She dreamed she was an eskimo

What exactly is going on here? Is the polar bear playing peekaboo with the woman who's dressed inappropriately for Arctic weather? Or is it about to rip her face off?

Life - Jan 11, 1954

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Posted By: Alex - Thu Oct 22, 2020
Category: Advertising | 1950s

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Those 50´s bras were pointy ehough you couldn´t tell when someone was cold.

Posted by F.U.D in Stockholm on 10/22/20 at 05:43 AM

Watch out where the huskies go,
And don't you eat that yellow snow ...

Posted by KDP on 10/22/20 at 08:24 AM

If that bear was about 18" shorter, the picture wouldn't need an explanation.

Posted by Phideaux on 10/22/20 at 10:22 AM

@Phideaux: but then you couldn't see the advertised ware, which would for more than one reason be missing the point - or not missing it, rather!

Posted by Richard Bos on 10/24/20 at 08:24 AM

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