What's In - Dolly Magazine 1981

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Here's a whole year of 'What's In' for 1981 !!!  From Lady Di inspired looks through to pirate and Adam Ant inspirations and finally in December 1981 - the world of colour has arrived to this section!  There is something I love in each and every one of these illustrations, but I am especially partial to June 1981 - both for the Adam Ant pirate look and I also love the new romantic look of the other girl.

What's In - Dolly Magazine 1980

Dolly Magazine, January 1980

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Dolly Magazine, November 1980

The What's In section in Dolly's was always the go-to to find out how the newest trends overseas would be incorporated into the fashions in Australia.  They always had amazing illustrations in them and I'm going to be doing a post for every year that I have of the Dolly issues.  Unfortunately I don't have all of the 1980 issues, but here is what I have.  As these illustrations are uncredited, if anyone can enlighten me as to who did them, I would be eternally grateful.  I adore adore the mod look from the June issue, but really all of them are gorgeous.

More from Dolly Magazine November 1982

Illustration accompanying a short story entitled "On her own"

Cutex Advertisement 1982

Leichner Cosmetics Advertisement 1982

Continuing on from the previous post, here are s'more images from '82 Dolly as there were far too many to condense down to one post.  The illustrations included here are just gorgeous, and another reason why these vintage Dolly's stand out from other magazines - even from the same era.  They're just so cute and colourful.

I also adore the Cutex ad, obviously showing the influence filtering down to Australia from Britain with the New Romantic/Duran Duran wave.  The Leichner ad is just super cool.  I remember my mum joined up to their monthly cosmetics deal that they used to advertise in magazines during the 80's, and just being in awe of all the little brushes, powders of all different colours and lipsticks, wondering what each of them were for.  I guess that may be why I love make up so much now.