Vintage Swimsuit Inspiration - 1966
Halter neckline with tiny little buttons and loops to leave open or attempt to close. Beach towel makes a huge turban for your wet hair. Cole of California. Read more...
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Showing posts with label 1966. Show all posts
Halter neckline with tiny little buttons and loops to leave open or attempt to close. Beach towel makes a huge turban for your wet hair. Cole of California. Read more...
Wild Accessories - 1966
Above, Veruschka wears a collar made of blue rhinestones by Jack Gilbert.
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| Huge white plastic earrings by Paco Rabanne. |
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| Peter Bateman wig made of strands of rhinestones. That's one way to sparkle at night! |
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| Mirrored cubes made into earrings and a ring by Antonio Lopez for Paris House. |
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| Plastic jewelry by Ingeborg/Georgio for Richelieu. |
Weekend Eye Candy - Paco Rabanne, 1966
Weekend Eye Candy - Valentino, 1966
Model Verushka wears Valentino's rainbow striped maxi coat, 1966.
Pierre Cardin Plays with Fur - 1966
Fox fur, that is. Pierre Cardin showed this fox trimmed white wool felt hood with many different looks for Fall/Winter 1966.
He also showed a white fox fur coat...
...and a cape trimmed at collar and hem.
I love the white, but this orange dyed fox vest captures my heart. Tha-thump. Tha-thump.
Fancy Tights - 1966
In 1966, skirt lengths were on the rise. The hosiery industry responded with fun and fancy tights in lots of open weaves, wild colors, and lush laces. I can remember my first pair of fun tights in bright neon yellow that mom bought for me in 1968. I wore them with a mini dress and patent shoes that were half white/half yellow. I loved those shoes.
Above, a Ballantyne cashmere turtleneck sweater is worn with Beautiful Bryans white lace tights. Ice cube bracelet by Vendome.
You'll see the ad for these Lady Exeter knee socks below. Here, they're worn over black tights.
Van Raalte shows "How to cope with knee-high, thigh-high, high-fashioned skirts."
"Who needs a pretty face with legs like Lady Exeter". The chantilly lace at left were ofered as tights or knee highs in black, brown, white, plum, blue, and honey. The shimmery solid geometric tights at right came in silver, brass, honey, brown, and cream.
Danskin benefited from the fashion trend by promoting their ballet tights as "not just for dancing".
And just for fun, an all-in-one stocking shoe by Nina Ricci for Herbert Levine. Silver mesh stockings are attached to pink soles with ice-cube plastic heels. ♥♥♥
Fun with Mink - 1966
I am a firm believer that if you chose to wear fur, you should always chose vintage. That keeps coats and stoles already in existence out of our landfills and at the same time doesn't support the unneeded slaughter of today's animals for fashion. In showing images of vintage furs on this blog, I hope to inspire you and show you how beautiful they can be for the modern woman.
By 1966, fur makers were playing with new color combinations and unique constructions. Enjoy these mink coats from the winter of that year.
Laurence Kaye showed the first chevron striped mink, pieced in gunmetal gray and white.
Emeric Partos mink dress with an optical illusion pattern in white, gray, and black.
Veneziani mink coat in horizontal rings of color ranging from white to dark brown.
Ben Kahn mink ski jacket with chevron stripe insets.
Maximillan double breasted coat, brown mink set off with pale beige in the front.
Weekend Eye Candy - Jeanne Lanvin, 1966
Love this wool suit by Jeanne Lanvin, 1966. 3 button plackets descend in stairstep fashion down the front of the jacket and skirt.
Photo by F.C. Gundlach
Party Hairstyles - 1966
It's never too late to start planning your look for your next big event. Be it a wedding, a ball, or a formal holiday party, here are some ideas for evening hairstyles from 1966.
In the days before extensions, these looks were accomplished with the use of falls and wiglets (and maybe a little wire).
And lots of hair spray!
My question is, how does one ride in a car with hair this big? Do you have to lean forward all night?
And do you get sued if you poke someone's eye out with your hair?
It might be easier to just cover your own hair with a cool wig.
Weekend Eye Candy - 1966
This is an image from a book of Michael Doster photographs. The picture was taken in Munich in 1966, but the book does not credit the designer of the fabulous swing-y top worn over shorts. Is it Dior, Cardin, Heim? We'll never know, but with the thigh high boots and the huge wide brimmed hat, I'm inclined to guess this outfit was by an Italian designer. Forquet? Galitzine? Fabiano? I wish I could tell you.
Geoffrey Beene - Fall 1966
After working for Harmay and Teal Traina in his early years, Geoffrey Beene started his own label in 1964. He was an immediate success. For Fall 1966, he showed several pieces in black and white check wool. All three of these photos appeared in the same issue of Harper's Bazaar.
