A finger on the pulse

A formidable shot of Wilhelmina from 1964.

A Nina Ricci ad.

Unknown ad.

Audrey Hepburn shrinking away in her Givenchy couture.

Cloak and dagger, french style

The first three images come from an issue of French Elle 1964...the editorial is called "Cine-Noir".

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.

Who's that lounging in my furry chair

Why, Grace Coddington of course...here in a skirt by Suedecraft and belt from Gucci.


Grace adorned with a beret from Otto Lucas, handbag from Letizia and apricot lipstick by Dior.


The best stockings ever - black and white nobbly stocking from Adler and the snowflake stockings.


Dazzling yet simple color composition of this cigar for ladies ad. Dress by Jean Allen.

The devil wears Jantzen

The exhibitionist frock that goes along with the Jantzen product.


Unfortunately unidentified outfit in the Paris collections of 1964.


Cardin dress worn by Hiroko.


A tender image of the innocent Jean Shrimpton "wrapped in a flowered cloud" in the form of a dress by Yves Saint Laurent.

And the mist will wrap around us

Holding a candle for love, 1961.


Catherine Deneuve in 1964.


Jean Shrimpton in 1974.


Jean in 1963.

The war of the Add-ons

Queen magazine, of which I only have a few brittle issues, had been around since the mid 1800s. And Harper's Bazaar was of course the first American fashion magazine, but its UK flavor was first published in 1929 (no less). In late 1970, Queen and British Bazaar joined forces to form Harper's and Queen, a fashion and socialite magazine that has been of varying quality over the decades.

In September 2007, the British Bazaar hybrid took the name Harper's Bazaar and is, for convenience sake, referred to as British Bazaar or UK Bazaar in the fashion community. Under the guidance of EIC Lucy Yeomans, the magazine has steadily produced high quality magazines and the March 2010 issue is a respectable 370 oversized pages.

Now, in fact, the standing of British Bazaar has become in just a few short years, on par with that of British Vogue itself. It's almost as if we're back to the stand off of the mid 60s.

The drama? UK Vogue claims that UK Bazaar is helping their ever increasing sales by the help of cheap add-ons.


Grace Coddington, then model, now editrix of American Vogue, shot for the cover in 1962.



Earlier from 1962,


1964 shot by Dormer.


1963 by David Hurn.