1960s
Follies of the Madmen #526
Are these supposed to be 18-year-old coeds at university? If so, why do they look 45?From the SATURDAY EVENING POST for 1/14/1961.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Feb 17, 2022 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Stereotypes and Cliches, Soda, Pop, Soft Drinks and other Non-Alcoholic Beverages, 1960s, Women
Wong Tai Tung’s Metal Brassiere
In 1968, the British Patent Office granted Wong Tai Tung of Hong Kong Patent No. 1,105,147 for "Improvements in or relating to Brassiere Garments". From his patent:It is the most important point for women to have decorated brassiere garments to enhance the beauty of the bosom.
In order to meet with their requirement, I have invented a decorative metal brassiere garment. It makes the bosom appear bigger because of the twingle and sparking light of ornaments of gems and pearls on the garment.
Posted By: Alex - Mon Feb 14, 2022 -
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Category: Fashion, Underwear, Patents, 1960s
Super Ball Music and the Super Bowl
Wham-O introduced the Super Ball in 1965. It was a huge success as a toy, but it also inspired music... and was the reason the Super Bowl got its name. From Wikipedia:
Lamar Hunt, founder of the American Football League and owner of the Kansas City Chiefs, watched his children playing with a Super Ball and then coined the term Super Bowl. He wrote a letter to NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle dated July 25, 1966: "I have kiddingly called it the 'Super Bowl,' which obviously can be improved upon." The league's franchise owners had decided on the name AFL–NFL World Championship Game, but the media immediately picked up on Hunt's Super Bowl name, which became official beginning with the third annual game in 1969.
Posted By: Alex - Sun Feb 13, 2022 -
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Category: Music, Sports, Toys, 1960s
The Thingies: “Rainy Sunday Morning”
Read about this obscure psychedelic band here.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jan 31, 2022 -
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Category: Music, Regionalism, Psychedelic, 1960s, Weather
The Unisphere Hairdo
Rival strippers with the same "unique" hairdo! I predict a catfight!
Stylist John Fonda finishes up the stripper Ecstasy's new look -- "The Unisphere Hairdo" -- inspired by the official symbol of the New York World's Fair of 1964.
Ann Corio, star of "This Was Burlesque", watches in the mirror as stylist John Fonda puts the finishing touches on "The Unisphere Hairdo", inspired by the official symbol of the 1964 NY World's Fair.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jan 28, 2022 -
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Category: Burlesque, Exotic Dancing, Stripping and Other Forms of Staged Nakedness, 1960s, Hair and Hairstyling
Miss Striptease
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jan 22, 2022 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Sex Symbols, 1960s
Join the Dodge Rebellion
I'm not sure what all the near-disasters that Pamela Austin was made to face had to do with a "Dodge rebellion," but apparently this series of ads was very popular in the 1960s.Info from Glamour Girls of Sixties Hollywood:
Posted By: Alex - Thu Jan 20, 2022 -
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Category: Advertising, 1960s, Cars
From bashful schoolteacher to man-about-town
Sounds to me like the guy bought a Mustang and became a jerk.
Posted By: Alex - Sat Jan 15, 2022 -
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Category: Advertising, 1960s, Cars
Lily & Maria
"I knew the shape of thirsty flowers..."
Their Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jan 10, 2022 -
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Category: Eccentrics, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, Fey, Twee, Whimsical, Naive and Sadsack, Music, 1960s
Relax With My Horns
Not an album for those suffering from coulrophobia.Info from mps-music.com:
Posted By: Alex - Mon Jan 03, 2022 -
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Category: Clowns, Music, 1960s
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