Mad as a hatter

Donna Mitchell with red accessories and fur, 1971.

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.

As fresh as the bright blue sky

Donna Mitchell at her best - curled up in a sweater pinching a guy's ear. For Clairol in 1972.



Jewelry by Napier.


Actress Tina Aumont in couture Nina Ricci.


Angelica Huston, here snapped by von Wangenheim, sporting a John Anthony coat, Morris Moskowitz clutch and a wonderous Uncle Sam umbrella.

Shut up and sleep with me

Donna Mitchell with a very sleepy come hither look in her eyes.



Delectable Givenchy lipstick ad.


Hansen ad.


"Girls of a feather flock together to wear Hummingbird."

Subtly satanistic

Now that Givenchy has brought satanism back (so much better than sexy, let me tell you), it's time to dig out one more of those ever so subtle satanistic references of yore. In general, it seems that after the Manson ordeal, and the killing of Sharon Tate in particular, satanism was just out. Now it´s clearly back on track, the memory of the gore related to this practice firmly forgotten. Of course the images above, of which it is only the first image that qualifies as subtly satanistic, are really nothing compared to the venom-spouting demons of the latest Givenchy ads.

The slogan for this lovely sweater: "Put your heart in it." And, yeah, if you do, why wear it on your sleeve when you can put it right on your back ready for some pesky backstabbing?

Here, this beautiful back-bearing sweater top by Match II in Durene cotton. Choker by Elyse Stone, Simon creations belt and star by elegant.


Donna Mitchell and her lovely colleague wearing Klopman dresses.



Jane Forth in an early party scene photo shoot by Bill King, here portrayed with make-up artist Jurgen.



And last in this collection of goodies from 1971 comes a pretty little Givenchy number in Abraham silk.

Let the winter sunshine on

The light that blinds my eyes

A love poem written in invisible ink

When Bazaar suggested what a woman might want for Christmas in the December issue of 1970 their suggestion was "A crystal ball. A love poem written in invisible ink. A year's supply in postage stamps." The late 60s and early 70s Bazaar held some of the most entertaining fashion adivice imaginable - possibly a homage to former editor in chief Diana Vreeland.

Donna Mitchell by Chris von Wangenheim.



Sophia Loren by von Wangenheim.


Silver baloons, nutty prints....how the people working on these images pulled things like this off - and moreover made unforgettable history with their images is a mystery in itself.


Two young starlets I unfortunately did not note the names of shot by von Wangenheim.

The death of the 60s

As most people know, the end of the 60s were dark. Rockstars died, bestial serial killers got away with it - and, yes, the flirtation with satanism also pervaded the pages of fashion magazines.

Here, in one of the most compelling fashion proper editorials of 1968.






Donna Mitchell with uncommonly dry hair in an ad for Bristows.


Moyra Swan in frills from top to toe.

Minimalism 60s style, precursor of the 90s...

Obviously, after many years of decadence it's time for a brand of minimalism - but with some strong patterns. As the 90s is now the second to last decade, it's inevitably becoming a large influence on current fashions. For these reasons, I believe in a come-back for some of the trends of the 60s that are certainly not in the common perception of the flower-power era - the grungy minimalism with geometric, but constrained, patterns. Here is a sample of later 60s images showing some of these trends. Most of it is sensible, sportswear, casual...This trend was also very important in the early 70s and I will soon post some of those references as well.


1968


1968, Donna Mitchell in a characteristically minimalistic soft mood.


1967


1967, same editorial.


1968, Ingrid Boulting