All That Glitters (PASSAP International, 1970)

 PASSAP was a high quality (engineered in Switzerland!) double bedded knitting machine.  Apparently a bit harder to learn than an ordinary knitting machine, it was famed for the different kinds of stiches and effects it could produce.  In 1970, the year this booklet was published, PASSAP's top model was the Duomatic 80—operated by punch cards!

A knitting machine can't function without patterns, so twice a year PASSAP issued a magazine containing its latest styles.  The cover of this issue features a knitted pantsuit suitable for casual entertaining: very modern and suitable for making up in the latest synthetic yarns.

Smart trouser-suit for ladies

Size: to fit a 34" bust approx.

Materials: 19 oz. brilliant synthetic (or Lurex) yarn, waist elastic, 1 buckle for belt if desired

Pattern: The complete trouser-suit in stocking stitch, purl side outwards.

Cinderella (Vanity Fair, December 1955)

 Stalked by a pantomime dame and wearing a dress made of foil wrapping paper, this cover girl is all set for Christmas.

Cinderella on-her-way-to-the-ball is Andrée Melly.  Her gown. . . a golden tissue of lamé organza, looped into the prettiest princess dress (with its own foundations for a perfect fit).  By Three Kings.

(All right.  Her dress wasn't really made of foil wrapping paper!) 

Andrée Melly was an English actress, probably best remembered for her role in The Brides of Dracula.

Styles of '65: Short Evening Dresses (Skylark Fashions, Summer 1965)

 Long evening dresses certainly existed in the mid-1960s, but they were reserved for the most formal of occasions.  If you wanted to go out to a restaurant, on a date, to a party, for cocktails or dancing at one of the new trendy "discothéques", you would probably choose a knee-length skirt instead.  Below are some very stylish outfits for a night out from Skylark Fashions.

Style 828—SHEER ILLUSION—A floaty, flatering outfit that will lift your spirits right up to Cloud #9!  You're an angel, a blithe spirit, a fairy princess in this charming dress and drifty cape outfit of lace and nylon sheer.  The dress is fully lined with taffeta; the wispy coat has a face-framing lace collar that makes you look as beautiful as you are.  Maize, blue or pink with white lace.