Pure fashion-world glamour with a sharp New York edge, Bacall & the Boys — Paris was a 1980 CBS television fashion special hosted by Lauren Bacall.
The hour-long program—presented by Clairol and airing on August 24, 1980—spotlighted the work of major designers including Yves Saint Laurent, Pierre Cardin, Giorgio Armani, Emanuel Ungaro, and Marc Bohan, capturing the moment when Paris fashion and American television spectacle collided at full force.
What truly elevated the piece into cult-design territory was the artwork itself. The illustration was created by legendary fashion illustrator Joe Eula—whose loose, elegant line work defined an entire era of fashion imagery—with additional typography and graphic design by Bea Feitler and Dewey Seid. The result feels less like television advertising and more like downtown editorial art from the golden age of magazine culture.
