Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Brotherhood of Man

 


Brotherhood of Man is an iconic British music group from the 1970s. Famous for winning the Eurovision Song Contest in 1976. There is a set of band photos showing Brotherhood of Man in unique denim outfits with both women (Nicky Stevens and Sandra Stevens) wearing denim waistcoats. Pictures found in the WWW

 




































Brotherhood of Man also wore the denim outfits while some 1975 TV performances:







A third video wasn't allowed to embedd on other websites, it can be watched here:

Nova & The Dolls

 


Swedish singers NOVA and the background choir THE DOLLS performed 1973 for Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. I'm not sure about the outfits of the three dolls. Maybe there are early denim vests, definitely the outfits are vest inspired.














Dazed and Confused

 


DAZED AND CONFUSED is an American Coming of Age-movie from 1993, set in Austin, TX in the year 1976. It's American actress Michelle Burke, who plays Jodie and wears a denim on denim outfit with blue jeans and a vintage denim vest in parts of the movie. Pictures found in the WWW. Presentation is not chronological.




















































I've seen that kind of denim vest she's wearing here a couple of times before. I think, it was this model:







At another place in the WWW the same kind of vest was sold:





Thanks to the high resolution of this pictures it was possible to find something out about the brand of that vest. First picture not, but second:




The jeans brand may have been LEGION ETRANGERE, that means the French Foreign Legion.



Boy of the Week - TG