Posts Tagged: 70s ads

The 1972 Yardley of London BRIGHTS

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These Yardley of London ads from 1972 show that the cosmetics company was on a very bright and colorful bent. Gone were the soft, shimmering, romantic shades of the late 1960s; this was full-on POW! Yardley Glimmerick Glimmer on Brights was the first watercolor compact to color and polish your eyes. The Flower Brights colors… Read more »

Those Rad Vintage 1975 Frye Campus Boots

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Frye Boots hit the fashion scene in 1975, to be exact. I was flipping through a pile of my old Glamour magazines, and saw this great ad for Frye Boots in the September 1975 issue. They were also featured in the fashion editorial section. A look through the September 1974 issue of Glamour showed no… Read more »

The Everyday Yardley Girls of 1972

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In 1972, I feel that Yardley of London finally threw in the towel in regards to having a specific ‘Yardley Girl’ model. The tradition of having a particular model to be the ‘face’ of the company seemed to have come to an end. No more Twiggy, Jean Shrimpton, Olivia Hussey, or Patsy Sullivan to grace… Read more »

This is Love (Cosmetics) in 1972

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Seeing these Love Cosmetics ads, from the April and June 1972 issues of Ingenue magazine, made me remember that there were makeup companies other than my cherished Yardley of London! Love Cosmetics was introduced by Menley & James Laboratories on March 1, 1969, and their advertising was coordinated by Mary Wells Lawrence’s advertising agency, Wells,… Read more »