I guess in the 1950s the best way to advertise to women was through misogyny!
Apparently Thorazine was the answer for almost every aliment known to mankind back in the late-1950s. I had no idea that Thorazine was ever prescribed like this! Can you imagine? Shocking to say the least. One notable—and irreversible—side effect from taking too much Thorazine is Tardive dyskinesia (involuntary body movement).
E-cigarettes are about to hit our screens, after British American Tobacco's Vype launched its first ads. Remember the spurious health claims Big Tobacco used to make? Here are 12 of the best...
Old fashioned advertisements that are hard to believe even existed.
A collection of vintage advertisements, for everything from cigarettes to food processors, reveals how sexism and inappropriate imagery was once commonplace in promotional materials.
Pretty in Pink AD yarns 1954 on Flickr. Nomotta Yarns Mother daughter crocheted wigs....
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I guess in the 1950s the best way to advertise to women was through misogyny!
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My friend Ann shared with me the Mean Mom Poem. I searched for the author in order to give credit where credit is due. Maybe whoever wrote
The image of a perfect woman in the 1950s is familiar to all of us – a diligent wife, slaving around the house all day, preparing delicious meals for her hardworking husband, taking care of the children, and all that with a smile, of course. This image was reflected a lot in the ads of that era too. Inspired by them, photographer and video editor from Beirut, Lebanon, Eli Rezkallah created a series called “In A Parallel Universe” where he switched up the gender roles portrayed in those ads to reveal the absurdity of such stereotypes with humor.
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Images of art, design, fashion and fancy. 20 images of the same tone or color in a row. over and over and over again. Straight from a lady in the fine city of Portland, OR. Enjoy. -Jen-
I am not sure if it is my love for sociology and psychology or my curious fascination for how others live and express themselves. But I love to look at crazy inventions, foods, culture, and old letters and documents of other people different from...
Christian encouragement blog for women with Scripture, free Vintage images,Verses, & Hymns.
That got your attention didn’t it? I shared these great ads a couple of weeks ago at Nice Girl Notes. :) I’ve reposted it here in case you didn’t have a chance to read them . . . Last night the family and I watched a Public Service Announcement that I taped off of of ... Read More about Why Tapeworms Are Good For You – and other ridiculousness.
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Not only would these sexist vintage ads not sell well today, they'd cause a huge social media backlash. See 50 of the most obnoxious examples here.
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1900's makeup. Women's vintage makeup styles and cosmetics through the Edwardian and Titanic era, during and after World War One
The image of a perfect woman in the 1950s is familiar to all of us – a diligent wife, slaving around the house all day, preparing delicious meals for her hardworking husband, taking care of the children, and all that with a smile, of course. This image was reflected a lot in the ads of that era too. Inspired by them, photographer and video editor from Beirut, Lebanon, Eli Rezkallah created a series called “In A Parallel Universe” where he switched up the gender roles portrayed in those ads to reveal the absurdity of such stereotypes with humor.
