Fashion
Mystery Illustration 9
What pop song of the 1950s was this tableau intended to represent?
Answer after the jump.
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Posted By: Paul - Tue Sep 08, 2015 -
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Category: Fashion, Music, 1950s
Follies of the Madmen #258
Ideally, shouldn't those four women playing "1-2-3 Redlight!" be dressed as Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall?
And shouldn't a fabric named "Glo-Weave" have some shine-in-the-dark properties?
Posted By: Paul - Mon Aug 31, 2015 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Fashion, 1960s
10 Ways to Get a Mink Coat
Original article here.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Aug 09, 2015 -
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Category: Fashion, 1950s, Men, Women
Nico Gerard Watch
The Nico Gerard Pinnacle Watch features a fully functional Apple Watch on the underside of the wrist band. It comes in a stainless steel version for $9300, or a gold version for $112,000.Their tagline is "Be Uncompromised." Because clearly, having only one watch on your wrist would be a compromise.
via OhGizmo
Posted By: Alex - Wed Aug 05, 2015 -
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Category: Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough, Fashion, Technology
Color-Changing Fur Bra
In case of power outage, she could take the place of traffic lights.
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Posted By: Alex - Fri Jul 31, 2015 -
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Category: Fashion, Underwear
Follies of the Madmen #253
If only Hollywood had made John Carter of Mars in 1979, with Cher as Dejah Thoris, they would have had a surefire hit!
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jul 05, 2015 -
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Category: Fashion, Hollywood, Movies, Music, Advertising, Science Fiction, 1970s
Motorcycle Airbag Jacket
Here's what I'm envisioning: the possibly inebriated rider pulls up in the biker bar parking lot and, eager to join his buddies inside, hops off without disconnecting, instantly and uselessly inflating his jacket and earning much laughter from pals.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jun 24, 2015 -
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Category: Fashion, Inventions, Motorcycles
Sale Tag Fashion
Look hip and let everyone know you got your clothes on sale. Or that you're on sale. Or that you're wearing a giant sale tag. Or something like that.These are from the new Moschino Resort Collection that's all about the "beauty of the sales floor."
via TrendHunter
Posted By: Alex - Sat Jun 20, 2015 -
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Category: Fashion
Follies of the Madmen #250
Yes, men's socks were really improved by the spinoffs of aviation technology, and are somehow emblematic of an era of increased air travel.
From Esquire for October 1962.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jun 04, 2015 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Fashion, Air Travel and Airlines, 1960s
Raymond Duncan
Raymond Duncan, brother of dancer Isadora Duncan, practiced a unique fashion philosophy. He spurned conventional attire and always wore a toga, from 1905 until his death in 1966. He said the toga allowed the body freer movement (though it must have been a bit drafty in cold weather, especially since he was living mostly in Paris, not somewhere warmer). And it also had something to do with embracing the "rhythmic harmony" of Ancient Greek civilization. More info here and here.
Posted By: Alex - Tue May 12, 2015 -
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Category: Eccentrics, Fashion
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