Dolly Magazine March 1987

March 1987
Model Alison Brahe
Photography Graham Shearer

Animal Magnetism fashion spread
Photography Grant Matthews

It seems I've caught Alison Brahe fever!  She looks quite fresh faced and timeless on this cover, the velvet bow is from Sportsgirl, and it's funny to see how du jour these headbands are at the moment, and often credited to Gossip Girl as the origin of the trend - I think not!  Actually it probably went even further back to the 1930's or the 1940's I am thinking.

I love this fashion spread, although I had to do a little retouching to the cover and the spread itself as there was some extensive discolouration and creases.  I tried my best, and hope it's not too obvious.

Dolly Magazine September 1991

September 1991
Model Alison Brahe
Photography Michael Schenko

Pattern Clash fashion spread
Photography Bill Georgoussis

Okay, so back when I was a pre-teen, Alison Brahe (the cover model for this issue) was the bees knees.  She was consistently voted most popular model, and she had the knack to be both approachable and drop dead gorgeous at the same time.  She ended up marrying Cameron Daddo and upon googling her, I have come to find out she and Cameron did an interview with New Idea saying they were broke and suffering from marriage problems - oh dear!

The model in this fashion spread I also remember a lot from Dolly issues of this early 90's era, and her name is Annabel.  I do have a soft spot for the early 90's revival of the 60's flower power prints and swing tops and dresses, oh and I can't not mention the SUPREMELY 90's guy holding the boom box hahahaha.

Morrissey in The Face, June 1986

Morrissey
The Face
June 1986

Adore adore adore this man and everything he stands for and represents - how utterly desolate this world would be without his music.  Meat definitely IS Murder!

School's out, so here's a new post to celebrate!

Joanne and Susan from the Human League
The Face
June 1986

And what better way to celebrate than with the Human League girls in this picture that I have rarely seen out and about.  The colour composition of the photograph is gorgeous, photography was by Steve Tynan.  I'll endeavour to post a lot more now that I have a ton of free time.

Dolly Magazine August 1986

August 1986
Model Meredith Salenger
Photography Andrew Southam

B&W fashion spread
Photography Graham Shearer

The cover of this issue is not in the best nick as you can clearly see, but I felt this B&W spread was far too good to lay dormant.

I knew there was something that seemed familiar about the cover girl, and when I googled her name I found that she was in Dream a Little Dream with the two Corey's!!  Classic film indeed! Back in the height of Corey fever, my older sister used to write 'Corey' all over her books and I'm sure if it actually existed back then, she would have called the Corey Hotline.  Phew... that was a bit of a Corey sidetrack....

Dolly Magazine July 1991

July 1991
Model Anna Louise Gould
Photography Tony Duran

Super sleek 60s fashion spread
Photography Daniela Federici

After a long hiatus, and a big batch of Dolly magazines sent to my door increasing my collection to over 100 issues, here is a new upload.

I love the Breakfast At Tiffany's reference and even though this is from 1991, all the looks are quite timeless.  The last picture kind of makes me think of Enid in Ghost World.

Dolly Magazine April 1988

April 1988
Photography Martyn Thompson
Model Sally

'Everything's Rosy' Fashion Feature
Photography Martyn Thompson

After a brief hiatus, here we have a new post!  We've now skipped through to 1988 with a Rosey feature from Dolly Magazine - a very atypical look for the late 80's.  I'm a big fan of mary jane's and especially with a floral embellishment!

Enjoy!

Happy Easter! Dolly Magazine April 1981

April 1981
Photography John Pinfold
Model Hanne Worsoe 

'No Sweat Dressing' fashion feature

Happy Dolly Easter to you!  And what better way to celebrate that festive time of the year when easter egg gorging reigns, than with a roller skating special (well in my mind anyhow) - perhaps as a way to burn off all that delicious, scrumptious chocolate!

Dolly Magazine's take on New Romantic, March 1982

'The New Romantics' Fashion Feature

Here are some more images from the March '82 Dolly that I posted earlier on, and they show a kind of localised Australian version of the New Romantic movement which originated in the UK.  It is kind of a watered down version of the movement, as most things in Australia tend to be, but it does have an element of innocence and genuineness that I like.  The pictures kind of look to me like the kind you take at home before you head out to a concert (maybe the shot where the models are posing on the couch with the carpet showing makes me come to that idea).  If you're keen to find out more about the style and essence of the New Romantic movement then you must check out the Blitz Kids website.