VREELAND'S VOGUE

"On the beam, - a shiny fake-silver star hitched to a hank of hair."
Necklace-pendant by Clark for William de Lillo.

Scassi

"Look what beautiful things Scassi has done with sari cloth - made a little gypsy, left, in gauzy white with red print. And matching red print for a gypsy scarf, wrapped tight to the head, the ends streaming. Right, his wide deep decolletage in orangey-red sari cloth with short, tight sleeves, flashed of gold...plus fringy tassels to wrap up the arm."

Saint Laurent

Y is the first letter of Yes

And of Young.

And of Yves.

And of You?

Mocuhe in Mainbocher

"Black crepe one-shouldered tunic curving like petals over knife-pleated black chiffon with a flutter of jeweled butterflies by Sonia Younis of Tiffany."

Mainbocher's white silk crepe shirtdress, diamante buttons, pale blue at the waist belted with diamante buckle.

Amber and brown over a long flow of white wool challis, crossed at the neck, worn with a choker of giant angelskin coral, from Tiffany.

Veronica Hamel

in 

Galanos

Pintucked white wool jersey, deep slash from neck to midriff.

"A shining paradox, smothered with gold Victorian roses and new as the coming decade an adorable little lace chemise tumbling over its sash of braided chain."

"Nine-tenths coat tossed over streamer-sashed pants. Silvery white -lace flowers misted over a jewel-blazed top." MacCarthy lace.

"Flung long as a Persian tunic and open from bosom to hem - a pleat at the side of each leg adds a flash of width to the gunmetal lame pants." Lame threaded with Lurex."

Vogue November 15, 1969

Editor-in-chief: Diana Vreeland

Photography: Avedon

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WATCH THIS !

Time On The Cuff

Open gold cuffs studded with turquoise and set with an unnumbered squared coral watch by Piaget.

Strapped For Time

Top left - dark blue dial by Tissot. Top right - Big and Bright orange faced watch by Gruen. Below left - Rolex classic. Below right - octagonal patterned gold face and case set on a wide black alligator strap from Lucien Picard.

Big Time Shine

Left - a big electric Timex with black Roman numerals. Top right - Sheffield's no-number brushed gilt dial on a shiny red band. Middle right - Dynasty watch deep-set in a golden doughnut. Bottom right - Old England's beach watch, black in a red detachable case.

Big Time Silver

Schiaparelli's silvery watch held like Saturn in a silvery ring, laced to the leg on a silvery tape ... a stand-up hunk of silver ring by Manette.

Big-Time Ornamentation

Jewelled Cuffs and Strapping Watches

Vogue November 1969

Photography: Richard Avedon

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THE WAY WE WORE - JANE BIRKIN 1969

"Jane Birkin's Got What It Takes - London Snap, Paris Dash"

"Jane Birkin, greeny-blue eyes clear as the sparkle on a perfect day, shiny brown hair polished as chestnuts. She's got half a dozen films just behind her and plenty of fashion time to enjoy all this London snap and Paris dash."

Above, the newest pet in London - a python weskit by Jane Muir.

At Left, the python weskit over a snaky long brown silk jersey dress falling in bias folds. Jewels by Zolotas.

At right, Ossie Clark's great beige,black, and red checquered kerchiefs floating over a veil-of-chiffon tunic and red-flowered black crepe pants. The print is Celia Birtwell.

Jane in a flap-yolked jersey tunic-shirt green as the Chantilly woods. The pants, jacquarding down each leg taking turns at mossy green, violet, and pale grey. Turnout by Mic Mac.

Tier upon tier of russet suede whirling up and about a laced tunic over knee-long pants by Ossie Clark. Boots by Francois Villon.

Jane Birkin flapped, tabbed, and belted by Mic Mac in grey suede trench coat over pale-grey jersey pants - ambling down an alee in the hedge-lined Parc de Saint Cloud.

At right - the fringe detail.


Jane Brikin's Got What it Takes
Vogue November 1969
Photography: Patrick Lichfield

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VRRRRUSCHKA

Veruschka flashing bodyworks, leather and silver metal forged by her jewellery-designing sister, Catharina von Lehndorff.

Stone-studded silver disc at the center of a wrap of leather. At the hip - a silver hip belt held by silver chains. Black silk shirt and scarf by Cerruti.

Long black-and-brown thongs, ringed with silver, slung low under a wide brown leather belt, enormous silver buckle. Black leotard by Danskin, black-and-white Cerruti scarf.

Big-time Ways to Take the Body Wrap
Vogue November 1969
Photography: Franco Rubartelli

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VOGUE'S EYE VIEW OF NOVEMBER 1969

Lauren Hutton 

The chonmage ... traditionally speared with attenuated shapes of ivory or tortoiseshell: here a dinosaur spine of Georg Jensen silver from knot to nape.

Alexis Kirk golden hair sticks, spiked sleek and shining as is the Francis Whitney flanged gorget circling the throat. 

Mouche in Mainbocher

Black as night velvet, tiny waisted and voluminously skirted with long narrow sleeves.

Mainbocher's black crepe one-shouldered tunic curves like folded petals over a knife-pleated chiffon skirt. Jeweled butterflies at the waist.

Diamante-buttoned and belted pale blue silk crepe shirtdress.

Amber and brown African inspired print over a long flow of white wool challis. Choker of giant angelskin coral from Tiffany at the neck.

Veronica Hamel in Galanos

Pintucked white wool jersey, a deep slash from neck to midriff, a deep cuff at the wrist of each sleeve.

Nine-tenths coat of silvery white lace flowers to toss over streamer sashed pants and a jewelled top.

Silvery scalloped lace long like a Persian tunic open from bosom to hem over gunmetal lame pants.

Lace chemise smothered with gold Victorian roses tumbling over its sash of braided chain.

Cardin

One of fashions great agents provocateurs. Here, his paillette-fringed, laquer-red crepe tunic-pyjamas.

Ungaro

Leathery long-coated pantsuit appliqued with blossoms.

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MARK FRECHETTE - AT HIS PEAK IN PEAK FORM

Kilgour, French and Stanbury

Shirt and Ascot - Barney's

For a New American Hero, Modern Greats Worn By Mark Frechette in Vogue November 1969

Marc Bohan for Christian Dior Monsieur

“Antonioni’s call for a new American hero was answered by Mark Frechette, a twenty-two-year-old blue-eyed dark-haired  Massachusetts stone-mason.  This American man of the hour stars in Antonioni’s American film debut, Zabrinskie Point.”

Vogue November 15, 1969

Cardin U.S.A.

Top Right - Franklin Bober for Clinton Swan

Bottom - Polo by Ralph Lauren

Flash Forward six years and Dave O’Brian’s, The Sorry Life & Death of Mark Frechette, (Rolling Stone #199 November 6, 1975, p.32) details the story of a promising chance encounter turned sour.

http://www.trussel.com/lyman/frech5.htm

Mark Frechette 

Vogue November 1969

Photography: Richard Avedon

 Geoffrey Beene

Mark Frechette

December 1947 - September 1975

Once a Great Beauty