//Cover, Curious issue 19, 1971. Photography: Brian Ward. No reproduction without permission.This copy: Paul Gorman Archive//

//Opening spread The Queen Of Clapham. Photography: Edward Bell. No reproduction without permission//

//From The Cool Kilt vs The Hot Pant. Photographer not credited. No reproduction without permission//

//Opening spread I Was A TV. Photographer not credited. No reproduction without permission//

The British sex magazine Curious was well-named: for the duration of its near-decade long run from the late 1960s it was indeed a curiosity.
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Tags: Brian Ward, Curious, Dai Davies, David Wills, Edward Bell, FReddie Burretti, Hang On To Yourself, Hunky Dory, Moonage Daydream, Mr Fish, The Arnold Corns, The Man Who Sold The World, Trevor myles, Ziggy Stardust

My essay on David Bowie’s style changes 1972-76 is now on Oooh Fashion!, SHOWStudio’s current celebration of the late performer which also includes rare footage of Nick Knight’s photo-shoots for the 1993 album Black Tie White Noise and the 2003 British Vogue session of Kate Moss in Bowie stagewear.

//Still from film of Nick Knight’s December 2002 London Black Tie White Noise shoot on SHOWStudio’s David Bowie: Oooh Fashion!//

//Kate Moss in the Life On Mars Freddie Burretti suit from the film of the 2003 British Vogue shoot, also on David Bowie: Oooh Fashion!//

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Tags: Angie Bowie, Black Tie White Noise, Boy George, British Vogue, Daniella Parmar, David Live, Dylan Jones, FReddie Burretti, GQ UK, Hedi Slimane, Jeff Pine, Kansai Yamamoto, Kate Moss, Nick Knight, Ola Hudson, Saint Laurent, Showstudio, Station To Station, Thin White Duke, Tim Blanks, Victoria Broackes, Young Americans, Ziggy Stardust

Read my piece on the stylistic changes rung by David Bowie during the early 70s on The Guardian’s men’s fashion pages here.

I discuss his fashion collaborations with Freddie Burretti, Daniella Parmar and Kansai Yamamoto and talk about the Pin-Ups suit from City Lights Studio designed by Derek Morton. Hope you enjoy.

Tags: City Lights Studio, Daniella Parmar, David Bowie, Derek Morton, FReddie Burretti, Kansai Yamamoto, The Guardian, Ziggy Stardust

This advert for Vince Man’s Shop – the small Soho boutique which sparked the modernisation of menswear design and retailing in the second half of the 20th century – was designed by Gordon Moore for issue 20 of the Royal College Of Art magazine ARK, published in autumn 1957.

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Tags: Alex Seago, Any Day Now, ARK, Bill Green, Burning The Box Of Beautiful Things, David Bowie, David Collins, Design, FReddie Burretti, Gordon Moore, Helen Hanley Centre, Independent Group, John Bratby, Kevin Cann, Oui, Peter Blake, Playboy, Richard Smith, Robyn Denny, Rodney Bennett-England, Roger Coleman, Royal College Of Art, Sean Connery, Soho, Soup Kitchen, Terence Conran, The Sombrero, Toni del Renzio, Vince Man's Shop