Follies of the Mad Men #71

[From The Saturday Evening Post June 6, 1953.]

An ad which inevitably causes the viewer to ask, "Is that a barber pole in your Jockeys, or are you just happy to see me?"

Posted By: Paul - Fri Sep 11, 2009 - Comments (6)
Category: Business, Advertising, Fashion, 1950s, Genitals

Christian Shirts

Lots of really stylin' imagery at this website.






I'll be sporting my Rhode Island Customized Jesus Fish shirt soon!

Posted By: Paul - Fri Sep 04, 2009 - Comments (7)
Category: Fashion, Regionalism, Religion

Penis Tie

So, the office dress-code demands you wear a necktie....

Purchase yours here.

Posted By: Paul - Thu Jun 11, 2009 - Comments (2)
Category: Fashion, Genitals

Dog Bikini

Order one here!

Thanks to Andy Watson!

Posted By: Paul - Mon Jun 08, 2009 - Comments (0)
Category: Fashion, Reader Recommendation, Dogs

Funky Space!

Posted By: Paul - Wed May 27, 2009 - Comments (0)
Category: Fashion, Music, 1970s, Yesterday’s Tomorrows

Christian Wrestling Garb

JESUS DIDN'T TAP is a line of wrestling wear for Christians.

Posted By: Paul - Tue May 19, 2009 - Comments (11)
Category: Fashion, Religion, Martial Arts

Weird… Handbags?

New research out this week says that women's handbags are getting bigger, and so are providing bigger rewards for criminals. Most worryingly, according to ID fraud experts CPP, these larger bags are encouraging women to carry around personal documents such as their passport, bank statements or payslips that are indispensable to an identity thief, leading to an increase in cases of bag theft. And it's not just women at risk, the same research also reveals that 1-in-10 men now tote a "man-bag", most with personal documents inside (Telegraph).

Unfortunately, the advice to keep an eye on your handbag came too late for one member of the UK's "Serious Organised Crime Agency" (a sort of British FBI). On arriving at the main airport in Bogota, Colombia, to gather information on the drug cartels there, the unnamed agent managed to lose her handbag, and with it the memory-stick she was carrying containing the names and addresses of dozens of SOCA's informants and operatives. According to sources the agent is "a lovely girl but a bit daft and scatterbrained", just the sort of person to be transporting information vital to your country's war on drugs then (The Australian).

Of course, it's not always what's taken out of your handbag that can get you into trouble. A Melbourne woman faces five years in a Thailand jail for stealing a beermat, even though two people have come forward and testified that she is innocent and they hid the mat in her handbag. The woman's lawyer has appealed to the Prime Minister of Thailand to intervene in the case (ABC News).

Somehow I don't think the same excuse would work for Teresa Tambunting though. Tambunting, who worked for Jacmel Jewelry in New York, is alleged to have fashioned a hidden pocket in the lining of her handbag and smuggled out over $12 million in gold over the course of 5 years. Surprisingly, money doesn't seem to have been the motive, and soon after the company began an investigation into the higher than expected "manufacturing losses", Tambunting returned a suitcase containing 66lbs of gold pellets. Police later recovered another 447lbs from her Scarsdale home (The Times).

But even loaded with gold, Mrs Tambunting's handbags would fare a poor second in value to those of a certain Mrs Beckham. Victoria "Posh" Beckham, perhaps in a bid to be to handbags what Imelda Marcos was to shoes, has amassed an incredible collection of over 100 designer handbags. Specifically, they are all by one designer, Hermès, and all of one design, his extremely desirable (apparently) "Birkin" model, named for actress Jane Birkin, which start from around $7000 a piece. Beckham's entire collection, which she refers to as "an investment", is worth an estimated $2.3 million (Female First).

Posted By: Dumbfounded - Tue May 19, 2009 - Comments (4)
Category: Crime, Fashion, Law, Diplomacy and Foreign Relations, Goofs and Screw-ups

Scar Jewelry

It's my scar allows you to turn your scar into jewelry. Just send them a picture of your scar, and they'll make an artistic rendering out of wax and then cast the piece in the metal of your choice.

The site claims that having your scar turned into jewelry can be empowering. I imagine it could also be a great form of creepy revenge. If someone accidentally injures you, give them the scar they caused you as jewelry and make sure they wear it all the time!

Posted By: Alex - Mon May 11, 2009 - Comments (2)
Category: Fashion

Alisa Chan

This young woman named Alisa Chan exhibits superior design and sewing skills. She should be applauded for her manual dexterity alone.

Posted By: Paul - Sat May 09, 2009 - Comments (4)
Category: Body Modifications, Costumes and Masks, Fashion, Geeks, Nerds and Pointdexters, Performance Art, Sex Symbols, Roleplayers and Re-enactors

Political Poster Dress

Look magazine for August 20, 1968, contained this image, with a small bit of text detailing how famed illustrator Norman Rockwell licensed his images to a firm called Sterling Paper Fashions to produce these election-year paper dresses. How much do you imagine they'd be worth today on the vintage fashion market or elections collectible market?

Posted By: Paul - Tue Apr 28, 2009 - Comments (10)
Category: Fashion, Politics, 1960s, Yesterday’s Tomorrows