sighsandwhispers

Platinum & Pearls

noreply@blogger.com (Laura McLaws Helms) — Sun, 08 Jun 2014 13:00:00 +0000

Revlon ad scanned from Nova, August 1970.

Weekend Reading...

noreply@blogger.com (Laura McLaws Helms) — Sat, 07 Jun 2014 22:05:00 +0000

Photo by Louise Dahl-Wolfe from Harper’s Bazaar, July 1939.

I've been seriously amiss about posting, which I am very sorry about. While I am going to try to be better in the future, I am constantly posting on Instagram (@laurakitty), which also feeds directly to my Tumblr.

I've also started writing a column on Shrimpton Couture's Curate - all of my posts can be found here, but below are some direct links and photos from some of my favourite recent ones...

Bill Blass photographed at home by Francesco Scavullo for 'The Couturier's Private Lives', from Town & Country, September 1969.

Bianca Jagger from Viva, December 1973.

Christian Lacroix's first Haute Couture collection, Winter 1987. Photographed by Abbas.

Marlene Dietrich by Cecil Beaton.

Dream Home: A Chameleon House, 1977

noreply@blogger.com (Laura McLaws Helms) — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 18:55:00 +0000

Home and interior designed by Armand Négroni. Photographed by J.P. Trosset for L'Officiel 633, 1977.

Parasols and Poppies

noreply@blogger.com (Laura McLaws Helms) — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 19:45:00 +0000

Editorial styled by Caroline Baker and photographed by Hari Peccinotti for Nova, July 1972.

Spring! Spring! Spring!

noreply@blogger.com (Laura McLaws Helms) — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 13:00:00 +0000

Editorial by Rodolphe Haussaire from L'Officiel #635, 1977.

Leonard of the Jungle

noreply@blogger.com (Laura McLaws Helms) — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 13:00:00 +0000

Leonard ad, scanned from L'Officiel #606, 1974.

Dream Homes: A Contemporary Style in a 19th Century Home, 1976

noreply@blogger.com (Laura McLaws Helms) — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 13:00:00 +0000

Interior photographed by Cans-Beziers for L'Officiel #622, 1976.

An Evening Out, 1986

noreply@blogger.com (Laura McLaws Helms) — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 13:00:00 +0000

Sylvia Tailhandier ad, scanned from L'Officiel #713, 1986.

The Charming Lesson

noreply@blogger.com (Laura McLaws Helms) — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 13:00:00 +0000

Editorial by Patrick Bertrand for L'Officiel #626, September 1976.

The Never-Ending Winter

noreply@blogger.com (Laura McLaws Helms) — Fri, 14 Mar 2014 13:00:00 +0000

Baxi Burnall ad, scanned from Country Life, 1973.

Furs are Very Female...

noreply@blogger.com (Laura McLaws Helms) — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 13:00:00 +0000

Cybill Shepherd in Rome - photographed by Helmut Newton for Vogue, November 1973.

Helmet Head 1944

noreply@blogger.com (Laura McLaws Helms) — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 13:00:00 +0000

Photo by Louise Dahl-Wolfe for Harper's Bazaar, March 1944.

Cardin 1976

noreply@blogger.com (Laura McLaws Helms) — Tue, 11 Mar 2014 14:24:00 +0000

Pierre Cardin ads, photographed by Yoshi Takata for L'Officiel #626, September 1976.

The Woman with the Child, 1970

noreply@blogger.com (Laura McLaws Helms) — Sat, 08 Feb 2014 14:00:00 +0000

Chantal Wolf's 'La femme à l'enfant', scanned from Photo (France), June 1970.

Gingham & Platforms

noreply@blogger.com (Laura McLaws Helms) — Fri, 07 Feb 2014 14:00:00 +0000

Leleu ad scanned from L'Officiel 606, 1974.

"See-Through" Charm

noreply@blogger.com (Laura McLaws Helms) — Thu, 06 Feb 2014 14:00:00 +0000

Dioressence fragrance ad scanned from Vogue UK, November 1970.

Beauty Babe: Making Up the Face, 1977

noreply@blogger.com (Laura McLaws Helms) — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 14:00:00 +0000

Makeup by Tyen for Ultima, photographed by Patrick Bertrand for L'Officiel 629, 1977.

The Slow Glow

noreply@blogger.com (Laura McLaws Helms) — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 14:00:00 +0000

Cointreau ad photographed by Sarah Moon and scanned from Penthouse, October 1978.

Jodie Foster, 1991

noreply@blogger.com (Laura McLaws Helms) — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 20:09:00 +0000

Jodie Foster photographed by Matthew Rolston for Interview, October 1991.

Wartime Contemplation

noreply@blogger.com (Laura McLaws Helms) — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 14:00:00 +0000

Cover of Harper's Bazaar, September 1943, photographed by Louise Dahl-Wolfe.

Week-End, Winter Sports, Hunting

noreply@blogger.com (Laura McLaws Helms) — Sat, 01 Feb 2014 14:00:00 +0000

Jean Patou Boutique ad scanned from L'Officiel 604, 1973.

Eye Candy: Sandals & Shirtless Men...

noreply@blogger.com (Laura McLaws Helms) — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 14:00:00 +0000

Pino Bologna & Figli ad photographed by Gianni Rizzotti and scanned from Vogue Italia, March 1984.

Baby, it's cold outside...

noreply@blogger.com (Laura McLaws Helms) — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 14:00:00 +0000

Fourrures Max ads from L'Officiel 636, 1977.

Beauty Babe: Pearly Pastels, 1980

noreply@blogger.com (Laura McLaws Helms) — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 14:00:00 +0000

Photograph by Sveeva Vigeveno from L'Officiel 662, 1980.

The Excitement of Furs for Today's Men and Women

noreply@blogger.com (Laura McLaws Helms) — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 14:00:00 +0000

Brothers II Furs ad, scanned from Penthouse, October 1978.