1972 - Part 2

Last September I posted about the 1972 Great Universal Stores mail order catalogue that I'd found. Well now I'm back with more!

This time, where possible, I've included the prices for you to compare. As most of my readers aren't from the UK here's a link to XE.com to convert £ (GBP) to your local currency:

http://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/

So let's make a start with Courtelle knitted trouser suits:

 

 

Dicel and Tricel tops and skirts. The print on the right is Aubrey Beardsleys 'The Peacock Skirt' from 1893:

 

 

 

Cotton and Dicel tops from Hardy Amies:

 

 

 

Fabulous greens from Contesa:

 

 

 

Cotton/Terylene 'young mans' jacket and trousers:

 

 

 

Yay! - Father Ted's back and looking slick:

 

 

 

Too lazy to exercise? No problem with Valor and Ablec massagers:

 

 

 

Curling tongs and stylers from Pifco and Remington, and wigs from John London:

 

 

 

Before Dyson there was, of course, Hoover. Here's their Hooverette, Constellation and Dustette:

 

 

 

Beautiful, retina-burning, electric-shock inducing nylon carpets:

 

 

 

Boom shake the room! Yes, Dunlop really did have a rubber flooring material called Semtex:

 

 

 

I hope you've enjoyed the second trip back to 1972! The next time we head back in time it'll be for the instalment you've all been waiting for - the Underwear Edition!

 

 

Catch You Later!

 

 

 

 

 

 

1984 Part 1

Back in September I posted some pics from a 1972 mail order catalogue - now I'm back with 1984!

People have different memories of the 80's - not surprising as there was a lot going on;  New Romantics, big hair and big shoulders, raves - it depends on when you were having most fun I guess. Most likely you weren't even born then!

So here's a snap-shot of just one of those years, 1984 thanks to the pages of the Brian Mills mail order catalogue for Spring/Summer 1984.

Pastel, pastel pastel...

 

Recognize the young guy in the blue? Well if you were there in the 80's you might remember the 1985 TV ad he starred in for Levi 501 jeans where he undresses in a laundromat

XBox versus Playstation 1984 style - Atari versus Phillips

 

Not forgetting some classy linen for your boudoir...

 

And finally that 501's ad...

 

 Catch You Later!

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1972 Part 1

A few years ago when I was clearing my grandparents house after they had passed away I found a copy of the Great Universal Stores mail order catalogue for Spring/Summer 1972. It was in the cupboard under the stairs and was a bit musty and dog-eared but there were no missing pages. It's a real insight into the fashion of the time and also how some fashions have hardly changed at all.

Here's the first instalment of a time-warp back to 1972!

First up are their overseas buying trips to Paris, glamorous offices in Bolton and Widnes, and the state-of-the-art despatch area (eat your heart out Amazon). But best of all is the tech guy and his IBM mainframe:

Ladies fashions

Cool teens

Cool dudes (not)

Father Ted can't even get 1 bar on his mobile

When I'm cultivating the garden I always wear 4" white heels

The catalogue has over 1000 pages so I'll post some more pics later. In the same cupboard I also found the Brian Mills Spring/Summer 1984 catalogue so I'll post pics from them later as well.

Catch You Later!

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