This is Beene's own ad showing a suit with a swingy jacket and slim skirt worn with black gloves, opaque tights and Mary Jane shoes. Look how the houndstooth check on the pocket flap is perfectly matched to the check on the jacket behind the flap.
Here, a nearly identical suit by Beene in an ad for The Wool Bureau. This ad tells us that the jacket buttons up the back and it features slash pockets and a high funnel collar. Worn with a matching hat and black gloves.
The editorial section of the magazine featured this Geoffrey Beene dress with a similar swingy feel. It sold in 1966 for $185 (about $1217 in today's dollar). Shown here with a matching Lilly Daché hat, Wear-Right gloves and earrings by Sandor Goldberger. The model wears a long braided hairpiece by Mr. John Wigs.
Which do you like best?
Paris Couture - 1966
How about a little Parisian couture from the Fall of 1966 today? Yes, I thought so.
Left: Christian Dior black silk crepe dinner dress with a wide band of silver sequins at the empire waist and at the same level on the upper arm. The long sleeves are slit to the wrist.
Right: Christian Dior black silk crepe evening gown with cut-outs at the back accented with diamanté ball buttons.
This cut-out style was destined to be copied by nearly everyone. I've sold numerous 1960's cocktail dresses with interesting cut-outs at the back. This is the original.
Lanvin black silk crepe evening gown is circled in stripes of pink, acid green, and black sequins at the bodice. Interesting squared-off armholes.
Patou coatdress in cream double-faced wool that has been cut on the bias. Welted seams tame the bias. Worn with ribbed tights, kidskin boots, and a wool cap over a silk head scarf.
Left: Philippe Venet back wrap coat in neon yellow brushed wool fleece.
Right: Philippe Venet back wrap coat in cream wool fleece. Has a belt and a slit at the front hem.
OK, I have to comment on these coats. They close in the back. Interesting, but I can just see myself trying to figure out how the heck this was worn if I ever found one of these at an estate. I would more than likely have put it on the mannequin backwards and wondered why it wasn't falling correctly and why the pockets were on the back!
Yves St. Laurent grey wool coat with a flared fit and big silver disc buttons.
Yves St. Laurent black wool coat fitted at the bodice and flaring below the waist. Accented with big gold disc buttons.
Sparkle Pretty
They say you are either an ocean person or a mountain person. I am definitely an ocean gal and lucky enough to have views of the Atlantic Ocean out my windows. The depth and differing shades of greys, blues, and greens of the water change from day to day, hour to hour, and sometimes minute to minute. On sunny days, when the wind forms a light chop to the surface of the water, at just the right time, it looks like you are gazing at a surface of flashing rhinestones, a phenomenon I've come to call "Sparkle Pretty". I've never been able to capture this phenomenon with my camera, but German fashion photographer F.C. Gundlach sure did in this image from 1966. The model wears a silver brocade dress by Betty Barclay with glitter stockings and silver shoes. The sparkling water sets off the sparkling outfit to perfection. Click to enlarge the photo.
1973 Donald Brooks Coat and 1966 Vintage Furs
File this under "Lightening Strikes Twice". On Friday, I told you how rare it is to find a vintage advertisement that matches an item I am selling. Later that day, I received an email from my colleague Anthony Argo over at Frockology.com with a picture of a Lord & Taylor ad from the March 1973 issue of Vogue magazine. It showed a Donald Brooks coat with a print of peas in pods cleverly called "The Pea Coat". The coat sold for $250 in 1973 (about $1200 in today's dollar).
Vogue Magazine, March 1973
Oh look! I have the same coat for sale at my website! This Donald Brooks coat is such fun and is sure to bring a smile to everyone on those rainy and gloomy days. Thank you for sending a photo of the ad, Anthony!In other news, it snowed here in Boston last night. In case you are new to this blog, I want you to know that I hate snow. I hate cold. I hate winter. But I love Boston, so here I stay. Now, we've had early snow before, but October 18th snow? That's pushing it. It's all gone this morning, and the temps are headed back up today, but in honor of the coming winter winds, here are some vintage fur coats from 1966.
I've told you about Emeric Partos, Bergdorf Goodman's custom furrier before. This full length evening coat of Russian Crown sable is worn over gold lamé harem pajamas, both by Partos.
Also by Emeric Partos, an Empress chinchilla fur cape. Love the metallic boots!
Christian Dior combines Jasmine white Emba mink with Lutetia gunmetal grey Emba mink, tied with a mink sash at the waist.
Maximilian uses Emba mink in tourmaline for this gorgeous coat with horizontal pelts.
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