Petr Sadecky MR FREEDOM Ossie Clark TELEGRAPH MAGAZINE Ian McKellan THE WHO vtg

FEATURE ON CZECH DEFECTOR COMIC-STRIP ARTIST Petr Sadecky (credited as PETER SEDECKY, CREATOR OF THE COVER ART. PETER MOVED TO THE WEST IN 1967. Published here, for the first time in the West, the face and pneumatic figure of a secret comic-strip heroine of the Underground movement in Russia, who exists despite the highly repressive Government and a puritanical society. Smuggled reports reveal a Barbarella-like figure stalking the pages of a clandestine press. In the magazine Mtsyry Octobriana sweeps the world, upholding the principles of total freedom and human self-realisation combating the oppression of the Kremlin and of other regimes. The cover of the three issues of Mtsyry show the wildly imaginative range of her activities - and the comic-strip consistency of her style. Anthony Lejeune and Tom Stacey tell how she was created, and how she was brought to Britain. 7 pages

Fashion - An Art Deco Collection.  When photographer Anders Holmquist found a collection of brooches, pins, and other objects of the Twenties/Thirties in a small mercerie in Nice, France  and showed them to us, we decided to ask him to take these fashion photographs to show how some of the latest London clothes can relate to the Art Deco ideas of that time.  ANDERS photographs designs by Mr Freedom, Ossie Clark and Leslie Poole for Annacat -  ARROW, ART DECO, BULLSEYE satin trousers, velvet cap, cloud motifs, GALAXY print, GEOMETRIC prints,  MAGIC MUSHROOMS, PANNE VELVET.  4 incredible pages.

Astral Diagnosis - City companies consult astrologers on bids. Since the Babylonians, the zodiac has guided many lives. How do astrologers view their responsibilities? How much faith do clients place in the final analysis? Sean Hignett met both sides and reviews the astral scene. Featuring subjects (and photos of) Zandra Rhodes, Ian McKellen, Ivor Richard by astrologers ALEX MARKIN,  JULIA PARKER and ROGER ELLIOT over 4.5 pages.