Some people call me Maurice

Caricature 70s hunk dressed in knitwear from "The king". 1972.



Graffi & co ad. 1972.


A McGregor bombardier jacket. 1969.


Scavullo's take on the best from Bonwitt Teller, all Cardin. 1969.

A downright conspiracy to make you lovelier

Wilhelmina Cooper in one of her later modeling assignments, this time for Helena Rubinstein in 1968. Aside from the traditional 60s eye make-up we find what appears to be a precursor to that pesky 90s heavy use of lipliner.



Lipstick is, appropriately, Mary Quant's "Sexpot".





Coty ad.

Walk before they make me run

Walter Albini's take on a good power walk. Who is that insanely gorgeous guy to the left?


Not sure what this is, really. Editorial shot or not, I don't know....I think it's an ad for something called Armonia.


If only all anti cellulute treatments made you look as good as this model feels. Pikenz could doubtlessly sell me anything...


Gianni Jotti designed this floaty dress for Annaspina. Might the model be Wallis Franken?

Dangerous and moving

A couple of weeks ago I had the American March issue from 1980. Now, here's the British...

Iman in a beautiful Yves Saint Laurent tulle dress with sequin hearts.


Charles Jourdan ad.


Carol Alt in a Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche outfit described as "Flame net, short and shot with lemon, blue and green design."


Delectable Chanel make-up ad.

Succumbing to the 80s

When I posted this Italian Bazaar cover elsewhere someone responded that Debbie Harry had, in this image, succumbed to 80s fashion. Indeed, in the editorial that accompanies the cover she is modeling the most 80s minis imaginable- and it was early on that decade too, the images below are from August 1980. The jacket on the cover is Versace.

Versace leather jacket (if I interpret the Italian on the masthead correctly).



Apparently, this is a Fendi creation.

Visited only by moonlight

Sarah Moon's beautiful study of Louise de la Valliére, the Sun King's mistress, of whom it was said that she should be visited only by moonlight - and in this image it looks like even that was too much. This is one of the rare occasions when I don't think there is any description of what the model in question is wearing. Like all the images in this post it stems from December 1981.



Jerry Hall was the face for YSL's Opium for a number of years. Possibly, the first one came out in 1977.


Halston fragrance.


Rosemary McGrotha showing us all how to best devour shellfish.

Pastels are forever

As many of you have probably observed 1970-1972 currently holds a special place in my heart. Fashion photography from that year is a gift that keeps on giving.

The most gorgeous pastels....of course blue hair was a thing of last spring, nonetheless this is a particularly attractive version of it.




Japanese influence - here Hiroko a beautiful Hanae Mori dress.


Design by Nettie Vogues.


Ubergorgeous graphic designer Philippe Royer.


Very rustique Mary Quant ad.

You don't want to meet this girl in a dark alley

Outstaring anyone is Carrie Nygren, 1976.



Janice Dickinson in all red.

The days of Walter Albini

The images below are from 1971 and the first two represent the vision of spring from Walter Albini. Before I looked in this magazine earlier in the year I hadn't even heard of the man. It turns out he is a complete and utter genius - the extent of this I will probably learn from reading Maria Luisa Frisa and Stefano Tonchi's book Walter Albini and his times.

The light that blinds my eyes

March Issue 1980 American style

Gia and Eva Voorhis frollicking in the knits of the spring 1980 collections. Gorgeous guy biting Gia's finger whom I would love to know the name of - he was also in a Versace ad around this time.





Patti Hansen was, as far as I understand, the first model for Calvin Klein jeans....and she did it so well. Unfortunately I don't know the photographer for this one so it's not included in the file name as usual.


Janice Dickinson, making breaking up with her photographer boyfriend look beautiful. 1980 may have been her best year - there was a depth to her then, in addition to the eery energy level.

Control yourself tonight!