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Signs Of The Times, 1945
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These Eyeglasses Look Upside Down – But They’re Not! (I Want!)
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Signs Of The Times, 1945
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Still Dreaming Of The Burger King
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The Good, The Sad & The Ugly (A Link Round-Up)
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More Menstruation History: Unitex Sanitary Panties
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These Eyeglasses Look Upside Down – But They’re Not! (I Want!)
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Signs Of The Times, 1945
A vintage photo, taken by photographer Joseph Jasgur, of Earl Carroll’s Vanities pin-up girls picketing in front of a Los Angeles movie theater — a staged publicity event “against” the…
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Signs Of The Times, 1945
A vintage photo, taken by photographer Joseph Jasgur, of Earl Carroll’s Vanities pin-up girls picketing in front of a Los Angeles movie theater — a staged publicity event “against” the…
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Still Dreaming Of The Burger King
I troll eBay; hey, it’s part of my job. So I was conflicted when I saw one of those kitschy BK pillowcases on eBay. I love Burger King — the…
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The Good, The Sad & The Ugly (A Link Round-Up)
The Good: A Washington state proposal would require private insurers to cover abortions. The Sad: The incredible photographer Eve Arnold has passed away. The Ugly: Losing Ground on Women’s Rights:…
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More Menstruation History: Unitex Sanitary Panties
A vintage pair of Unitex Sanitary Panties — brand new, unused, in the original box with all the instructions, etc. The panties are made of sheer nylon with a rubber…
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These Eyeglasses Look Upside Down – But They’re Not! (I Want!)
I found this Bert Stern photo of Kecia Nyman at Magdorable! — and fell in love with these glasses from 1965! I’ve not been able to find anything like them,…
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Fashion Forecasting With Tarot Cards (In 1953)
A fashion spread in Harper’s Bazaar, August 1953, featuring over-sized tarot cards. Photos by Louise Dahl-Wolfe.
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This Will Really Light The Smoker In Your Life Up
A vintage nudie butane lighter from the 60s. The nipples and crotch light-up when you flick — when you flick the mechanism for generating the flame on the lighter; not…
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Motto For 2012
Try It, You’ll Like It, as seen on this vintage “hippie” embroidered patch. Happy New Year, remember to be kind, recycle, read, collect, and care for one another. Look forwards,…
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Really, Love From Peaches That Will Shake Your Tree
A signed vintage photo from Peaches, personally inscribed as follows: To Charlie “The kid with the puns” Best of Luck always your friend “Peaches” See? Women really do love a…
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Whatjamacallit Wednesday: How Do You Get Kitten Hips? And Why Would You Want Them?
Kitten hips. No, not the furry kind — the “lithe young American” kind, as described in this vintage girdle ad published in Harper’s Bazaar, 1946. You feel and look as…
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What A Cheeky Little Monkey!
What an expression on showgirl Barbara Anne Sharma! Did someone squeeze the Sharma? This vintage photo was a promo piece for The Boy Friend. Taken by Maurice Seymour; autographed by…
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Sunday’s Are For…
Razor blades? At least that’s what the “Sunday” charm on this Juicy Couture Days Of The Week Necklace looks like to me… Right down to the notched corners. Oddly enough,…
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Which Cat Is Your Wife?
A “fun little quiz” based on photographs of cats taken by Walter Chandoha — found in Every Woman’s magazine, October 1952. Which seems more than a little odd… Did “every…
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No Newt Is Good Newt
I had these buttons / pinbacks made back in the day — the early days of the gross ineptitude, racism, and misogyny of the political money-grubbing beast that is Newt…
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Spin The Wheel, Land On Vera Francis
Who wouldn’t fall in love with a vintage roulette wheel of pinups? The seller (Grapefruit Moon Gallery), says this in the item’s description (links added by me): ITEM: You are…
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Busted! As Good As “Our Bodies, Ourselves”
Continuing my talk with Ali Cudby, author of Busted! The FabFoundations Guide To Bras That Fit, Flatter and Feel Fantastic. (Enter to win a signed copy of the book here!)…
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Of Research & Tinkle Troubles
Thanks to Twitter and my friend Cliff Aliperti of Immortal Ephemera (and occasionally blogging with me at Inherited Values — nudge, nudge, Cliff lol), I was alerted to a fabulous…
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No More Crying In The Bra Fitting Room!
