Self Titled - Dolly January 1986

A rock 'n' roll themed spread featuring the fictional Dolly model girl band called 'The Caterpillars' - maybe because they're long and lean?!  I actually wish they did release some material as they sure do have the image down pat.  My favourite image has to be the one with the car door as the feature starring Imogen and Julie .. a really interesting angle.

Top Hats - Dolly January 1986

Hope you enjoy this feature on hats from this '86 issue of Dolly.  With photography by Christian Lemech, and hair and make up by Aaren.  I think the main reason why I chose this spread is that show stopping newspaper hat shot - magnifique!

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.

A Parisian Eye View Of Summer - POL Magazine January 1980

A stunning little feature from POL Magazine of January 1980 (the year and month I was born) featuring the latest from the Parisian high fashion catwalks.  I simply adore the black and white Montana look - the makeup on the model is pure perfection.  Photography in this piece is by Pierre Vauthey.

Along Party Lines - Dolly January 1982

A faaaaaabulous 1982 party dress feature here featuring lots of drop-waisted dresses, taffeta and harem style pants.   So so so adorable.  I love the layout of the pages with the rips and the streamer picture reminds me so much of Clare Grogan of Altered Images!  I actually have a dress very similar to the bow one ... I must check the label to see if it's by 'Pipps' as well.

A Sunburnt Country - Dolly January 1989

January 1989
Model Natalie Kirk (Covergirl Winner)
Photography Warwick Orme

I'm not really the outdoorsy type, but there is something about how this Sunburnt Country spread is shot that I really love.  It is shot by the same photographer as the cover photo, and stars the Covergirl contest winner of 1989 - Natalie Kirk who was all of 13 years of age at this point!  The outfits she's wearing on their own are unremarkable, but have been styled really well to fit the earthy theme.

Cover Girl Contest - Dolly January 1988

January 1988
Model Kate Fischer (Covergirl winner)
Photography Marco Franchina

Seeing as there's been a few comments wondering about the various Dolly Covergirl winners, I thought I'd do a post featuring one.  The winner for this year - 1988 was Kate Fischer who achieved notoriety for a number of things including being engaged to James Packer, and starring in the film Sirens alongside Elle Macpherson.

I do think out of all the finalists, she does stand out the most, although Talitha reminds me a lot of Heather Chandler in the film Heather's (one of my favourite films of all time).  It's funny to see Guy Pearce and Craig McLachlan in the shots during their Neighbour's hey-day.  I loved Craig's character so much that I named my Cabbage Patch doll Henry after him hehe!