VINTAGE 60S ADVERT:WHAT'S YOUR LUCKY NUMBER BABY DOLL ?

BABY DOLL COSMETICS

HAVE EVERYTHING A GIRL NEEDS TO ACHIEVE THAT SWITCHED-ON 1968 DOLLY LOOK !

❶ GOLD DIG..with Baby Doll Gold Eye Shadow, Blue Liner, Black Brush Mascara, Add Pale Apricot Lipstick.

❷ HIT THE JACKPOT..with Baby Doll Mauve Shadow, False Eyelashes and Blue Liner. Lipstick-Pale Mauve.

❸ LUCKY DOUBLE..Two Shadows-Baby Doll White and Soft Green. Add False Lashes. Line With Grey Cake         Eye Liner. Lipstick - Red.

❹ FORTUNE HUNT..with Baby Doll Pale Blue Eye Shadow, Brown Liner and Black Mascara. Kiss with Pinky         Brown Lipstick.

❺ SPIN HEADS..with Baby Doll Green Eye Shadow, False Lashes and Indigo Liquid Liner. Dazzle with Pearl          Red Lipstick.

❻ DOUBLE YOUR LUCK with two shadows-Baby Doll Blue and Violet Shadows. Complete with  Black Liner           and Blue Brush Mascara. Lipstick-Pink Pearl.

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                          (Image scanned by Sweet Jane from RAVE Magazine August 1968 )

HERE'S TWIGGY (1968)

Exclusive range of Twiggy Fashions,designed especially for the McCall's home sewing catalogue published january 1968.

                      

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                         (all images scanned by Sweet Jane from McCalls pattern catalogue 1968)                                           

A is for Apple...B is for Biba !

                                       Biba packaging logo designed by Antony Little (1966).

           Stephanie Farrow wearing an outfit from the Biba catalogue, photographer: Hans Feurer.

                        Jo Dingemans photographed in Biba with Hannibal by Barbara Hulanicki.                           

                  

                                          

                                       Vicki Wise with Hannibal-Photograph by Hans Feurer.

                                          Madeline Smith-Photograph by Donald Silverstein.      

                                      

                                      

                                  Ingrid Boulting and child model, Photograph by Sarah Moon.      
    

                        

                                          Stephanie Farrow-photograph by Hans Feurer 1968.

                                    

                          Donna Mitchell and Ingemari Johanson photograph by Helmut Newton.  
                                        

                                 Ingrid Boulting and child model, Photograph by Sarah Moon                           

                                            Stephanie Farrow-Photograph by Hans Feurer.

                                             

                           Donna Mitchell and Ingemari Johanson-photograph by Helmut Newton.
                                               

                                                  Photograph by Helmut Newton 1968.                                              

                                                                            

                                       Madeline Smith-Photograph by Donald Silverstein.            

                                                    

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                             Stephanie Farrow- Photograph by Hans Feurer 
       

                                          

                                          Madeline Smith-Photograph by Donald Silverstein.

                                           Jo Dingemans-Photograph by Barbara Hulanicki.         

                                          

                                     

                                                          

                                           

       It's always good to lose yourself in some Biba eye candy, because no matter how many times

     you have seen it before, I find the effect is always the same..it's like falling in love all over again ♥

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All images scanned by Sweet Jane from the following publications  - The Biba Experience by Alwyn W Turner, Boutique A 60s cultural phenomenon by Marnie Fogg, The Young Meteors by Jonathan Aitken, Fashion in the 60s by Barbara Bernard & original Biba Catalogue.

ONCE UPON A TIME..THERE LIVED A QUEEN (part 1)

                    Once upon a time, long ago, in the land that contemporary publishing forgot,
                    there lived a beautiful magazine that didn't need to bombard it's loyal subjects with
                    an overload of cover lines and free items  in a desperate attempt to entice them inside
                    or to distinguish itself apart from all the other magazines in the kingdom!

                    It didn't need to..because the image on the cover like the name above it, was strong enough

                    to stand alone on it's own merit and also strong enough to stand the test of time.

