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Great architectual vintage hairstyle photographed by Irving Penn for French Vogue.

I kept telling myself to scan some of the gorgeous black and white photographs from the 2nd world exhibition of photography: woman book that i had for sale in the shop. When it sold just recently i had no more time to procrastinate on it.
The 60s exhibition catalog has such amazing vintage photos of beautiful women, this is my selection of favorites.

Model with big hair by fashion photographer Franco Rubartelli for French Vogue.

Sophia Loren resting against Carlo Ponti in between scenes of the movie Arabesque at the Kremlin. Photgraphy by Tazio Secciaroli.

Portrait of a Swedish girl by Kurt Berglund.

Model in mirror photographed by Henry Grossman for Life Magazine.

Actress Marisa Mell during the movie shoot for Casanova '70 in Rome by Tazio Secciaroli.

Ormond Gigly photographed the models at Ford Model Agency in New York in the 60s.

Model and actress Donyale Luna photographed by Charlotte March.

On one of my latest thrifting trips i found this amazing little booklet called 'Fashion at Singer' spring/summer edition 1971. Lucky me!

A preview of Singer’s bright and lovely spring summer fabric collection. The pages assemble a sample of brilliantly colored, silky prints, fragile looking, cool sheers, soft, lightweight woolens, and infinitely wearable, packable knits.. all ready at the Singer Sewing Centers.
The booklet is an idea bank, full of suggested combinations of patterns, fabrics, buttons and trims to adopt as is or adapt to your individual taste.

Red, white and blue takes to the beach. McCall’s Misses pattern 2363 looks smashing under a red stretch terry sun.

How to look dreamy at home.”Water prints”, flower prints, or pastel knits look equally soft and feminine in McCall’s Misses 2711 pattern.

Bees and chickens, kittens and giraffes make happy dresses for happy little girls.

Geometrics, plan and fancy. Shown at their best in the simple slim lines of McCall’s sewing pattern 2740.

Now i have this sudden urge to go through my vintage fabric stash and spend some time behind my Singer sewing machine!

Going through a vintage fashion magazine, the Dutch version of the German Burda Moden (burda fashion) from December 1969, i came across this pantyhose ad.
The girls look so happy in their 'perfect fitting pantyhose'.
It reminds me of the guerrilla video shoot Kelly Cutrone did for DKNY in the last episode of Kell on Earth. Don't you think these girls could have been her power girls back in '69? Celebrating their femininity with the Bellinda pantyhose instead of the DKNY wrap sweaters in 2010.

In the 60's they didn't translate the entire Burda magazine for the foreign markets. Only the cover and the pattern instructions. All bylines, editorial pieces and advertisements were just printed in German.
My German isn't too great, but not too bad either, this is what i understand of the ad text:

Change awakens on the Mall. Perfection. No eye twitching. Hard Manner; the Queens' guards. Nevertheless: the improbable happens. Guards risk an eye. 7 Bellinda girls wearing the bellinda stockings - Eyecatching even for those with the bearskin hats. Women know that. Therefore the pantyhoses are liked by millions.

From Ariadne Craftmagazine September 1971

Really? If i could knit better, i could knit this coat?
I would wear it everyday! With pride and a smile.
And that belt! I adore!

Happy Birthday to my lovely Mama!
(photo featured here before)

Or maybe better said, Mad Men, Very Knitking.
Recently i've been catching on (catching up on) watching Mad Men. I love it, watching episodes back to back (mid Series 3 now) and obviously i love all the decor, the props used and the fashions!
My guess is that the stylists of Mad Men have gone through lot of magazines like Knitking.

My knitting skills go back to when i was a young young girl and they go no further than the basic stitches. But flipping through a stack of these Knitking magazines from the early seventies makes me wish i was better at it! (i know MM is set in the 60s)

Guess it's time to pick up where i left off and start to figure out how to read the patterns so i can whip up some of these wonderful outfits!

Still, even without being able to make the clothes, i really enjoy looking at all the photographs.
Look at those shoes! I remember my mom had platform cork shoes like that too! I was very fascinated by them. To be honest, i still am!

Note: The magazine with the 3rd photo in it, is now up in my shop! So check it out if you want to purchase, or just look at more images from inside the magazine!