Few things excite me this much. Few contemporary things, that is. But I’m all giddy about a book that’s just been released: Busted! The FabFoundations Guide To Bras That Fit,…
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Hey Girl
Hey girl. Could you give me a recommendation for a good book — preferably something by a contemporary female author who deserves more recognition than she is getting because of…
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He Earned His Living Exhibiting His Nose
“Strange As It Seems” Thomas Wedders – Yorkshire, Wng. Earned His Living Exhibiting His Nose It was 7 Inches Long! Well, you know what they say about men with large…
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Sharing The Green Bay Packers
If you’ve been watching Packer games this season (12 and 0, baby!), then you heard the rumor… It’s true! The Green Bay Packers Will Start Selling Stock Tuesday! Cost: $250…
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Princess Pat
I just love everything about vintage Princess Pat powder — from the logo and colors to the name that, once in your brain, of speaking aloud you simply cannot refrain….
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Cheap Thrills Thursday: I Love The Bobbed-Hair Bimbos
Sheet music I Love The Bobbed-Hair Bimbos, by Zeph Fitz-Gerald (1923). Via.
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An Offer She Shouldn’t Refuse
The infamous “Hooker” cover of True Life Secrets #23 (1954), in which a woman responds to a man proffering jewels by saying, “…And just what I must I do to get…
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Laundry On The Line
Remember Wilson, the neighbor whose face we never completely saw as it as obscured by the fence on Tool Time? Yeah, so does the seller of this vintage photo —…
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Bike. Rack.
I’ve been so busy, I almost forgot to post this! Photos taken of the HoDo, covered in bras, for the 3rd Annual Bras on Broadway, downtown Fargo.
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Everything Rolls ‘Round Again, Even With An Oval Frame
These photos of Brigitte Bardot with the oval frame… Remind me of the intro to The New Girl, with Zooey Deschanel. Images via The Nifty Fifties.
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Power Girdle
It’s quite nice to see a robust female form used to sell foundation garments realistically.
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Book Review Blog Carnival #83
As promised, and with a little delay, I’m pleased to present the late latest edition of the Book Review Blog Carnival. Having been some time since I last hosted this…
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I Thought This Was A Joke!
I thought the old “Tumble Inn” was a joke! But at least one existed, all the way back in the 1910s! According to the seller, Lynnstudios, the photos were removed…
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The Weinerlogues, Performed By Bill Maher & Jane Lynch
Posted on August 17, 2011 | No CommentsI don’t get HBO, so I can’t see . But since I love Mahr and Jane Lynch, I just had to share this clip in which the dynamic duo read... -
The Only Way I’ll Date You…
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Happily Ever After?
Posted on August 4, 2011 | 1 CommentIn Wedded Blisters, Neely wonders if marriage is something she even wants to enter into. With the media, as she writes, “depicting marriage as this energy-sapping, miserable way of life,... -
Dating Rules: Should You Say “I Love You” First?
Posted on July 27, 2011 | No CommentsFrom the “Rules that everyone tells you that are just plain stupid” files… Relationship rule myth: Never, and I mean never, say ‘I love you’ first. OK, suppose every single... -
Dating In This Economy Part One: Meeting Someone
Posted on June 9, 2011 | 1 CommentHey Alessia, With all this talk about people staying home in this economy, do you have any tips for meeting new people to date? I’m thinking going door-to-door is a... -
Walking The Line Of Bad Relationships
Posted on May 31, 2011 | No CommentsKari wrote in: I was so glad to read your post on bad relationship signs – I saw myself in number 10. My husband has been two-timing me for at...
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If You Believe “Good Guys Finish Last…”
It’s easy to be pessimistic today, especially when it comes to business. Those of us not in the upper two percent, those of us with little in our pockets but…
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Is The Money Where Your Mouth Is? Phone Sex As A Career
Making a full-time living off being a phone sex operator (PSO) seems the stuff of urban legend these days. Being paid to deliver sex fantasies over the telephone in the…
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Learning From The Washability Expert
Inside the pages of Modern Woman Magazine, A Magazine Published By The Ice Industry, (Volume 17, Number 1, 1948), an article on how to wash problem fabrics by Mrs. Jean…
One Is The Loneliest Number
Well, as Three Dog Nightso eloquently put it, "Two can be as bad as one, It's the loneliest number since the number one." So find the right someone with a FREE 7 Day Trial at Chemistry.com
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