                    In my opinion there are very few compelling and memorable magazine covers on the
                    shelves these days... certainly not the kind that someone would treasure 45 years from now,
                    unlike the magazine that I am referring to, and that magazine was called.....Queen!
                  


                   I'm lucky enough to own a small collection of Queen mags dating from the mid to late 60s,
                   a little the worse for wear when I acquired them and unfortunately after many years and
                   more house moves than I care to remember..a litle bit more the worse for wear now ! But...
                   still beautiful, even if they are a bit rough around the edges..so before they disintegrate any
                   further I finally found the time to scan and preserve them..I'm using the term scan loosely,
                   after much frustration I actually ended up having to photograph them because my scanner
                   wasn't quite large enough to capture the image without losing either half of the Q or half of
                   the N..and on a couple of occasions a bit of both, anyway my inner geek, which I now know
                   resides just below the surface wasn't happy and wasn't having any of it. So finally.... after
                   several hours and several cups of tea,here it is...a photographic tale of Queen Magazine in

                   the 60's (part 1).
                

                                                   Queen Magazine  30th  March 1966                                                    
          

                                                      Queen Magazine 17th January 1968                                              

                                                Queen Magazine 11th September 1968                                          

                                                                                

                                                   Queen Magazine 27th March 1968                                            

                                                                             

                                                 Queen Magazine 8th November 1967                                             

                                                                              

                                                                           
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           (All images scanned by Sweet Jane from my personal collection of Queen Magazines)

                                                                             

Get On The Quant Wavelength...

              

                                                                            

               ' People tend to think that i design rather tough clothes, but nothing could actually be

                farther from the truth. Naturally, within the Ginger Group range i feature trousers and

               trouser-suits, but a large proportion of the Collection is always strictly "pretty". '                                  

                   Left: Long-line apricot dress,ruffled in white, called Marshmallow 9 ½ gns.
                   Right: Drawstring-tied blouson,primly collared and cuffed,called Snowball, 9½ gns.                                              

           Left: Puritanical smock-dress (worn back to front for this photo shoot), called Porridge, 7½ gns.
           Middle: Lilac and white dress,narrowly-bowed in white, called Darling, 9 ½ gns.
           Right: Straight-laced look, feminine-frilled, called Carruthers, 9½ gns.
           (note..all the dresses featured are made in an open-weave rayon fabric.)
            Accessories: White crêpey stockings by Mary Quant for The Nylon Hosiery Company,6s. 
           




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                       All images and original text scanned by Sweet Jane from Honey Magazine.

                                                                              

                                                                              

                                                            

GROOVIN'....ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON

                                                                    

                                                                          

Decisions,Decisions... The Young Mods' Forgotten (shoe) Story !

Our  accompanying tune to today's post is the Northern Soul classic... Shoes by Bobby Bland.

                                                                            

                  
    
        And this is..JUST DENNIS giving us a boy's angle on boys' fashion,courtesy of Rave magazine.
           

                                                                              

                                                                            

          As a wise man once said "sometimes where there is choice - there is misery!"   (fans of

          The Monkees film  'Head' will realise that yes.. I am referencing that particular wise man).
          And there does seem to be way too many pairs of gorgeous shoes here to choose from...
          However, after much deliberation young Dennis finally settled on the pair that he is wearing,
          as he felt that they suited his new outfit better than the rest..he rated them as the greatest.

          They're called Climax, and have a driving heel. Price £4 19s. 6d. from Ravel in Carnaby Street.
          Dennis's shirt in black and white check comes from Cue the Austin Reed boutique in Regent St,
          it features a Button-down super high collar in American style. Price 59s. 6d.

          The belt is white leather with a metal buckle from Lord John in Carnaby Street. Price 19s. 6d.
          The trousers are black,slightly shiny hipster-style (front pockets but no back ones) slightly flared
          with extra wide belt loops from The Trouser Shop at Adam W.1. in Kingly Street. Price £3 19 6d.

MARSHA MARSHA MARSHA !!!

                                                                                
                                           Marsha Hunt performing Walk On Gilded Splinters.......