Flipping though a 1987 issue of Vogue magazine brought back all sorts of memories of my life in the 80s. It seems so many lifetimes away, but most of the 1980s for me was spent in corporate banking; working downtown and sporting shoulder-padded power suits. Egad. Considering that I am more of a Bohemian at… Read more »
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Those Cute Fluffy Angora 60s Mini Dresses!
There was a period in the late 60s/early 70s when fluffy angora mini dresses were all the rage. Pretty in pastel colors, they are just so adorable with their soft fuzziness and mod mini styling. Pearls, long necklaces and earrings were the perfect accessories. This trio of pink and blue angora dresses is from the… Read more »
Pretty in Pink Angora Cover Girl – Seventeen 1968
I love angora sweaters! Fluffy angora sweater popularity in fashion seems to come and go (Ed Wood-types nonwithstanding). But there are certain eras where it seems like everyone is wearing it. The ’80s were really into angora, with those bold, bright outrageously furry 80% angora sweaters from Korea. The ’40s, ’50s, and ’60s were also… Read more »
Jean Shrimpton 60s Hairdos and Yardley Slicker Dolly Bus
From the November 1968 Seventeen magazine issue, here is the mod Jean Shrimpton advertising the Yardley Slicker Dolly Bus – eight dreamy Slicker Lip Polishes in a really cute double-decker London bus. This is awesome! In frosted, shimmery shades that were so cool, the lip polishes were meant to be worn over your lipstick, or… Read more »
Twiggy Eyes 1968
Yardley of London had most of us American girls in thrall in the late ’60s. Of course we all wanted to look like Twiggy or Jean Shrimpton, you know, mod British models who just happened to be impossibly gorgeous. Not the reality of pimples and gawkiness that most of us faced (OK, maybe it was… Read more »
Jean Shrimpton, Yardley of London & The Age of Aquarius 1969
Once again I have found myself in the stacks of my old ’60s Seventeen magazines, looking for groovy ads. Here is another fab one from one of my favorite ’60s companies, Yardley of London. Gawd, I loved their mod, hip makeup ads using such British beauties as Olivia Hussey and Jean Shrimpton. This one is… Read more »
I'm Marilyn, and I'm obsessed with vintage clothing, thrift stores, clotheslines, and Chanel. Welcome to my down-to-earth world!