TATLER
Tage Werner MOTOR SHOW NUMBER Jaguar Daimler car JOHN FRENCH Tatler magazine VTG
Tage Werner MOTOR SHOW NUMBER Jaguar Daimler car JOHN FRENCH Tatler magazine VTG
Vintage 1950's issue of Tatler & Bystander magazine from Britain. Features include -
COVER -
Fashion drawing by Tage Werner, a Danish born artist now living in the UK.
CONTENTS -
This is the Motor Show number, featuring DAIMLER and JAGUAR cars.
The Motor Show opened that week in Earl’s Court. Oliver Stewart reports on the new trend for cars that "drive themselves" and that offer "almost every grade of automaticity, from preselected gearbox and automatic clutch ...to two-pedal systems". Images include the new Jaguar Mark Eight car.
ACCESSORIES feature, flat plan photography by Dennis Smith of BELTs, scarves, bags, purses, etc by Harrods, Jacqmar, Simpsons and a handbag by Elizabeth Arden!
Beautiful fashion spreads photographed on and around London Tower Bridge with models in cars and/or wearing - BRAEMAR, DAKS, FORD, GAZELLE, GLOVES, HAT, JAEGER, SINGER, ZODIAC etc. Photographed by JOHN FRENCH and Michel Molinare.
The fashion editor, or "editress" is Isobel Vicomtesse d'Orthez.
Clothes for the car - story by Isobel and shot by Michel Molinare.
Fifties FASHION ILLUSTRATION throughout also.
Adverts include -
CRESTA, HOLYROOD, Jaguar, MARK EIGHT car, MARTIN DOUGLAS, SODASTREAM ad, VAUXHALL, VELOX and WYVERN cars. Plus an advertisement for the new Daimler vehicle; "a car that enfolds you in a comfort quite beyond words".
CONDITION -
Excellent condition. Just light wear to edges of cover.
SHIPPING -
All of our magazines, books and lookbooks are sent fully insured, tracked and sent via airmail. Each order is carefully wrapped in an archive sleeve and enclosed in protective recyclable packaging.
Scarce collector's item.