Fashion
Mystery Man Mask
Ads for this "Mystery Man Mask" ran in various monster-themed magazines, such as Spacemen, during the early 1960s.It made me think of some of the other creepy masks we've posted about in the past. (see below)
via The Blood-Curdling Blog of Monster Masks
Other masks previously featured on WU:
Posted By: Alex - Thu Mar 15, 2018 -
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Category: Fashion, Headgear, 1960s
Chastity belt maker fights taxation
What I find most interesting is not the tax issue, but the claimed alternative uses of the chastity belts—as holders for flower pots and ice buckets. Also, "A spokesman for the firm said that Prince Charles bought two belts last year to use as toilet roll holders."
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - June 19, 1969
Melbourne Age - June 29, 1974
image source: afr.com
Posted By: Alex - Thu Mar 08, 2018 -
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Category: Fashion, Sex Toys, 1960s
Denim Waist Belt
Available for $405 from net-a-porter.com:It not only appears like it's been sliced from the top of old jeans, I'd say it has been.
Posted By: Alex - Mon Mar 05, 2018 -
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Category: Fashion, Denim
Glove for Handshaking
Invented by Anthony Monde in 1975, a steel-ribbed glove “for the protection of politicians and others who do a lot of handshaking.”
York Daily Record - July 16, 1975
The Shreveport Times - Oct 12, 1975
Posted By: Alex - Mon Feb 19, 2018 -
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Category: Fashion, Inventions, 1970s
Conversation Hose
Sending messages via hosiery.This was like the 1910's equivalent of social media.
Harrisburg Telegraph - Feb 19, 1916
Posted By: Alex - Sun Feb 18, 2018 -
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Category: Fashion, 1910s
SWEAT-T
In 1980, Danya Padilla of Montclair, New Jersey came out with the "SWEAT-T." It was a grey t-shirt with artificial sweat marks under the arms and down the front and back, designed for people who hated exercise but wanted to look like jocks anyway.I haven't been able to find any pictures of an actual SWEAT-T, but the picture below is what I imagine it must have looked like.
Shrewsbury Sunday Register - July 6, 1980
Posted By: Alex - Mon Feb 12, 2018 -
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Category: Fashion, 1980s
Men’s Fashion Week
Men's fashion week just wrapped up in Paris. Some of the new looks that fashionable men will soon be sporting are below. Check out the full gallery at the Houston Chronicle.
Posted By: Alex - Mon Jan 22, 2018 -
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Category: Fashion
Stars ‘n Stripes Girdle
Introduced in 1965 by the Treo Company, and promptly withdrawn from the market on account of complaints by the Daughters of the American Revolution."Patriotism should be encouraged by proper respect to the Stars and Stripes, the symbol of this great country and the many opportunities enjoyed here," Mrs. W. Carl Crittenden, national chairman of the DAR's Flag of the United States of America Committee, wrote.
"I believe that all patriotic citizens will agree with me that it is deplorable to downgrade our flag in this fashion."
Allentown Morning Call - Aug 26, 1965
Hazleton Standard-Speaker - Aug 27, 1965
Posted By: Alex - Fri Jan 19, 2018 -
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Category: Fashion, Patriotism, Flags, 1960s
Buttless Jeans
The new look in jeans from UK fashion brand The Ragged Priest. Cost: $125. Underwear not included.More info: Yahoo! Lifestyle
Posted By: Alex - Sat Jan 13, 2018 -
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Category: Fashion, Denim
Shed Defender
AKA leotards for dogs. Available at sheddefender.com.
Posted By: Alex - Tue Jan 09, 2018 -
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Category: Fashion, Patents, Dogs
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