Trend: 1970s influence on designer collections

The lush fabrics and bohemian designs of 1970s fashion were all over the runways for the Spring 2015 collections. Harriet Quick called the Seventies 'the decade fashion can't forget' in the Financial Times, and Vogue's Laura Weir hailed the return of 1970s 'night-time glamour'. 

Gloria Vanderbilt wearing Adolfo, Vogue 1970

Vogue, January 2015

I wanted to put together a collection of images from 1970s fashion photography that give a context to the current season. Trends are cyclical and it's interesting to see how contemporary designers are re-interpreting the decade that brought us glam rock, the 'tomboy' and of course disco. 

Gucci Resort 2015

Catherine Deneuve by Helmut Newton, 1976

Valentino Fall 2014

Lanvin advert c.1970s

Vogue Australia, 1972 

1970s style icon Margot Leadbetter

Twiggy in Biba


Grace Kelly with her family, 1974

Cybill Shepherd

Satin gown by Biba

Jerry Hall on the catwalk

Juno Says Hello has a selection of glamorous 1970s dresses, including this green and metallic silver knitted maxi dress with matching sash. Click here to view online. 

If you love vintage kaftans and maxi dresses, have a look at this post. I tried to fit in as many photos of Veruschka as I could find!

Faye Dunaway's post-Oscar breakfast, 1977

Tom Ford Fall 2014

Bianca and Mick Jagger

Jane Seymour as Solitaire in Live and Let Die (1973)


Cheryl Tiegs and Rene Russo, Vogue 1974

70s does 30s: Liza Minnelli in Cabaret (1972)

Anjelica Huston in Halston

Pam Grier

Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin


Grace Coddington by Helmut Newton, 1973

Pauline Trigère caped dress, 1973

I came across this amazing 1970s jumpsuit in the US earlier this year. It has long sheer sleeves and the culottes are made from silver woven fabric. Click here to view online. 

I've written a separate blog on how 1970s disco influenced fashion - for more images of Bianca, Studio 54 and Halston click on this link.

Gucci Resort 2015

The 1970s independent woman 

1970s fashion editorial

Fashion by Chloé in L'Officiel, 1977

Fashion's Front Row in 1974 - with DvF and Nan Kempner

Loulou de la Falaise, Yves Saint Laurent & Betty Catroux, 1978

Photograph by Jeanloup Sieff, 1978

The Seventies rediscovered the 'tomboy' as a style icon - last seen in the menswear-inspired collections of Coco Chanel in the 1930s.

Miu Miu Resort 2015

Ossie Clark fashion show, Chelsea Town Hall 1970

Anjelica Huston (right) in high-waist flares

Charlotte Rampling

Peggy Lipton (mother of Rashida Jones)

Farrah Fawcett

Romy Schneider, 1972

The wave of feminism that began in the late 1960s permeated the literature, art and fashion of the 1970s. Erica Jong's Fear of Flying (1973) introduced women to the idea of a bolder sexuality and politically radical magazines such as London-based Nova encouraged women to celebrate, rather than suppress, their instincts. 

In 1973 Playgirl was founded as a response to erotic magazines such as Hustler. At its peak it had an annual readership of over 20 million.

Fashion photography was at the forefront of this exploration of female sexuality, including this 1976 portrait by Helmut Newton: 

Iconic French photographer Guy Bourdin was known for his provocative images, offering a 'radical alternative' to mainstream fashion imagery:

See more of Bourdin's amazing photography at Guy Bourdin: Image Maker at Somerset House. The exhibition is on now until 15th March - to buy tickets online, click here. 

Donna Jordan photographed in 1977

Christie Brinkley photographed by Chris von Wagenheim, 1977

Designers such as Halston fused this spirit of emancipation with disco-inspired clothing, using new fabrics such as lurex:

Not forgetting the hair & make-up...

Joanna Lumley's trend-setting 'Purdey' haircut

There are many brilliant style manuals from the 1970s, but none more hilarious than Princess Luciana Pignatelli's 'Beautiful People's Beauty Book'. Read her biography here - and if you want to borrow the book, I have it in the studio!

To view a selection of original 1970s dresses from Juno Says Hello, please click on this link. If you would prefer to visit the showroom in Ladbroke Grove, get in touch. Feel free to come in for a browse over a glass of wine - with no obligation to buy. All purchases are gift wrapped and include a scented candle in our new tuberose fragrance.

We celebrate our 5th birthday!

