Scrambled - Dolly magazine August 1985

August 1985
Model Claudia McCarthy
Photography Ken Middleton
Hair & Make-up Aaren

'Scrambled'
Photography Clive Smith
Styling Aaren

A different kind of editorial for Dolly..... it kind of reminds me more of something you'd see in 'The Face' magazine as opposed to a teen Australian magazine.  I am very curious as to who this 'Aaren' is who styled both the cover and this shoot, and alas I could not find any information on him/her at all.  Not too sure whether I would personally wear a jumper as pants, but I can see where they were going with it and for the shoot it looks great.  I adore the hair and make-up particularly in this - the yellow eyeshadow/pink eyeliner combo really works.

Cherry Lane Advertisements

Dolly February 1985

Dolly February 1987

Dolly November 1984

Dolly July 1985

Dolly December 1991

Dolly May 1985

As promised, here is a selection of advertisements from Cherry Lane.  I tried to look up a bit of information online about them in terms of how long they traded for, but alas found nothing.  The ads don't appear in any issues that I have before '85 though, and judging by the '91 ad here, they went through until the mid 90's perhaps.  I've always found their ads to be interesting and I'm thinking they specialised in cotton separates.

Ready To Wear - Dolly June 1984

A stunning editorial here with photography by Graham Shearer no less.  This appears in this issue of Dolly.  And it only dawned on me now that the brunette model in this is the cover girl (I know I'm a little slow)... but she looks really different on the cover.  I wish the shot of her wearing the tartan beret made it to the cover - it would have looked a lot more striking.  This spread is also a nice compliment to  this clash of the tartans fashion spread from Dolly the following year - also by the genius Graham Shearer.

Lindy Lane Advertisement - Dolly July 1987

I think I remember this ad from back when ... but what I definitely do know, is that I emulated this look around this time - the whole ra-ra skirt paired with bike shorts look.  I probably was highly influenced by the Locomotion video clip by Kylie Minogue as well though - actually that would have been my main influence as I was obsessed with Kylie and Jason at this time.

Not Fade Away - Dolly March 1983

Photographer Richard Peake

This fashion spread didn't scan in as well as it looks in the magazine itself unfortunately, but still striking nonetheless.  I knew instantly that the jeans the girls are wearing are Faberge as I picked a pair up just like the ones the girl on the right is wearing in the last image at an op-shop ages ago and remember them well.  (Although I did end up getting rid of them as the zip was just waaaay to long and high and they just weren't flattering in the slightest)!

This spread is from the issue I featured in this post so I chose not to scan the cover in again.

Throwaway Fashion - Dolly December 1981

This gorgeous little two-page mini fashion spread is the punkiest I've seen Dolly magazine ever get!  It's kind of a cleaner, sweeter version of punk - the girl wearing the multi-coloured head piece definitely reminds me of the Blitz Kids and that's a very good thing indeed!

This spread is in the Annie Jones issue from a couple of posts ago - it is a fabulous issue, and I will be posting more to come from it shortly.

Swatch Advertisement 1985

Appeared in Dolly Magazine August 1985

My all time favourite ad from Swatch - ever (and that includes all those amazing Pop Swatch ads, which I'll do a feature on at some point down the track).  This particular advertisement re-appears in many magazine issues that I have and is just so bubblegum pastel pop!  If you didn't have a Swatch you definitely weren't cool...

Dolly Magazine February 1981

February 1981
Model Belinda Beckley
Photographer Bob Donaldson

I've been trying to stick with posting at least once a day, so here goes!  This spread is kinda daggy in terms of the fashion, but sweet at the same time.  Some of the outfits do not date well at all, but a couple have fared well including the yellow polka dot/stripy pant combo and the stripy playsuit in the last picture (in my opinion anyway) enjoy!