Vintage thoughts from Finnfemme, a practical fashionista
The most striking thing to me about this Revlon ad is the model in a slammin’ blue fully-sequined jumpsuit. But, I digress. The whole point is to showcase the wet – gleamy – shiny – sexy – ‘juiced with color’ – smooth – ‘spilling with shine’ – glide-y – moist – yummy – young – never gooey Moon Drops Moisture-Creme Lipstick and Luminesque Lipfrosts. They do go a little overboard on the adjectives, but the lipstick does look nice.
~Marilyn
The gorgeous actress Katharine Ross was an It girl in the late 60s, early 70s with the success of her movies, The Graduate, and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. She also did some modeling, most notably with Helena Rubinstein makeup. This ad is for Fresh Cover makeup, with which your skin was supposed to be able to breathe while being long-lasting.
~Marilyn
This is a really cool ad for Offspring designed by Trisha Sayad. I’m not really familiar with Trisha, but upon a bit of research it looks like she designed a lot of bold graphic sweaters and knitwear in the 1970s. This ad features model Sunny Redmond – who I can recognize even with clown makeup on – in a whimsical pose in a whimsical sweater. This is what I miss about 70s fashion: fun, whimsy, lightheartedness, creativity and a strong boho vibe.
~Marilyn 🙂
“My new colours for Autumn are very dull”, says Mary Quant. “But you’ve never seem such great dull colours before”. It’s funny, I almost bypassed this ad because it WAS rather dull! Mary Quant was probably ahead of her time when it came to earthy shades of makeup (and clothing). The 70s were very flashy and colorful, and this just didn’t match the vibe of the time. I do love the smoky eye here. Wow. It is spectacular, and this makeup trend didn’t really catch on until the early 2000s.
~Marilyn
Astrology and the zodiac were really popular in the 1970s. These Monet pendant charm necklaces depicting each sign of the zodiac are really beautiful. I particularly like the lion (Leo), fish (Pisces), bull (Taurus) and ram (Aries), even though my sign is the twins (Gemini).
~Marilyn
It took me awhile, but I finally figured out that there are two different styles of shoes shown here! I was wondering why they were different shades, but realized that one was a lace-up tie and the other a buckle T-strap. But, I digress… these Fanfares “skirt” shoes are absolutely stunning and I LOVE THEM. The chunky high heel, the glossy pink leather, the slightly rounded toe. Perfection. ♥
~Marilyn
I'm Marilyn, and I'm obsessed with vintage clothing, thrift stores, clotheslines, and Chanel. Welcome to my down-to-earth world!