From Glamour magazine, Germany, November 2005, via Dust Jacket Attic. Photograph by Neil Kirk, model Vlada Rolyakova, stylist Kai Magrander.

From Glamour magazine, Germany, November 2005, via Dust Jacket Attic. Photograph by Neil Kirk, model Vlada Rolyakova, stylist Kai Magrander.
Ahh, so much to love in this one. Clingy striped sweaters, waist belts, pencil skirts, retro disc fascinators, crystal-covered cats eye glasses, seamed Cuban heel stockings (even in purple!) and rhinestone-covered strappy platform heels. But most of all – happy, laughing, smiling, dancing models! How wonderful.
These photos (infinitely more gorgeous than the official catwalk shots) from The Cherry Blossom Girl.
Having been seeing a lot of swing girls at events wearing embellished stockings (remember Katie Anderson’s floral patterned stockings here?), I was delighted to stumble across Scottish company Bebaroque. I love the sailor blue pinup prints on opaque white tights!
They also have these cute opaque tights with bows – yes, the bows are on the tights, not the shoes: