60s Inspired Editorial

Today, I wanted to share my favourite editorial from Danish fashion magazine COSTUME from way back in May, 2003.

I have always loved the girly vibe of the early 60s fashion, and Danish illustrator Christel was the biggest influence in Denmark at the time. Christel's works are featured in this editorial and I have already made a post about her once but I never tire of her style, and I think that the carefree naïve vibe is well captured here.

Credits:

Photographer: Signe Vilstrup

Stylist: Kim Grenaa

Hair&Makeup: Anne Staunsager/Style Counsel

Model: Christina Espersen/Unique

Location: a vacation home designed by Poul Henningsen {Danish Modern architect}

Christel - Illustration Icon

Whenever I'm in need of inspiration for my art I turn to Christel Marrott.

She was a Danish illustrator from the 40s through to the 70s and her pictures and sculptures just sums up the most beautiful reasons why its cool to be a girl and is never out of style. Her original drawings are almost impossible to find for sale, however there's a lot of reproductions and I have a few.

She made paper dolls, book covers, fashion illustration, vignettes, zodiac scultures, stationary, and much more.. My Mum has a lot of her old (first edition prints!) paper dolls, and I have already called dipps.. The look of her style is just so effortless and chic. I'm amazed in how few strokes she needed to capture an emotion or a silhouette of a dress.. I sure wish I looked like her long-legged girly models with big eyes and high cheek bones - wait, is that still in fashion!? Timeless and vintage at the same time. It doesn't get any better than this in my opinion.

Enjoy! (I know you will...)

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