Olivia Hussey, star of the Franco Zeffirelli production of Romeo and Juliet, was also a Yardley of London model in 1969. Her flawless English Rose beauty was a perfect fit for Yardley to advertise all the fab mod makeup products that they were producing at the time. It was an excellent opportunity to parlay her… Read more »
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Liberty Leading the People for Yardley of London, 1970
This Yardley of London ad from May 1970 really caught my eye, as it seems quite a deviation from their other ads of the time. I think it was trying to be a more ‘women’s lib’ (as it was termed in 1970) approach. The Freedom For Your Skin ad is for Yardley’s Next to Nothing… Read more »
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