Fashion
Twiggy Sings
A second career of which I myself knew nothing.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Sep 24, 2020 -
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Category: Fashion, Music, 1960s, 1970s
Accidental Prophets
From 1966.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jul 31, 2020 -
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Category: Fashion, Technology, Telephones, Zeitgeist, Advertising, Anomie, Exhaustion, and General Malaise
Corn Vest
Rick Atkinson, Jr. of Canton, Georgia recently received a patent for a vest designed to hold "bulk product," such as corn. The corn goes in pockets at the top of the vest, and can then be dispensed from pockets at the bottom.
Atkinson explains that he designed the vest for hunters who "may carry corn, soybeans, grains, and/or other bulk products to attract deer, hogs, turkey, bear, and/or other wild game." Instead of carrying large bags of corn around, they can simply wear the corn and dispense it as they walk around.
I imagine this could also be useful for feeding pigeons in the park.
Posted By: Alex - Thu Jul 23, 2020 -
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Category: Fashion, Food, Inventions, Patents
The Fashion Predictions of B.H. Myerson
If he had said the 1980s instead of the 50s, he wouldn't have been that far off.
Akron Beacon Journal - Jan 27, 1931
Saint Joseph Herald-Press - Feb 2, 1931
Posted By: Alex - Wed Jul 15, 2020 -
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Category: Fashion, 1930s, Yesterday’s Tomorrows
Square Pants
Patented in 1970 by Harold Koenig of Miami, Florida.
Posted By: Alex - Sun Jul 05, 2020 -
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Category: Fashion, Patents, 1970s
Follies of the Madmen #480
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jun 18, 2020 -
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Category: Ambiguity, Uncertainty and Deliberate Obscurity, Business, Advertising, Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Fashion, 1940s
The First Nylon Fair at The Albert Hall (1956)
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jun 17, 2020 -
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Category: Fashion, 1950s
Game Skirts
Source: Life - Oct 19, 1953
Posted By: Alex - Thu Jun 04, 2020 -
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Category: Fashion, Games, 1950s
Medicated Under Vest
Not only a medical miracle but a fashion statement as well."has proven itself to be the very Perfection of Prevention from Pneumonia…. keeping the skin in a most delicious and healthy glow and the internal organs in that healthy and vigorous condition which is the Only Safeguard Against Disease."
Posted By: Alex - Fri May 01, 2020 -
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Category: Fashion, Underwear, Health, Disease, Nineteenth Century
Informative Swimwear
In 2005, Robert Dickey and Ruth Stephens filed a patent application for "swimwear as information device." Their idea was to make a line of swimwear that displayed maritime signal flags. This would allow people to communicate messages to those around them via their swimwear. They explained:The possible messages one could send seemed limitless, but they were never granted a patent. Perhaps the idea of messages on clothing was deemed too obvious.
There's also the limitation that only people conversant with maritime signal flags could decode the messages, which would make the various 'stay away' messages somewhat pointless.
Posted By: Alex - Sun Apr 26, 2020 -
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Category: Boats, Fashion, Inventions, Patents, Languages, Double Entendres and Nudge-Nudge, Wink-Wink
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