Girl! Girl! Girl! annuals (1970–1973)
Girl! Girl! Girl! is a lifestyle annual with “fabulous features on fashion, pop stars, astrology, boutiques, beauty and boys”, published by Purnell and Sons in Paulton, United Kingdom. This post shows the covers of the annuals for 1970, 1971, and 1973. See Christopher Bentley’s contribution for the 1972 edition featuring Arnold Böcklin.
The 1971 issue contrasts the hippyish Ideal Home with conformist Helvetica Bold. Issued in the late 1960s, Roberta references Art Nouveau lettering.
The cover typography for the 1973 edition suggests that by then, the Art Nouveau revival was finally dead, and a reappraisal of Art Deco forms from the 1930s was the next big thing. The title appears to be lettering based on Premier Shaded (Letraset, 1970). “Fun Features and Stories of Romance” is set in Futura (1927).
1 Comment on “Girl! Girl! Girl! annuals (1970–1973)”
Awesome selection of groovy early 1970s imagery, Florian and a fascinating insight into how fashions changed in font use at that time.
So good to see something from the Roberta family in there, too, as seen at 'Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp’.