Bare your back and brave the sun!No it's not a long forgotten Beatles hit - it's the vaguely incomprehensible caption on the back page fashion page on edition 74 of Magic Moment Romances.
The fastest trip to the groovy moonlight scene!
The copy was written for 'Pretty girls (who) should been seen - and now there's lots more spots to be pretty in! Take a peak!' but probably written by a middle aged man scratching his sweating brow, "What words are those kids using? Trip? Groovy? Scene? Sounds good. Let's use them in two nonsensical sentences, they'll never notice the difference."
Note the grossly unflattering balloon-bottomed play suit on the left - was there ever an outfit that demanded the question, 'does my bottom look big in this?' - no wonder our model looks bereft.
As for the other two, they wear rather nice outfits, but rather disturbing expressions, a cross between abject misery and confusion, sadly a trend that continues with catwalk models today.
Inspired by the mod scene of the mid-1960s, these fashions blended textured fabrics with striking patterns.
Summing the era up nicely is this essay from Fashion-Era.com
...dresses and skirts are A-line and flare away from the body at the hips. Keyholes and cut outs at the neckline or waistline or bodice were often seen on sixties and seventies dresses. The cutaway armholes were popular for a decade and this led to a demand for the correct underwear such as halter neck bras.Note the belt on this suit. With the exception of the gloves and the hat, this stylish outfit wouldn't look out of place in 2007.
So, to celebrate Fashion Friday, Nick and Nora are delighted to offer you this, the first installment of a 'groovy, trippy, ginchy and happening fashion featurette', Cindy The Salesgirl.
Enjoy. Cindy will be back next week.
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