-Eight! It's a face from the past, a face from the history-books of movies, a face from Garbo and...
View ArticleThe Ad-Lib Fashion Show at a Paris Bistro - 1970
In the gilded couture salons of Paris the spring collections went on display. But it was a drafty, overcrowded Left Bank cafe with the atmosphere of a gaudy railroad station that had the real-life...
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