Glossy Sheen

Images from vintage magazines of the 70's, 80's and (sometimes) 90's

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Parakeet by Robyn Lambert - The Great Aussie Fashion 1984-1985

›
I just picked up this faaabulous book called 'The Great Aussie Fashion: Australian Fashion Designers 1984-1985 from Savers for $10 ...
6 comments:
Monday, February 18, 2013

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 ...
2 comments:
Wednesday, February 13, 2013

A New Number For Chanel - British Vogue June 1983

›
A sumptuous vision of Karl Lagerfeld's Chanel circa 1983 with a definite throwback to the 1930's heyday of the brand....
5 comments:
Thursday, February 7, 2013

I Should Be So Lucky - Dolly September 1991

›
By request, here is an article by Joanne Elvin, featuring the contest winners who got to meet a Home and Away star - Greg Benson, a N...
Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Spot ... Stop - Dolly October 1985

›
I love love love the pastel ice-cream colours in this spread popping out from the black and white image - so iconic.  Photogr...
5 comments:
Monday, February 4, 2013

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 ...
8 comments:
Tuesday, January 29, 2013

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!
2 comments:
Monday, January 28, 2013

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 compan...
2 comments:
Monday, January 21, 2013

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,...
2 comments:
Sunday, January 20, 2013

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 s...
Thursday, January 17, 2013

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 l...
2 comments:
Wednesday, January 16, 2013

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...
3 comments:
Tuesday, January 15, 2013

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 ...
6 comments:
Friday, January 11, 2013

Bleach Baby - Dolly June 1987

›
Here's a Fashion Workshop feature instructing on bleaching denim for some double denim outfits.  I absolutely love the band...
4 comments:
‹
›
Home
View web version

About Me

My photo
Maryanne
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
A collector and devotee of vintage magazines, especially from the 80's. This blog is dedicated to sharing my favourite images from my magazine stash and creating conversations around them. Thank you for visiting, and please do leave your comments! As a side note, as I've spent a lot of time scanning these images in, if you decide to share these images, please credit them to this blog, it would be much appreciated. :)
View my complete profile
Powered by Blogger.