Tuesday, 15 January 2013

New Wave Tatty Devine

 Very amazing document of a 1980 exhibition by Susanna Heron. For those of you that don't know, Heron made perspex jewellery in the 70s and early 80s, rather like a new wave tatty devine, and it's pretty amazing stuff. Stocked by Swanky modes amongst others at the time and now somewhat forgotten.

elephant cords, late 60s


Warhol and friends watching a performance at the factory, late sixties


Tuesday, 8 January 2013


honor Blackman and Patrick troughton are in Jason + the argonauts?! crikey..


bunch of new stuff just gone up on the site


Avangarde Hair - 1977


Phenomenally rare book that accompanied 'Wave 77', which was an industry presentation and showcase for the best working in their field. Amazing work from Trevor Sorbie, Vidal Sassoon, Brian Drumm, Tony and Guy, Jean Marc Maniatis, Renate Ludemann, Irvine Rusk, Mod's Hair, Studio Junge & Michaelis and the Hairtuning group. Full of beautiful work and highly recommended.

Cheap Chic


A superb copy of the legendary book. Amazing DIY guide to fashion and getting dressed. Contributions from Diana Vreeland, Yves Saint Laurent, Jerry Hall, Jean Paul Goude etc. and images by Antonio Lopez, Bill Cunningham, Helmut Newton et al. on how they get dressed and why they wear what they wear. Brilliant!

Baron Wolman - Groupies - A Special Report


"A Frank and Freaky Speakin with the Daughters of the Rock Revolution." Wolman's Legendary groupies project for Rolling Stone in 1969 expanded and republished in book form. Featuring the GTO's, Plaster Casters, Sally Mann, Pamela de Barres and everybody else who was around at the time. Interviews, reports, pictures and very much focusing on the girls themselves rather than the rockers they hung out with (who were no less impressive). Whilst working for Rolling Stone Wolman began to notice that aside from the usual hangers-on at concerts, there were women who "had obviously spent an inordinate amount of time and effort putting themselves together for their backstage appearance," he says. "They were not just hanging out, they were strutting." Style and fashion mattered greatly. Frank Zappa thought them important enough to form a group and produce an album under the name, The GTO's led by the legendary Pamela Des Barres. They were "a subculture of chic". Recommended.

Baron Wolman - Groupies and other girls


Scarce. The original printing of Baron Wolman's legendary Groupies project. With the GTO's, Plaster Casters, Sally Mann, Pamela de Barres and everybody else who was around at the time. Whilst working for Rolling Stone Wolman began to notice that aside from the usual hangers-on at concerts, there were women who "had obviously spent an inordinate amount of time and effort putting themselves together for their backstage appearance," he says. "They were not just hanging out, they were strutting." Style and fashion mattered greatly. Frank Zappa thought them important enough to form a group and produce an album under the name, The GTO's led by the legendary Pamela Des Barres. They were "a subculture of chic". Ace!