THE CULT OF THE ZODIAC

ABRACADABRA

The Sorcery of the Late-Late Dress

Virgo sheltered in Silver

Kasper for Joan Leslie

Liquid Gold for Midnight Aquarians

Lame poured to a body-aware dress with jewel-encrusted neckline and sleeves by Larry Aldrich

Norell

Bridal pure evening dress hooded in a great cuff of shiny sequins

shaped like moonlight to surround the face. A soft flow of white silk jersey with long, loose-sleeves banded and patterned in diamond shapes with full skirt draped luxuriously as only silk jersey can achieve.

Norell's Tunic shirt at Nightfall

Paved in brilliants as light on moving water, and as fluid. The high-collared tunic's hem and sleeves are bordered in square-cut mirrors: the waist, touched with a white satin sash.

Pisces Bathed in Radiance

Fathoms of sequins - under the planetary influence of Neptune - shimmery white with cross currents of deep brown by Anne Fogarty.

For Gemini, a Brilliance of Contradictory Forces.

Magic Cat's eyes glistening with emeralds competing with a flutter of ostrich feathers - boa, cuffs, hem. A dress that tantalizes with its dual character - like a Rousseau painting. All sophistication and naivete in printed velvet by George Halley.

Planetary Influence: The Moon

Crescents of topaz on white satin by Gustave Tassell

 Libra's Sense of Balance

Grace with Lace

Brown semi-see-through overblouse ruffling at the sashed waist of a voluminous pettipoint silk and worsted skirt. By Harvey Berin

Roman Intrique

Orchid-Pink crepe with gentle angel wings sweeping from deep bracelets of crystal by Eleanora Garnett. The Gentleman, Antonello Aglioti.

Scorpio Rising

Cool and covered. A high-belted shirting of ice-gold net. Splashed with swirls of beads and drizzled glisteners by Malcolm Starr.

Para-Paisley Pervading

Gauzy flame lace with gilt tongues of light. The raised empire waist, flickered with jewelled chains. Neckline, wrist and hem, scalloped with glimmering rims. By Bill Blass for Maurice Retner.

The Clairvoyant Jewels

Monet

The Future in the Palm of Your Hands

Trifari Snake charming ring and golden serpent cuff bracelets sparkling with rhinestones and mock cabochon ruby eyes.

The Zodiac Jewel

Signs circling the arm in enameled gold. The face of Virgo, Capricorn's goat, the cherub twins of Gemini, Aquarius' water bearer, the bul of Taurus, from David Webb's collection of twelve bracelets that make up the well-jewelled year.

La Dolce Vita Beauty

Barocco

The Sunburst Plunge

Irene Galitzine

Dior

The Violet Chrysalis necklaced in gold encasing the body in brilliants.

The Gilded Tunic

Like soft and airy chain mail, feathered with tinsel, ornamented with gold and orange baubles. Festooned with necklaces and chains of gold and coral.

Sybil Connolly

Donald Davies

The Signs of the Times

Ellen Troy for Hudson

Extravagant Court Shoes  

With a sign of the Zodiac to know you by.

Edouard Jerrold

Donald Claflin of Tiffany

A Lion in Winter

A thousand feline eyes sparked forth in jewels on the silken folds of a feather-print dress. Coq and Marabou ruffle the throat, cuffs and hem. By George Halley.

The Cult of the Zodiac

Harper's Bazaar October 1968

Photography: 

Neal Barr

Hiro Wakabayashi

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DRESSES - ACCESSORIES 1968

The 'It' Girl

Penelope Tree

The brown snakeskin weskit from the Salvation Discoteque covers a throat-banded white crepe shirt by Abacadabra. The feature that packs a punch: hand-harnesses by Maison de Fou.

Photography: Bert Stern

The woman

 Ira von Furstenberg

Ira von Furstenberg, former sister-in-law of Diane von Furstenberg who married Ira's brother Egon - together forming one  of the most glamourous couples of the international social set during the seventies.

The perfect piece for the sophisticated woman. A soft-pink crepe jumpsuit unadorned but for the Hattie Carnegie diamante chains wrapped at the waist. Crepe was a delicious fabric for making the casual - sensational.