Five years ago today, Juno Says Hello launched as an online boutique dedicated to sourcing and selling fine vintage cocktail dresses. Since then, our customers have made Red Carpet appearances at the Academy Awards, the Emmys and at 2011's Royal Wedding. They have caught the eye of editors to make it onto the best dressed lists at Vogue and Royal Ascot. And earlier this year, Juno Says Hello was selected as one of the Telegraph's top 50 online fashion boutiques in the UK. As word has spread we now operate also as a consultancy and archive for contemporary fashion brands and film & TV costume designers.

As we celebrate our birthday, we would like to say THANK YOU to all our amazing customers who have made the last five years such a wonderful experience.

To mark Juno Says Hello's half decade, the next five online orders will be given a DVD of The Eye Has to Travel, a 2011 documentary about the remarkable life and career of Diana Vreeland, a style icon famous for her time at Harper's Bazaar and Vogue (to watch a trailer please click here.)

Several new dresses have just been added to our e-boutique, including a spectacular 1940s gown (above), a 1960s silver lamé coat and a pineapple print dress from the 1970s. Click here to view online, or get in touch via this link to make an appointment in our Ladbroke Grove studio - while here you're welcome to borrow one of the 200+ books on vintage fashion and style in our library.

We cannot wait to dress our customers for the next five years of special events, and look forward to seeing you at the studio soon.

Fashion Week!

The Spring 2015 collections are here! Follow Juno Says Hello on Twitter and Facebook for regular updates from NY-London-Milan-Paris, including photos from the shows. 

Juan Carlos Obando Spring 2015

Christian Siriano Spring 2015

Sally LaPointe Spring 2015

We also post photographs from earlier fashion weeks:

  

Front row with Diane von Furstenberg and Nan Kempner, 1974

Anna Wintour, 1990

A fashion show in New York, 1964 by Elliott Erwitt

Remember that it's Fashion's Night Out on 23rd September! For more details of #FNO events around London please click on this link. 

My New Blog for FT"s How To Spend It

Earlier this year I met Lady Martha Sitwell, horsewoman and founder of specialist clothes design company Sitwell & Whippet. Martha makes beautiful 'habits' for women to wear when riding sidesaddle, which I write about in my latest column for the FT's How To Spend It - you can read the full article here. 

Lady Martha Sitwell. Image: Rita Nowak

Martha told me that one of her heroines was Elisabeth (or 'Sisi'), Empress of Austria, born into Bavarian royalty in 1837 and assassinated by an Italian anarchist in 1898. Sisi was a dedicated horsewoman and probably the best known female equestrian at the time. She took up fencing in her fifties and only abandoned sports when her gout made it too painful to move. She was just as committed to her beauty regime, washing her waist-length hair in cognac, bathing in olive oil and going to sleep with a face mask of crushed strawberries and raw veal (!!) to improve her skin. 

Sisi, Empress of Austria

Elisabeth's name is often associated with a trilogy of romantic films about her life starring a teenage Romy Schneider:  

Martha is currently riding sidesaddle across Mongolia to raise money for the charity Mind. To make a donation, please visit this link. 

Martha photographed for Tatler Magazine, 2011

Our dresses on Channel 4's This Old Thing

Dawn O'Porter is presenting a fantastic new series on vintage fashion and we're delighted that some of our dresses feature in the programme. The show's producers contacted Juno Says Hello last year to ask us to get involved, and you can see a selection of our dresses on both Dawn and the girls who take part in the makeovers. 

Perhaps one of the most striking dresses is the one worn by Dawn in the opening credits: a sweeping 1960s black and white caped gown. The same design was worn by Julianne Moore in A Single Man. To find out more about the history of this incredible gown, click here. To view in our online boutique, click here.

Look out for this beautiful 1960s silk dress in one of the makeovers. When I sourced this dress there were bold geometric prints all over the runways, including Richard Nicoll and Jonathan Saunders. I wanted to track down original examples of these 'stained-glass window' patterns.

We have several frocks like this in stock - click here to see a selection online. We have many more dresses in our Ladbroke Grove showroom and customers are welcome to make an appointment to come and try on before purchase. 

Nanna Sandom of Splendid Stitches

This Old Thing also shows viewers how to upcycle unloved garments hanging in the wardrobe. If you don't own a sewing machine, there are many fantastic seamstresses out there who can transform your clothes. I have written about seamstresses before on my blog for How To Spend It - you can read the full article here - and I also recommend London-based Carmen's Tailoring Studio. I have been using her for years because she is affordable and her alterations are flawless. 

We have had some wonderful press from This Old Thing - including two great mentions in The Telegraph and The Guardian. There is also a book to accompany the series, a beautifully illustrated style guide featuring several of our dresses. Thank you Dawn... looking forward to tonight's show!