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Veckorevyn no. 3, 1963

Mar 5, 2009 in Vintage scans

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I saw Gunilla Pontén on the bus the other day. She’s a designer, my favourite 50s and 60s fashion model, and an all around glamourous person. She looked amazing in a black sequined beret, her signature dark bob and plum lipstick and a beautiful coat.

She was (and is I’d say) a bit of a fashion rebel and one of her designs became famous after she wore it to some kind of royal occasion in the 50s where it was thought to be inappropriate (it became a stamp a while ago).

I was too starstruck to say anything on the bus but it inspired me to post some scans from this issue of Veckorevyn, which contains an article about Gunilla’s clothes and home, and it’s my favourite article in all my vintage magazines.

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Veckorevyn no. 40, 1963

Nov 21, 2008 in Vintage scans

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I’m going to scan some of the highlights from my vintage magazine collection to show here. I have women’s magazines, girlie magazines and entertainment magazines from the 20s to the 60s, but I’m starting with Veckorevyn, issue 40, 1963.

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