The Coolest Girls

WOWZ!!

Clockwise from left: Chrissy Hynde, Debbie Harry, Viv Albertine, Siouxsie Sioux, Pauline Black, Poly Styrene.

Shot by Michael Putland in August 1980 for New Musical News (or probably NME)

Miscellaneous: How Random Can I Get?

Helloooo!!! This art-direction is off the hook! Too bad it's probably not quite on-brand. Vogue, December 1940

 What a fun poster!  Brooke Shields by Richard Avedon and Keith Haring, 1985

I am into this look that Goldie Hawn sported in "Overboard"

A collection of David Bowie tickets

Chanel ensembles shot by Helmut Newton, 1983. I would absolutely, most definitely wear those dresses.

 Debbie Harry looking cute. Shot in Toronto by Bob Gruen in 1977

Jacques Tati by Robert Doisneau, 1949

Album Covers

Haven't posted any album covers in a long time!

David Bowie, Alabama Song/Space Oddity, RCA Records, UK 7-in., 1980

Blondie, In the Flesh/Man Overboard, Private Stock Records, Japan 7-in., 1977

Sparks, Kimono My House, Island Records, UK LP, 1974

Alan Parsons Project, I Robot, Arista Records, US LP, 1977

Robert Palmer, Sneakin' Sally through the Alley, Island Records, US 7-in., 1974

Miscellaneous Babes

From Helmut Newton's Pirelli calendar, 1985

Susan (no last name) and Debbie Harry, 1977, shot by Swiss photographer and filmmaker, Edo Bertoglio. 

Bertoglio was a regular on the downtown NY art scene in the late 70's and early 80's. He made Downtown 81 (aka New York Beat Movie) with Maripol, starring Jean Michel Basquiat (and tons of my other favorites: James Chance, Kid Creole, Tish & Snooky, Roberta Bayley, John Lurie...the list goes on and on). It was shot in 1981, but wasn't released until 2000.

A 1970's makeup ad. I don't think they make it any more, but I seem to remember my mom having this brand around when I was a little kid.

My inclination is that this is a French new wave band called the Modernes, but I am really having a hard time verifying that.  JohnnyM let me know that this is an '80s French synthpop duo, Elli & Jacno, and that the photo is by Pierre René-Worms from 1981. Here is their MySpace page.

It says all that in the caption, and I tried to look up what I thought it might say, but it was too small to read!

Miscellaneous: Really Random

David Byrne, Rei Momo, Luaka Bop/Sire US LP, 1989

Storytime: This album came out around the time I really started getting into Talking Heads. I am now going to chalk it up to being a 12-year-old child, but I felt so personally offended that David Byrne would move SO far away from what I knew about Talking Heads. I was really quite turned off from the album at first, but I listened to it many more times and got used to it, and eventually started loving it. I hadn't thought of it in quite a long time, but recently came across a video of him performing one of the songs at an awards show. He and his band really thrilled the audience and had them out of their seats.

About the cover: I am a fan of polkadots this scale and density, the color palette, and the general design. The typography is typical of the late-90's.

This is a bar in Tulum. We wanted to go there (based on the exterior alone) but it never opened the entire time we were there.

Kraftwerk

Debbie Harry; Not sure what the context of the photo is.

Miscellaneous

Todd Lynn Spring 2010 RTW. I'm into gray clothes right now, and I have always been a fan of slouchy tights...or however you would refer to that legwear.

Blondie. Debbie Harry is wearing Stephen Sprouse here. There are some other photos floating around where she is wearing that same dress.

You can read about this image here.

I scanned this in from Elle Decor UK ages ago. I always feel so pleased to see glossy bright colors like this.

From the CSA Archives collection at Veer.

Miscellaneous Babes

Debbie Harry in Videodrome

Another scene from "Ladies and Gentleman, the Fabulous Stains"

Joan Jett. Where can I get that jacket?

Elizabeth Taylor