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.

You hit me with a flower

A small sample from a Bridal fashion photography book printed in 1984.



A sad bride.


Diana, princess of Wales, not much is better than her whole ensemble.


Grace Coddington in the early 60s.

Vicky says yes to this little dress

The little dress is made of Terylene and is the design of Bernard Freres. I really wish that there was something that could hold the structure of Terylene but not soak up sweat the way it does.


Moon printed dress by Jane&Jane.



Easily one of the best fashion photographs of the 60s - the model's empty stare, deep in thought, clasping an abused library copy of Wood's Illustrated Natural History and a microscope to her chest.


Gracy Coddington, one of the best models of the 60s, biting her lip, adorned by a cap by Simone Mirman.

Dance the ghost

In the editorial from 1973 that this image stems from, Grace Coddington makes a beautiful appearance as a model. She is wearing a wrap Jean Muir dress in a hotel room at the Savoy.


Marbles as a scarf by Marbles, leather gloves by Bill Gibb and a lovely lighter by Zippo.


Furred and laced black ankle leather boots by Moya Bowler and black fleur-de-lys tights.


An example of a 70s worker's lunch.

The light that blinds my eyes

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.