Usstop Were you a girl?
TBack in the gold old days of Jackie magazine, glam rock and flares, Bus Stop was the place to shop. There were Bus Stop boutiques in Edinburgh and Glasgow which were shopping destinations for Scotland’s most fashion-savvy young women. Wendy Rigg reveals a new collection by the much-loved brand.
o celebrate the life of the iconic Bus Stop designer, Lee Bender, a new 14-piece collection has been released by sustainable brand Joanie. Before her sad passing on January 11 last year, Lee had worked closely with the Joanie design team to recreate some of her most-loved pieces with a focus on the details that made her clothes so special.
The Bus Stop Joanie collection features dresses and jumpsuits in retro prints. Lee’s designs were popular with celebrities of the day – Joan Collins, Joanna Lumley, Marianne Faithful, Pattie Boyd, Angie Bowie and Nina Simone were all fans.
B Corporation certified brand Joanie is the perfect partner for Lee’s gorgeous wearable designs, as both brands take inspiration from nostalgic vintage styles. Prices are reasonable – between £45 and £85 – and the collection is made in sustainable viscose or organic cotton. Nina Myskow, the former
Editor of Jackie, the biggest selling teenage magazine of the 1970s, said: “You were either a Biba girl or a Bus Stop girl, and I was Bus Stop. I was curvy at the time, and Bus stop catered for everyone.”
This collection is selling like hot cakes, so hotfoot it over to joanieclothing.com to purchase a collectable item of clothing to treasure, and to remind you of those happy 1970s times.
It’s a fitting tribute to a fashion legend.