Fashion
Styled in California
My personal choice is the pants with different-colored legs worn by the young lad.
Can you say "sunburst terry twosome" three times fast?
Posted By: Paul - Sun Oct 09, 2016 -
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Category: Fashion, Regionalism, Advertising, 1960s
Pollution-Detecting Shirts
These shirts sold by aerochromics alert their wearers to the presence of dangerous levels of pollution by changing color. They go for $500 a shirt. There are three styles to choose from that differ in pattern and what they react to — either carbon monoxide, radiation, or "particle pollution."
So if you get the carbon monoxide or radiation-detecting shirt, how exactly do you test that it really works — without putting yourself in a life-threatening situation?
Posted By: Alex - Sun Sep 18, 2016 -
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Category: Fashion
Two Weird Belt Buckles
Ebay auction here.
Ebay auction here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Sep 02, 2016 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Fashion, Horror, Insects and Spiders, Kitsch and Collectibles, Religion
Plastape Poses
Poses (pronounced poh-ZAYS) were introduced in 1949 as an alternative brassiere that attached to the chest by means of adhesive strips of something called Plastape. "Place them in position, press with a forefinger — and there you are!"However, the product proved unpopular. Perhaps because women thought it seemed too much like gluing coffee filters to their chest.
Detroit Free Press - July 10, 1949
But when women didn't go for stick-on plastape bras, the stuff seems to have been repurposed to make venetian blinds.
The Hagerstown Morning Herald - Nov 2, 1951
Posted By: Alex - Sat Aug 20, 2016 -
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Category: Fashion, 1940s
Shotgun Fashion
Back in 1993, Ed Kirko gave up his job as an engineering assistant and became a fashion designer. His fashion idea was that, for a fee, he would blast your clothes with a shotgun. He came up with the idea after seeing an episode of 60 Minutes about ripped jeans selling for $90 and thought he could do that — but better! He offered a "Honeymoon Special," which was a bra, panties, and boxer shorts riddled with bullet holes.
Palm Beach Post — Jan 17, 1994
San Bernardino County Sun — Sep 29, 1993
Posted By: Alex - Mon Jul 25, 2016 -
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Category: Fashion, Denim, 1990s
Smarty Pants
"They call me smarty pants!"
Wikipedia entry.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jul 23, 2016 -
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Category: Fashion, Music, 1970s
Mystery Illustration 25
Which male vocalist rocked this splendiferous jacket in 1978?
The answer is here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jul 14, 2016 -
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Category: Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough, Fashion, 1970s
Fashion Show with acne
The theme of Malaysian designer Moto Guo's "Picnic in the Society" fashion show was flaws, including skin flaws. All his models sported facial acne (apparently cosmetically created) as they walked down the runway.More: her.ie, daily mail
Posted By: Alex - Thu Jun 23, 2016 -
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Category: Fashion, Skin and Skin Conditions
Follies of the Madmen #284
Reminding me of that old proverb, "If billfolds were neckties, publicists would be geniuses."
Scanned from Good Housekeeping for December 1953.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jun 09, 2016 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Fashion, Holidays, Surrealism, 1950s
The Pretzel Bikini
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Sat May 28, 2016 -
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Category: Fashion, Food, Pop Art, 1960s
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