My favourite Vogue covers - Part one - The Sixties

Photography by Irving PennVeruschka - February 1969
I was given this UK Vogue cover for my Birthday, I was born in January 1969.  There was some confusion over which cover was my actual Birthday one as this Veruschka cover was also used for US Vogue in November 1968.  I'm glad it's this one as think this is a brilliant cover - Veruschka looks amazing, Irving Penn is a genius and I love the

Sixties It-Girl: Pattie Boyd

Next two photos scanned from Birds of Britain (c 1967), taken by John d Green:

Quite possibly my favorite picture of her. I scanned this from Goodbye Baby & Amen, a big book published in 1969 by David Bailey. His photos were incredible:

Another rare find. This was scanned from Michael Cooper's suberb photo book Blinds & Shutters.  Pattie (far left) is seen here on the set of the photo shoot for the Sgt. Pepper's album cover. Michael Cooper is in the middle, smiling, beside the Beatles:

all photos are my personal scans, as usual. if you post these photos on another site, please have some courtesy and credit this blog. I've noticed that virtually every one of my Marianne Faithfull pictures has been posted on several different Tumblr sites, the "blog" owners not crediting me and claiming the photos as their own. This is most upsetting. Thanks.

Sixties It Couple: George Harrison & Pattie Boyd

I don't particularly care for Pattie Boyd.  Sure, I like her OK, but I'm not fascinated by her. The reason or reasons for this are unclear; maybe it's because she's a Pisces and the only girl I've ever hated in my life is a Pisces, but I've never had any strong desire to spend absurd amounts of money to collect pictures of her like I do with Marianne and Anita, or obsessively learn facts about her life.  She was the prettiest of the Beatle women, so she's most people's favorite because of that, but to me, her looks weren't all that boastworthy.  A pretty face is a dime a dozen, after all. I also don't find her that interesting.  Her life with George Harrison, who she married in 1966, and then with Harrison's friend Eric Clapton, has made her one of rock's most famous wives/muses, and you'd think that the person who inspired one of the most yearning love songs ever, "Layla" must have been pretty fucking remarkable.  And perhaps she was, but I just don't get it.  I read her autobiography "Wonderful Tonight" (2007) and she struck me as likeable and sweet, but there was something missing, the ferocity and spark that seemed to crackle and pop inside Anita and Marianne.  Still, she and George made a pretty pair, and I've scanned some photos of them, most that I've come across in books or magazines scouring for Marianne pictures.  I know she has a following just like my favorite ladies, so I hope you enjoy these.

all photos = my scans