Posted on July 11 2017
Vogue US, November 1980
Featuring Gia Carangi
Photographed by Francesco Scavullo
"No question. The mood of modern dressing is changing. It's softer. More feminine. And very very pretty. You see it first the the way even "pared down" has a gentler edge...in the turn to fresher color - porcelain-pale or candy-bright. And you see it-unmistakebly!-in the strong focus on the body, the bareness. Strapless, sleeveless, low-necked, "leggy"...always the look lets your body come through! The shape your body's in is part of the appeal. So is softer, more natural makeup; an unstudied line to hair. Where you see this new mood at its best: in the sixteen pages of the wonderful warm-weather looks ahead, starting here..."
Perry Ellis, $210
Halston
Jacket & Pants, $720
Tank, $100
Giorgio Sant' Angelo
Bill Blass, $790
Giorgio Sant'Angelo, $270
Perry Ellis
Bandeau, $80
Gauze Pants, $170
La Perla, $85
Halston, $500
Oscar de la Renta, $45
Leonard of Paris
Top, $250
Shorts, $175
Ralph Lauren
Jacket, $78
Bikini, $24
Oscar de la Renta, $50
Adrienne Vittandini, $120
Michael Vollbracht
Shorts, $185
Black Shirt, $270
Cotton Jacket, $280
Betty Hanson
Pants, $110
Top, $76