Boutique culture in the late sixties

2 indespensable guides to where to shop and who shops there.

Rococo and Co. / 1985

More 'Jill' amazingness, this time with Caroline Baker on styling duties.

Bodymap

Think this came from an issue of Jill, circa '84, before it flew off the shelf and into the pocket of a collector. A nice 6 page special on Stevie Stewart and David Holah's legendary Body Map. According to a couple of people who were around in the 80's, for a few years Body Map was everywhere. Surely by now a retrospective is in order..

Guy Bourdin's Exhibit A

A few choice pages from 'Exhibit A'

swanky modes!

As seen in here 1977..

Stars of the New Wave no.2 - Boy London

This is amazing. Featuring Sadie Frost, Soo Catwoman and Suby Barnes amongst others (all faces of the time).

Elisabeth Dijan / Les Incroyables / 1985

Brilliant shoot taken from Dijan's 'Jill'.

Anders Holmquist / The Free People / 1969

Maybe one of the best books that came out immediatly after Woodstock.

Splash Hits 1965

Lyle Bonge / The Sleep of Reason / 1974

Mardi Gras never looked so amazing (or sinister).

Late Seventies Roller Disco

Vita Miezitis and Bill Bernstein's Brilliant Night Dancin'- an indespensable guide to New York nightlife in the late seventies. Aside of covering

Haruko Wanibuchi and Kansai Yamamoto

Former Avedon Assistant Tad Wakamatsu's 1970 book 'Ipy Girl Ipy' is, as everybody knows, amazing. Also amazing is that Kansai Yamamoto did the costumes. These images are from First and Last, which is kind of a retrospective celebration of the original book, with lots of outtakes, interviews and texts. As the original Ipy Girl was a nude book, there wasn't so much in terms of clothing, so this is the first time Yamamoto's full designs have been seen. Enjoy!

Stars of the new wave no.1 - Judy Frankland

Blitz Kid Judith Frankland's graduate collection from 1980, seen here in Viz magazine. You can catch up with her current activities here: the swell life

Scenes by David Bailey / March 1969

Definitely one of his more surreal pieces of work..

Juergen Seuss - London Scene 1969

A brilliant work from the lesser know Juergen Seuss.

A pre soft focus David Hamilton

Johan van der Keuken's Wij Zijn 17 - 1955

Here's one you no doubt know of already- Keuken's 'We are 17'.

Superstylist Caroline Baker

Claude Nori / Vacances a L'italienne

David O'List out of 'The Nice'

Having a read of the January 1968 issue of Nova.

Ellen Von Unwerth shoots Crepax's Valentina, 1984

Very early Ellen Von Unwerth shoot..

Penelope Tree

Vepres Laquees : Le Palace, Le Main Bleue and Les Bains Douches

This is an amazing book! documents the faces of Le Palace, Le Main Bleue and Les Bains Douches. Inside it is Karl Lagerfeld (at the masked

Early Guy Bourdin

Ken Pate : Roquette Rockers

 

Ken Pate's subculture classic Roquette Rockers- the kids of the Rue de la Roquette in the 11e arrondissement. Brilliant, and very unique images of Parisian rockers in the early 70s,

Senti Roman - Nobuyoshi Araki

 

Visually striking, uncommon Araki photo novel. One of his better books and a fine early example of Araki's first person narrative style.

Erotoscope - Jean Claude Peretz / Raymond Abiego

 

Brilliant flipbook, featuring 3 models, in 12 layers of dress, nudity and hairstyles, with thousands of possible combinations. "Trois filles ensorcelantes!!! habillez-lez ou déshabillez-les! selon vos goût, votre humeur, au gré de votre fantaisie. 26568 combinaisons possible." Incredible.

Sam Haskins - Cowboy Kate and other stories

Was shown as part of 'The Open Book: A History of the Photographic Book from 1878 to the Present'. Important second book by Haskins, beautifully printed in gravure in Switzerland. A superb copy of the narrative, nude cult classic.

Chloe Sevigny for Opening Ceremony

Really nice lookbook in the format of a flipbook, with of course, the looks, and drawings by Marika Thunder, Rita Ackerman, Lizzie Bogatos, Benjamin Cho, Dan Colen, Matt Damhave, Amy Gartrel, Lily Ludlow, and Spencer Sweeney. An excellent presentation.

Mary Quant's London

Slim, elegantly designed volume issued at the time of the Quant dress exhibition at Kensington Palace. Lots of great pictures, some unpublished elsewhere.