NEW WOMAN

I keep seeing these images, mainly from Chloe AW10 but also from all the street style photographers and bloggers, that remind me of Brian Duffy photographs from the late 1970's. Scale, volume and colour were so different, and so much softer - at once more covered up but so much more open and less aggressive. The strong simple details are beautiful.

The Chloe AW10 images are from the Love Magazine blog, and the girl in the black jeans & Ferragamo jumper is a photo by Garance Dore. The Brian Duffy photo is from French Elle from 1979.

WHAT SHALL WE DO TODAY, BRAIN

The same thing we do everyday, Pinky. Try to take over the world.

The exciting news is I've got a new job. This isn't facebook, so I'm not going to bore you with the details, but it's back to jeans after my hiatus in trend & development and as such I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to post with such frequency, as I'm going to have to figure out what's stuff to share and what's stuff for me to keep! I'm super excited though as the brand combines premium denim with a vintage vibe and is clearly destined to take over the world.

I guess I'm being a little coy as I'm not sure that I'm going to post who it's with. Is that weird? Anyway, my secret alter ego and I are willing to post some cool photos from the brand's website which cover a little bit of their heritage and are also lovely inspiration for 1970's denim. Look how the models smiled so nicely back then. The last photo is just nice and a current one, so for those of you who recognise the brand, it's no big mystery I'm sure.

EBAY MADNESS #9b

Continuing with the vintage denim pieces on IndieCultVintage...

Piece 1: 70's disco denim bell bottom jumpsuit. Zip all the way up the front. Giant bell bottom flares. High waist. Flap pockets on chest and bum. Supermodel length with almost a 36 inseam. Unworn, New Old Stock with tags. Inseam: 35.5, rise 10, ankle 12.25.

Piece 2: 80's skinny tuxedo bow jeans. Yellow faded marbled acid wash. Skinny legs. High Waist. Zipper ankles with tuxedo bows. Inseam 27, rise 11, ankle 4.5. Stretch.

Piece 3: Acid wash leather lace up jean shorts. High waist. Leather lace up corset back with tiny tuxedo points too. Four pockets.

EBAY MADNESS #9a

Shall we check in with IndieCultVintage. There are fully 6 amazing pieces, so I'm going to spread them out over 2 days so I don't overwhelm my crazy denim quotient for the day. These first 3 make me think of the stuff that Alexander Wang is doing in denim.

Piece 1 is described as a vintage bleach wash high waist jumpsuit. Skinny legs, skinny torso. Zipper ankles + pockets. Zipper front. Pearl snap side belt straps. Rise ,12 Inseam 31-32, Ankle 5.

Piece 2: vintage 80's green acid wash cocoon denim jacket. Teal blue created from a green + navy acid wash. Scallop hem. Open front. Two pockets.

Piece 3 is a vintage 80's cropped denim acid wash tux jacket. Bold acid wash, not faded. Cropped tuxedo design with double breasted front. Skinny fit.

70'S FASHION - VINTAGE FASHION ADS

On the surface, the book '70's Fashion: Vintage Fashion & Beauty Ads' looks supremely tacky, but it's a goldmine of imagery and shapes from shoes to glasses, and especially jeans. There's also a few great ads for sewing machines, zips and thread, the best of which has the tagline: 'Motorcyles are a thing with Karen and Carl. He does a great quiche lorraine. She's into Yoga. He makes their jewelry. She made these clothes.' He makes their jewelry. Genius.

Anyway, I'm just posting my favourite jeans ones for now, but I may come back for Karen and Carl if someone would like to see the clothes that Karen made.