30 januari 2012

Bite the letter knife

Wilhelmina in all van Cleef and Arpel - complete with a rosewood blade and gold handle letter opener.



Dress described in the caption as "black lace with a Spanish flavour".



A dream of silk marquisette by Alain.


Jean Shrimpton in black dotted organza.

29 januari 2012

She comes in colors

The rainbow swimsuit by De Weese Designs - the name of this one is "Sunbirst".


Vanity fair ad.


Miss Couture ad featuring Donna Mitchell among others. Read the caption and you shall find that these dresses were considered "do anything dresses" - times change, eh?


Stunning Nefertitiesque shot by Chris von Wangenheim.

21 januari 2012

Playing the field

....in what I think could be a sweater bathing suit - one of those wonderfully sick inventions of the late 60s. The bathing suit is by Cole of California and the year is 1969.



Another bathing suit by Brigance for Sinclair.


Outfit by Sport Trio.


Something quite, quite sick in this ad if you look a little deeper. These lovely droplets are made by mink oil! Well. It makes for a good picture, at any rate....