The ostrich feathered trim on the matching crepe wrap makes the ultimate statement.

By Bill Blass for Maurice Retner

Check out the ring - a real knucklebuster by Van Rouge

With a pedigree as long as her toned arm, Ira von Furstenberg bares a golden waist draped in Tiffany sea dragons. Strung out on gold chains, the jewelled dragons are Tiffany limited editions by Donald Claflin - a genius at creating designs that were whimsical as well as precious.

Photography: Gianni Penati

More body-enhancing accessories...
the great whirling earrings in mylar by Vince Pasacane. Silver beaded tassels slung from a silver sliver circlet belt by Evelyne Desbrueres

Ablaze on vermillion by Danskin, Maison de Fou earrings, Vendome bangles, Ruza Creations tassel belts and Sona The Golden One finger and hand harnesses.

Photography: Bert Stern

Such a feminine work of art by Malcolm Starr. Lavender, pink, and green beaded flowers on a white crepe mini dress. Underneath,  silvery pantyhose.

Every bit as current for today's formal occasion, faux pearls and gems scattered over the empire bodice of a Sarmi pink silk dress ribboned in green velvet. Great earrings by Richard Palan add just the right touch of innocence. The pearly tasselled anklet by Van Rouge.

Photography: Gianni Penati

Pretty Pretty

Vreeland describes it as "salvias of scarlet on thin green stems." George Halley white silk dress folded into pleats that bounce free from a high waistband. The earrings by Charles Elkaim. Marvella pearly globes on the finger. Twiggy's lightly-line the lower eyelashes.

Prettier Still

Knock-out backline and applique blossoms cover embroidered silk organza caught with a mint-green sash. A perfect mini by George Halley. Jack Gilbert earrings and a coiffure by Ara Gallant add the finishing touch to a vision of femininity.

Austrian Beauty Marisa Mell

"Schoolgirl Romantic" from George Halley. Full-skirted evening dress in lacy navy with white embroidery. The high collar, shirtcuffs buttoned in rhinestones, and a deep band at the hemline - all in white organdie.

Tiny empire top of navy blue lace deeply rounded in the front and back. The navy satin sash separates the bodice from the long float of navy and white printed silk embroidered in lacy glitter. By George Halley.

You can't beat a simple white sheath. This one by Helga, in white crepe with sparkly straps and a high waist trimmed the same. The narrow line has a high slit and bare top. Jewelled handstrap and rings on her toes by Van Rouge.

Photography: Bert Stern

The Prettiest

Catherine Deneuve

For decades, there was no one prettier, and for decades, prettier dresses have been hard to find. Deneuve is swaddled in polka dots and scallops on silk organdie trimmed with a low-slung sash of black satin. By Antonnia.

Lanvin

Dotted black organdie with a pinafore of fin-fanned ruffles caught up in a wide black belt.

Photography: David Bailey

Penelope Tree in ruffle-fresh white organdie collar and cuffs over a black leotard by Danskin and an Adolfo white organdie skirt. The collar and cuffs by Glentex. The wide-brimmed Baku hat by Adolfo. 

Photography: Bert Stern

The Greek Boy Look

Heavy black silk crepe with a deep plunge and a ring buckled high on the waist by Jacques Tiffeau for Tiffeau & Busch.

Early Lauren Hutton in grass-green knit wrapped and belted with sparklers. Junior Sophisticates

The long and short of it

Lauren Hutton in Jacques Tiffeau... right, brown on the move by John Kloss for Henri Bendel

White silk coquetry crunched with organdie ruching and bits of embroidery. Very very short for the very very long legs that exemplify the dictate: The hemline is dependent upon you - and on your legs!

Vogue's Eye View: Hemlines - Suit Your Legs
Photography: Bert Stern

The Fabulous Face

Marina Schiano

Gold chains by Bergere

Photography: Gene Laurents

Vogue March, 1968

Hemlines - Suit Your legs

Photography: 

David Bailey

Gianni Penati

Bert Stern

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