Follies of the Mad Men #34
[From Life magazine for April 24 1964.]
Who ever knew that the female mammary gland was such a writhing, squirming, contorting, Blob-like object? (Page Steve McQueen for help!) There are 1,440 minutes in a day, so the copywriters are claiming that a woman's breasts morph dramatically ten times a minute, or every six seconds. Even while sleeping?
Thank God a Maidenform bra can tame these savage glands!
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Listed in chronological order. Newest comments at the end.
I knew my boobs were out of control and this proves it!
Posted by KW in Dallas, TX on 10/10 at 12:40 PM
KW - I found the camera and they are out of control!
I can't get over the price. I'd never complain again about my wife buying bras if they still cost that little.
I can't get over the price. I'd never complain again about my wife buying bras if they still cost that little.
Posted by Madd Maxx on 10/10 at 12:43 PM
Is that "Concertina Bra" as in "concertina wire"?
Posted by Big Gary in Medicine Mounds, Texas on 10/10 at 12:48 PM
BTW - The woman in that pic could poke an eye out with them things.
Posted by Madd Maxx on 10/10 at 12:48 PM
Madonna's mom?
Posted by kingmonkey in Athens, Ontario on 10/10 at 12:59 PM
Uuum. . . If it wasn't clear from the advertisement, they're claiming it changes every time you breathe.
Posted by Vern in KY on 10/10 at 12:59 PM
So these people had not yet considered elastic as a practical way to deal with that pesky breathing problem I guess.
Posted by Jules in Connecticut on 10/10 at 01:05 PM
I suppose every part of the body changes shape at least slightly every time one moves or shifts position, but I foolishly supposed that clothing makers had already taken this into account by using flexible materials like cloth and leather.
Yet another problem we wouldn't know we had if it wasn't for advertising.
(Even the old whalebone corsets were bendable, though less so than modern undergarments.)
Yet another problem we wouldn't know we had if it wasn't for advertising.
(Even the old whalebone corsets were bendable, though less so than modern undergarments.)
Posted by Big Gary in Medicine Mounds, Texas on 10/10 at 01:10 PM
Whalebone corsets aren't modern?? Someone owes me $50!
Posted by KW in Dallas, TX on 10/10 at 01:16 PM
I guess with a name like Concertina, that proves that "... Mama's got a squeeze box she wears on her chest..."
Who said I never learned anything from rock and roll?
Who said I never learned anything from rock and roll?
Posted by Kenneth in Wisconsin on 10/10 at 02:24 PM
Good song!!!
Posted by Jules in Connecticut on 10/10 at 03:19 PM
This product is not nearly as comfortable or technically progressive as the Accordion bra from Maidenhead.
Besides, they have 'activity boundaries", which e-x-p-a-n-d as you breathe.
They are subtle differences, but important ones.
Besides, they have 'activity boundaries", which e-x-p-a-n-d as you breathe.
They are subtle differences, but important ones.
Posted by Vitajex on 10/10 at 03:26 PM
Personally I've been an avid advocate of bralessness for many a year. (What now? "bralessness" isn't a word?)
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 10/10 at 08:02 PM
I agree Expat, at least for women who aren't round in shape with breast hanging down to their knees. Only if things are still pointing north, or at least not pointing south.
I know, I know that's a chauvinistic remark but I am male and driven by a power deep inside. Actually the power is not deep inside...it dangles.
I know, I know that's a chauvinistic remark but I am male and driven by a power deep inside. Actually the power is not deep inside...it dangles.
Posted by Madd Maxx on 10/11 at 07:15 AM
MM you should strive to be a more upstanding citizen on this uplifting subject.
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 10/11 at 09:32 AM
Expat - Come on. I've been 'hanging' around her long enough for you to know that I always 'droop' to the lowest common denominator.
Posted by Madd Maxx on 10/11 at 03:34 PM
Category: Cryptozoology, Fictional Monsters, Paranormal? Apparently boobies are stranger than I had imagined. I will have to investigate.
Posted by Pablo in X-Ray Cafe on 10/12 at 11:47 PM
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