Fashion
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 -
Comments (3)
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 -
Comments (9)
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Introduced in 1965 by the Treo Company, and promptly withdrawn from the market on account of complaints by the Daughters of the American Revolution."Patriotism should be encouraged by proper respect to the Stars and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 -
Comments (4)
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 -
Comments (2)
Category: Fashion, Denim
Shed Defender
AKA leotards for dogs. Available at sheddefender.com.
Posted By: Alex - Tue Jan 09, 2018 -
Comments (3)
Category: Fashion, Patents, Dogs
Dry-Cleaning-Bag Dress
Designed by Jeremy Scott for Moschino. Originally sold as a “cape sheer overlay dress” for $735. Now listed as out of stock.
Posted By: Alex - Sun Dec 31, 2017 -
Comments (0)
Category: Fashion
Wearable Furniture
It needs a lampshade-hat to round out the look.
via incrediblethings.com
Posted By: Alex - Mon Dec 11, 2017 -
Comments (0)
Category: Fashion
Atomic Protection Fashion
"how the housewife of the future might do her shopping during danger of atomic attack. The ensemble consists of a hood and goggles for protection against atomic flashes, a cloak and a gas mask to protect the lungs from atomic dust."Because not even the threat of nuclear war is going to stop the weekly shop!
Akron Beacon Journal - May 7, 1957
Posted By: Alex - Thu Dec 07, 2017 -
Comments (6)
Category: Fashion, Atomic Power and Other Nuclear Matters, 1950s
Follies of the Madmen #339
Posted By: Paul - Wed Dec 06, 2017 -
Comments (0)
Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Fashion, 1960s
Singed Fashion
"Inspired by a conflagration in his own showroom, designer Marcos Egas offers shirts with singed collars, pockets and cuffs."If life deals you lemons, sell lemonade. Or, if your showroom burns down, sell burnt clothes.
Pensacola News-Journal - June 5, 1994
Posted By: Alex - Sat Dec 02, 2017 -
Comments (2)
Category: Fashion, 1990s
| Who We Are |
|---|
| Alex Boese Alex is the creator and curator of the Museum of Hoaxes. He's also the author of various weird, non-fiction, science-themed books such as Elephants on Acid and Psychedelic Apes. Paul Di Filippo Paul has been paid to put weird ideas into fictional form for over thirty years, in his career as a noted science fiction writer. He has recently begun blogging on many curious topics with three fellow writers at The Inferior 4+1. Contact Us |