The Rock Star Knack...And How to Get It--1974

Want to dress like Ziggy my little lambs? Or how about the boys from Slade? Well here's your definitive contemporary guide. Published thirty-seven years ago this month in Circus Raves music magazine, this article actually gives a pretty good summary of the various styles prevalent in popular performers' wardrobes at the time. It also gives mention to some of the shops and designers they used. It's a great guide!
The thing most of my beloved readers will find most interesting is on the last page under the heading 'Nostalgia'. Apparently the 1974 term for 'Vintage'. Interestingly...and very wrongly...the writer of the article says of Nostalgia:

"But really, how far can nostalgia go anyway? There are only so many defunct TV series and Humphrey Bogart movies to draw from."

I beg to differ!!!.....and I'm sure many of you will to, won't you petals??? If they only knew then what we know now, eh?




***Here's some scans I made of my copy of the magazine. As per usual, simply click on the images and magnify to read the entire article....







Here are a few photos of some of the lovelies mentioned in the article.....














Now, go on my dears and get fabulous!! You know you want to....

VINTAGE BOW TIES!!!!

My dears, I don't know how to explain why your beloved narrator has managed to accumulate a large collection of bow ties. They just seem to find me! As this is a random post day....or at least it was an hour ago, I'm a bit late posting today...I thought, 'Hmmm. What's more random than a girly with a bunch of men's clip on ties?'

So here they are. The ages range anywhere from the late 1940's to the early 1960's, they're all clip-ons, and they're all loverly! Several of these belonged to my grandfather. The extra tiny bow ties and the itty bitty clip-on tie were my dad's when he was a little boy in the very early 1950's. I've been searching for more of the kiddle ties, but they seem a bit harder to come by.





















Update on getting my real size back...Two weeks ago, I couldn't get any of my trousers buttoned. Today I can get them buttoned without too much effort, so I'm probably back down to a 0 at the mo. They're still a bit too tight to wear though. I'm determined to wear them two weeks from today!!

Dolly xx