Softly Softly: Petticoat Magazine 1972
Into a spring that you want to be feminine in, come gentle facecloth and felt, cuddly mohair and angora, in the sort of colours you’ve been longing to wear. It’s all sugar cake clothes and softness just now.
Left: Bus Stop zip jacket, £10.50. Bermona bowler, Biba shoes £4.99. Right: Angora sweater Crochetta for Knits and Leathers, £8.50. Bus Stop skirt £3.45. Van der Fransen scarf £1. Quant tights 75p.
Above left: Green felt skirt and long-sleeved jacket by Richard Green £11. Rings from a selection and tights 55p at Biba. Red Dolcis sling-backs, £5.99. Above right: Pink felt skirt and short-sleeved jacket by Richard Green £8. Sweater John Craig £5. Plastic rings at Biba. Quant tights 75p. Bata shoes £14.
Left: Culottes and jacket by Sujon £15. Sweater John Craig £3.50. Biba ring and hat. Sterling Cooper sox 95p. Lilley & Skinner shoes £4.99. Right: Gauchos with wrap-over jacket plus matching tee-shirt by Sujon £18.50. Bus Stop hat £2.50. Pin and rings at Biba. Quant sox 50p. Sacha shoes £5.99.
Images scanned by Catwalk Threads from Petticoat magazine, April 1972.
Those shots are so interesting. I was in high school in 1972, and we would NEVER have worn our skirts that length – except for the skirt in the first photo, of course!
Thanks Lizzie. I only wish the images were a little sharper but I guess that’s what magazines were like before air-brushing and Photoshop.
Skirt lengths in the early 70s were quite diverse weren’t they? I guess teenagers would undoubtedly go for the shorter length and leave the midi length for old people – say those over the age of 20!
I’m crazy about the editorials from UK magazines during this period. I’ve yet to find a Petticoat magazine but I always enjoy the images that I see online. Thanks for sharing and please keep them coming
Thanks so much Nicola. Yes, the Petticoat magazines are getting VERY expensive and more rare to find. I just need to find a huge stash in an attic somewhere!!