Vidal Sassoon Advertisement - British Vogue June 1983

These ads from Vidal Sassoon are so WOW!  Kinda reminding me of an image collaboration between Visage and Roxy Music.  The photography is credited to Spencer Rowell.

Max Factor Advertisement - Dolly February 1980

A cute and very 1980 advertisement for eye pencils from Max Factor.  Hmmm... I'll take all ten colours!

Vegemite Advertisement - Dolly Summer Spectacular 1983

Happy belated Australia Day and to celebrate here is a true blue dinky-di ad for Vegemite (back when Kraft was an Australian owned company).  You can't get more patriotic than this ad!  (Well I can't anyway as I'm the least patriotic person out there, and I do like vegemite so this is the best I can do).

Koala Shoes Advertisement - Dolly November 1987

This ad just screams the 80's!  From the shoes with cutout shapes, to the pastel pink boom-box, to the kid posing with the sunglasses, I mean what's not to like?!

Esprit Advertisement - Dolly January 1987

A vibrant Esprit advertisement (seeing as whenever I post Esprit ads, they are always so popular) featuring Carla McCrie, a 17 year old student.  I love bold colours of knits layered and contrasted with each other.  It is a good good look indeed.

Suntan Vs. Reef Tan Advertisement - Dolly December 1983

By request, here is take 2 of the suntan vs. Reef tan advertisement spread.  I think this is the one that was in the pages of Dolly a lot during the early 80's and not the other one.  And in this one, those with the so called 'suntan' actually look better in my opinion than their oiled up counterparts.  That guy with the goggles looks pretty serious about the big debate though.

Leichner Make-Up Advertisement - Dolly December 1983

A mini post today, but it's quality over quantity with this faaabulous Leichner make-up advertisement.  The model is very familiar, I am sure her name appears somewhere in my pile of Dolly's, and when I find it I'll update this with the info.

Reef Tan Advertisement - Dolly December 1982

This is one of those ads that appeared in almost every Dolly issue during the early 80's.  It's just so funny how it tries to depict the couple without the Reef tan as dorky whereas those with the glistening Reef tans are having the time of their lives!  I like how obvious advertising was back then actually!

K-Mart Hi-Time Fashion Advertisement - Dolly October 1987

A cute little ad showcasing a range of watches at K-Mart (some looking remarkably like copies of Swatches...).  This came from the October issue of Dolly from 1987.

Hang Ten Advertisement - Dolly October 1982

Hang Ten - 1982 style.  It was cool to see that they weren't just a surf/beach brand back then, and they actually did have more formal separates like the white shirt red pant combo.  I don't think they're still stocked in Australia any longer, but I'm sure if they were the designs wouldn't be as cool as these!

Ojay Advertisement - Dolly October 1982

I absolutely adore this advertisement from the Australian retail clothing chain Ojay.  In the early 80's editions of Dolly, Ojay fashions featured quite heavily and their fashions were cute and du jour.  It was quite sad to hear recently that they have been put in the hands of administrators (meaning they're closing) but it's kind of not that hard to see why.  Unfortunately I didn't find their fashions to be all that exciting lately - I guess they were targeting an older demographic - I just wish they would have stayed as cool as this ad!

Lindy Lane Advertisement - Dolly December 1986

Sticking to my pledge of doing at least an image a day - here's an advertisement for the clothing brand Lindy Lane.  Their clothes and ads were featured quite a lot in Dolly - especially from 1986 onwards and I just thought this ad was eye catching.  Enjoy!

Brian Rochford Advertisement - Dolly September 1986

Following from the previous post, I found another fabulous Brian Rochford ad - this time from 1986.  I love the pop art influenced wind cheater with the freestyle Reebok aerobics sneakers (I managed to buy a pair of similar ones a few years ago when they re-issued them but with a lilac trim).

Brian Rochford Australia Advertisement - Dolly November 1987

I have had a bit of a hiatus from regular posting as I've had a bit of a dry spell with the magazines I have, but thanks to a lovely person contacting me, I now have every issue besides about two from 1980 through until 1987 and I have so many issues to pore through!

So here is a little post to tide you over, with the lovely Alison Brahe modelling for Brian Rochford Australia.  I have quite a few pics of Alison Brahe and I'm thinking it might be time for another Alison post soon!

South Pacific Advertisements - 1982

Dolly Magazine August 1982

Dolly Magazine September 1982

Here's a couple of advertisements for clothing label South Pacific, I don't know much about them except that their wares featured heavily within the pages of Dolly during 1982 and that their ads are cute.  I'm not sure of the models names, but I think one of them was either Melanie or Melissa and another was in Dolly a lot.  I wonder which came first - the label or the song by the amazing Australian band The Dugites....

Norma Lissek Advertisement - POL Magazine November 1982

A sweet advertisement I picked out of this issue of POL Magazine from 1982.  I had a quick google search on the designer Norma Lissek and managed to find out she now buys for a little shop in Geelong which is quite cool that she's still doing what she loves.  I wonder what she'd think now of her designs here.  Personally I think they're sweet and I especially like the royal blue/white combo (top right in the first picture).

Katie Pye Advertisement - POL Magazine July 1981

What a rarity - a Katie Pye advertisement!  Katie Pye is an Australian fashion designer and I first became familiar with her clothes through an exhibition that was held at NGV in 2007/2008.  She also designed the clothes featured in the Australian band Pseudo Echo's clip Listening.

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Flamingo Park Advertisement - POL Magazine November 1982

A fabulously colourful + kooky advertisement for Flamingo Park - the fabulous store from inimitable designers Jenny Kee and Linda Jackson.  When Jenny Kee did her line for Target a few years ago, I bought the black and white print in the bottom left hand corner in the form of a doona and I adore it to bits!

Fiorucci Advertisement - Vogue Australia September 1978

A really cool, colourful, fun and above all characteristically Fiorucci advertisement from 1978.  As I don't think we have Fiorucci here at all in Australia, I had a look at their website (linked above) and saw that they're pretty much staying true to that aesthetic to this day.  It's kinda cool to see they're doing a collaboration with Ikea - and have a range of ice-cream lamps that I would loooove to own, but alas...

Esprit Advertisement - Vogue Australia July 1982

A quick mini post as I'm a little sick with a cold .... thought I'd satisfy the masses with this one seeing as the Esprit advertisements are always one of the most popular posts on here. 

I really like this one, but am questioning the need to have the topless guy in the centre!